You guys are gonna hate me - I use a Palm V for all info recording! YIPES!
Actually, I do have a mini-space pen, the type with ink uder pressure
that writes upside down etc. It does get used.
The Palm is used mainly for contacts and for gathering timekeeping info
related to my job, but also
Hi Chris ...
Shame on you, Shel... ball points are so *modern*... space age,
even. What's wrong with a good old-fashioned pencil, hmm?
It is clear that you know little or nothing about the ball point pen,
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Geez, I'm not sure I want to know what the response
Treena Harp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bravo! I confess I have never seen such a comprehensive treatise on such
underappreciated objects. I find such odd facts fascinating (I'm not
joking.)
You have heard, of course, where all your missing ball-point pens go when they
(inevitably) disappear?
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From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
I didn't mean to sound harsh. There should have been a smiley of
sorts after the phrase you quoted above, but it got lost in this
new-fangled computer technology. However, I was quite serious about
the history of
Hi Treena ...
Bravo! I confess I have never seen such
a comprehensive treatise on such
underappreciated objects. I find such odd
facts fascinating (I'm not joking.)
I love arcane and obscure facts as well. Unfortunately, time and
space required that I present the abridged version here.
-Original Message-
From: Shel Belinkoff
come with a lifetime warranty. Should anything go
wrong with my 1963 T-Ball Jotter, Parker will stand
behind it. Pencils have no such warranty.
--
Shel Belinkoff
Yes, provided you still have your original receipt
so you can prove you purchased
Speaking of volumes regarding the trivial and arcane, I haven't read them,
and I can't remember who the authors are, but there are two recent books
that I read positive reviews of, one on the History of the Mirror, and one
on the History of Dust.
And, I love James Burke! What was his series
On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, Aaron Reynolds wrote:
Chris Brogden wrote:
Geez, I'm not sure I want to know what the response would have been if I
*hadn't* used a smiley! (And a *L*, both of which you snipped.)
I believe, Chris, that you have been smacked-down. ;)
-Aaron
who now knows more
Frank Theriault wrote:
Speaking of volumes regarding the trivial and arcane, I haven't read them,
and I can't remember who the authors are, but there are two recent books
that I read positive reviews of, one on the History of the Mirror, and one
on the History of Dust.
Well, if I recall,
I make a lot of mistakes, therefore I use a professional Pilot .5 mechanical
pencil with a push button retractable point (not just the lead, the whole
point) similar to a ball point pen. I agree the ball point pen is a
mechanical marvel.
Regards,
Bob...
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