Comments on: More on the Fountain Pen http://adelehaze.com/more-on-the-fountain-pen/ A Blog of Musings on the Science of Artistic Suffering Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:37:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Redhead http://adelehaze.com/more-on-the-fountain-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-4011 Redhead Thu, 23 Nov 2006 06:51:11 +0000 http://adelehaze.com/2006/11/22/more-on-the-fountain-pen/#comment-4011 All those arcane terms: nib, feeder, sack, barrel, lever, cap and shroud the Schaeffer fountain pen expert in my mom’s shop knew off by heart. Her bottom also took a very sound strapping – one of my earliest spanking experiences. A, thanks for triggering the memory. :) R All those arcane terms: nib, feeder, sack, barrel, lever, cap and shroud the Schaeffer fountain pen expert in my mom’s shop knew off by heart.

Her bottom also took a very sound strapping – one of my earliest spanking experiences.

A, thanks for triggering the memory. :)

R

]]> By: iwasrobert http://adelehaze.com/more-on-the-fountain-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-3996 iwasrobert Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:28:30 +0000 http://adelehaze.com/2006/11/22/more-on-the-fountain-pen/#comment-3996 Nowdays the teacher would have to fill out a report (in triplicate, probably) before taking any action; in Australia at least. Nowdays the teacher would have to fill out a report (in triplicate, probably) before taking any action; in Australia at least.

]]> By: Remus http://adelehaze.com/more-on-the-fountain-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-3994 Remus Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:42:40 +0000 http://adelehaze.com/2006/11/22/more-on-the-fountain-pen/#comment-3994 I remember on one occasion two of my classmates were having an ink pellet fight in Geography class, and an ink pellet landed in the middle of Sicilly on a huge, beautifully detailed, antique relief map which was the teacher's pride and joy. Fortunately, it kind of blended in a bit with Sicilly's features and was probably why the teacher didn't notice when he returned, and why, I and my classmates lived to tell the tale :) In those days, just being in the general area meant you were guilty by association, so the whole class would have been for it! I remember on one occasion two of my classmates were having an ink pellet fight in Geography class, and an ink pellet landed in the middle of Sicilly on a huge, beautifully detailed, antique relief map which was the teacher’s pride and joy. Fortunately, it kind of blended in a bit with Sicilly’s features and was probably why the teacher didn’t notice when he returned, and why, I and my classmates lived to tell the tale :) In those days, just being in the general area meant you were guilty by association, so the whole class would have been for it!

]]> By: Erica http://adelehaze.com/more-on-the-fountain-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-3993 Erica Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:42:14 +0000 http://adelehaze.com/2006/11/22/more-on-the-fountain-pen/#comment-3993 Adele, this has nothing to do with anything, but this proofreader gets a big thrill when someone knows the difference between complEment and compliment, and which is which. My compliments to you. (I know, I need to get out more.) Adele, this has nothing to do with anything, but this proofreader gets a big thrill when someone knows the difference between complEment and compliment, and which is which. My compliments to you.

(I know, I need to get out more.)

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