Waterman's Fountain Pen

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what's he writing?

[hemlock-martini.livejournal.com]

Captain's Log, Day 17: ohhhhh shi

Re: what's he writing?

[llamamuffins.livejournal.com]

HA! First real laugh of the day. :D

[soralunii.livejournal.com]

I think he would be better off with a pencil, that even writes in outer space.

[ifeelicky.livejournal.com]

i'm almost sure that's the reason why they invented ballpoint pen, aka bic.

[soralunii.livejournal.com]

that may not work without the help of gravity, because it even stops working if it has it's tip pointing upwards while writing

[squirrelonlj.livejournal.com]

A ball point pen is gravity based, so it won't work when turned upwards. Pens that will work upside down (most gel pens, the space pen) are based on pressure.

[mellifluous-ink.livejournal.com]

...Except, you know, the pencil gets graphite dust all ove rthe cabin, and the astronauts inhale it, and it's not really all that good to inhale graphite. And eraser shavings...man, have you ever accidentally inhaled those? I mean, the weird shavings that come off certain art erasers makes you cough for days afterward....

[badfae.livejournal.com]

Sure, but where are you going to find a pencil sharpener in the middle of a tidal wave?

[janenx01.livejournal.com]

My husband gave me a Waterman pen as a wedding present. It has a little heart on the nib. I think that's so adorable.

I love this ad - he looks so happy that he's about to tumble into the drink!

[keristars.livejournal.com]

Aww, that's so sweet!

I got my first Waterman as a high school graduation gift. It's a beautiful marbled red and gold with a gold nib (or gold-plated?) and totally got me hooked on fountain pens.

Which is clearly why he's so happy - it's fun to use them, except for when the ink needs refilling, or a bit of paper fuzz gets stuck to the nib, or you forget to cap it for a day or two and the ink is all dried up, or when you accidentally start writing at an odd angle and scratch the paper up.

[mellifluous-ink.livejournal.com]

I like dip pens, actually. I get to have an excuse for writing in mirror-script (I'm left-handed). Also people tend to come up to you, if you're hanging out in a cafe, answering a love letter with a dip-pen.