An unofficial chapter of the popular Dull Men's Club.
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Use a search engine, a tradesperson, Reddit, friends, a specialist Facebook group, apps, Wikipedia, an AI chat, a reverse image search etc. to answer simple questions, identify objects or get advice. We accept very few questions, and they must be over topics much more difficult than what is easily discoverable with a search. Also see rule 1, “comment baiting”.
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8. All polls must have an "Africa, by Toto" option. Why? Because we hear the drums echoing tonight.
I really don't know why. I don't take that many notes. When I'm in meetings, I've been telling people I color code my notes. But honestly, I have just been switching pens at random.. I'm never going to use all this ink before they dry up, and it's going to be a pain to clean them all. Normally, I'll only have one or two inked at a time.
The Chinese ones are all AliExpress.
The vintage ones I have are from estate sales, thrift stores, ebay, flea markets. They always need to be repaired, so you either have to have the tools and skills to do it yourself, or be willing to pay to ship them out and get serviced by one of the few people who still do that kind of work. The blue one there I got off ebay listed as "restored" only to have it come with a petrified old ink sac. And Snorkel sacs are not fun to replace.
And lastly, the Visconti Van Gogh Starry Night. It's a beautiful pen, with a cool magnetic cap and hinged spring clip. Visconti is kind of notorious for their hit and miss QC, but I got this one for half price because they changed the nib one year and somebody on Amazon was clearing out their old stock. Couldn't say no. It's a nice pen, but I did have to tune the nib a bit because it was dry and scratchy.