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I’ve never used fountain pens for the same reason I’ve never driven a horse-and-buggy. There may be some enthusiasts who prefer to do things the old-fashioned way, but as far as I’m concerned, technology has advanced or a reason.

I’m a big fan of the Cross Ion:

I’ve owned three or four of them over the past few years. They’re compact, thick (I like thicker pens), simple, elegant, and produce nice, bold, dark lines.

The downside is that the refills are a bit pricey and don’t last as long as I tend to think they should.

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I use a Waterman Fountain pen, because I am all fancy.

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my work gets bic and paper-mate ballpoint, so i have lots of those :wink: :wink: they’re pretty reliable.

i own a fisher space pen. it really does write upside down and underwater (tested) but replacement cartridges are 8 bucks i think so i don’t use it much.

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Best pen == stolen from the office supply cabinet.

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I know the Freudian implications of that.:toothy10:

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those things are so cool, my friend has one

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Fountain Pen Technology was advanced as well. I’ve been doing Calligraphy for roughly 5 years now. You’re never going to get the same kind of style, the same kind of ink dispersing, the kind of control and aesthetics that fountain pens can give you with ballpoints. Writing with a fountain pen is an art, especially for the left-handed like myself.

I’m proficient enough with a fountain pen, that I have actually considered hiring out my skills as a custom card writer or invitations or letters or whatever for the rich and stupid. Because they would pay stupid amounts of money for that kind of thing.

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Sirc, if you spent half as much time training as you waste on weird Asian hobbies (calligraphy, starting retarded threads on internet forums, trying to scam people out of money, rice rockets, etc.), I wouldn’t have to keep reminding you of how much you suck at grappling.

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Uniball FTW

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There’s always the Sharkie, which is essentially a self-defense palmstick disguised as an oversized permanent marker:

Now that’s a badass pen. Clubbing people to death is actually its primary function. Making marks on paper is secondary.

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I have a lot of time during the day to screw around and do nothing but learn new skills and get new hobbies. I train at night.

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By the way, if you’re wondering, the Stipula Saturno cost about $250, I got it CHEAP. They usually run around $300-350.

The Etruria was only $150.

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The ‘advancement’ of technology is always relative to some end. The ends of ballpoints and fountain pens are often different.

Sirc explains this above.

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Or above, as the case may be.

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Too quick, smartarse.

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Damn. Must’ve missed it by seconds.

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When I get the time, I’ll scan a sample of my handwriting using a fountain pen compared to a ballpoint pen, both around the same price.

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I just use a computer.

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All I can think of is autographing something with my Sharpie.