Fountain Pens. What's the attraction?

Okay guys, I'm curious if anybody will share their reason for liking
fountain pens.

I like them because they take me back to what I feel were better times.
It's real writing. Seems more cultured perhaps.

I got wondering about this because I read this newspaper article about
people still prefering typwriters. And I though hmmm. I could never
throw mine out, although it is in a closet on the floor.

http://tinyurl.com/ynphvo

Anyway I was just wondering if anybody could put it into words better
than I?

John

* The Visitor wrote:
Okay guys, I'm curious if anybody will share their reason for liking
fountain pens.

After getting into fountain pens my penmenship improved as well as
muscle fatigue decreasing.

Why am I willing to put up with non-perfect pens? It's old-timey and
says a lot about perfection. I suppose I like the anachronist nature
of being a FP user.

matthew
ohio

On Nov 7, 11:13 am, MatthewK wrote:
* The Visitor wrote:

Okay guys, I'm curious if anybody will share their reason for liking
fountain pens.

After getting into fountain pens my penmenship improved as well as
muscle fatigue decreasing.

Why am I willing to put up with non-perfect pens? It's old-timey and
says a lot about perfection. I suppose I like the anachronist nature
of being a FP user.

matthew
ohio


Also, the "ritual" of uncapping a pen, taking a nice pad or piece of
paper (not necessarily expensive) forces me to slow down. ANd hence
my handwriting is better, and my thoughts about what I will write have
time to develop. Finally, I know it's a bit of showmanship, but for
the office visitor waiting through this uncapping and writing ritual,
it shows a bit of authority and permanence to what is being written.
None of this snatch and grab scratching.

If I want to be even more "impressive," I open up a leather folder
with a pad or single sheets of nice paper.

Maybe instead of handing a business card, the relevant info is written
on a half-size pad and handed over.

Then perhaps modern technology: In notes from a discussion, writtten
on a pad shet, place the sheet on the flatbed scanner conected to the
desk computer, one button copy; hand the original to the office
visitor,and I keep the copy - printed out or computer stored later.

I know, it's theater, image, a lasting impression on the other
person's memory.
Plus the time this takes slows down the negotiating time.

In article om, JimL wrote:
[snip] time to develop. Finally, I know it's a bit of showmanship, but for
the office visitor waiting through this uncapping and writing ritual,
[snip] If I want to be even more "impressive," I open up a leather folder
with a pad or single sheets of nice paper.
I know, it's theater, image, [snip]
Plus the time this takes slows down the negotiating time.

haha. the "theatre" also works in a meeting for me. :-)

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room to another for 1000 years.

On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 12:13:13 -0500, MatthewK
wrote:

* The Visitor wrote:
Okay guys, I'm curious if anybody will share their reason for liking
fountain pens.

After getting into fountain pens my penmenship improved as well as
muscle fatigue decreasing.

Why am I willing to put up with non-perfect pens? It's old-timey and
says a lot about perfection. I suppose I like the anachronist nature
of being a FP user.

Unfortunately, a lot of the people who are in it for the "anachronist
nature" are assholes. Fortunately, most of these assholes don't have
computers and so we don't have to endure their displays of rank
stupidity here or on FPN. The few we've got here and on FPN are more
than enough.


The stupidest reason to use fountain pens is because they're "old
timey".

* The Drunken Lord wrote:
On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 12:13:13 -0500, MatthewK
wrote:


Why am I willing to put up with non-perfect pens? It's old-timey and
says a lot about perfection. I suppose I like the anachronist nature
of being a FP user.

Unfortunately, a lot of the people who are in it for the "anachronist
nature" are assholes. Fortunately, most of these assholes don't have
computers and so we don't have to endure their displays of rank
stupidity here or on FPN. The few we've got here and on FPN are more
than enough.

Whats your excuse for bein an asshole then? Did FPN kick you out or
something.



The stupidest reason to use fountain pens is because they're "old
timey".

What are your reasons for fp use?

matthew
ohio

On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:23:28 -0400, MatthewK
wrote:

* The Drunken Lord wrote:
On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 12:13:13 -0500, MatthewK
wrote:


Why am I willing to put up with non-perfect pens? It's old-timey and
says a lot about perfection. I suppose I like the anachronist nature
of being a FP user.

Unfortunately, a lot of the people who are in it for the "anachronist
nature" are assholes. Fortunately, most of these assholes don't have
computers and so we don't have to endure their displays of rank
stupidity here or on FPN. The few we've got here and on FPN are more
than enough.

Whats your excuse for bein an asshole then? Did FPN kick you out or
something.

I'm sure I'd be banned if I posted there what I've posted here. It's
probably bad manners on my part to do it here even, but if you've been
there, you know what I'm talking about.

But most all of the anachronistic assholes in question not only don't
know which end is up, but they've never heard of the usenet.

The stupidest reason to use fountain pens is because they're "old
timey".

What are your reasons for fp use?

I like the different color inks you can get from PR and Noodler's. If
I wasn't into fine jewelry, why the hell else would I use a fountain
pen?

* The Drunken Lord wrote:
On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:23:28 -0400, MatthewK
wrote:

I'm sure I'd be banned if I posted there what I've posted here. It's
probably bad manners on my part to do it here even, but if you've been
there, you know what I'm talking about.

But most all of the anachronistic assholes in question not only don't
know which end is up, but they've never heard of the usenet.


Good to see you have a sense of humor. I'm registered at FPN but
haven't been there in months....I rarely get along with forumites in any
venue. It's too much like the highly-censored mailing lists back before
forums became popular. You have a small group of posters that dictate
all content.

matthew
ohio

The Visitor writes:

Okay guys, I'm curious if anybody will share their reason for liking
fountain pens.

There are many reasons for me. One of the biggest is what I would call
the pleasure of them. Writing with them "feels" better. It has better
feedback for me when I write, and using liquid inks somehow feels
smoother. It also takes less pressure to write with the pen, and this
helps me to be able to write longer. Additionally, due to the
flexibility of the pen, there is this kind of expressive quality that
I get in being able to express myself through my hand writing in an
artist way.

Besides all that, there is also the nostalgia factor. I actually use
Flexible Nib dip pens and a Spencerian style of handwriting to do most
of my correspondence. It feels better, and it is a herald back into a
time where people cared about quality and beauty.

I use a MontBlanc Extra Fine for my usual work. It's a great pen, and
it feels nice. That's basically the best way to say it. Once you start
to use a Fountain Pen, there are so many alluring qualities, that it's
hard to go back to normal pens.



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The Visitor wrote:
Okay guys, I'm curious if anybody will share their reason for liking
fountain pens.

My Big Red is captivating... no skinny BIC is gonna attract goils.
Actually is the fountain pen ink, the pheromones of Peman Emerald
Green attracts virgins... Omas Vespucci Red pheromones attracts hussys.