Fine Pens

[dfn8tly]

As if you didn't have enough expensive hobbies, I believe some of you are also collectors of fine writing instruments. This is a subject I have a small interest in. I would like to educate myself on these somewhat practical collectables. Could someone point me in the right direction? Is there a TRF for pen collectors? Can they be purchased safely on the open gray market?

Any help and direction my forum friends can provide will be most appreciated.

Thanks guys!

[Rockrolex]

You might want to PM Mort, Richard. Mort is a pen dealer and collector. He should be able to give you lots of information.

[dfn8tly]

That's exactly the kind of help I knew I could count on. Thanks a lot!!

[Mrdi]

Yup,
Some of us are, my favorite pens are Pelikan.
German fountain pens, that is what I carry and use daily.
Get a nice Pelikan 6oo or 800 fountain to start, reliable aesthetically correct and functional.
Just like a Rolex.

Mrdi

[Gedanken]

Apart from Mort, Suhail (SSB) ought to be able to point you in the right direction too.

[Mrdi]

http://www.angelfire.com/mac/penguin0/PE1135.html

Classic workhorse.
400 600 800 or 1000 sizes

I like 600 and 800

[Mrdi]

My Daily for the last 4 years

http://yostos.typepad.com/yostosweb/...20040415-2.jpg

http://www.airlineintl.com/pelikan/pelikan_1935.html

Pelikan 1935

[dfn8tly]

Thanks again guys,

With the style and sophistication frequently displayed on TRF I just knew you wern't writing out those Rolex checks with a BIC!

Originally Posted by dfn8tly

Thanks again guys,

With the style and sophistication frequently displayed on TRF I just knew you wern't writing out those Rolex checks with a BIC!

I don't write checks, I write cheques... but I prefer to pay cash.

[Rockrolex]

Originally Posted by Atomic

I don't write checks, I write cheques... but I prefer to pay cash.

If you wrote checks, John, they wouldn't bounce and you wouldn't have to carry so much cash.

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

If you wrote checks, John, they wouldn't bounce and you wouldn't have to carry so much cash.

Here we go with the 'lawyer speak' again.

Ed, if you wrote checks in Canada, yes they'd bounce. However, as we speak the Queen's English here in the Great White North, if you wrote a cheque, as I do, there wouldn't be a problem.

BTW, the word cheque is a derivative of the word exchequer, which is where finances in the English speaking world were born.

[Rockrolex]

Originally Posted by Atomic

Here we go with the 'lawyer speak' again.

Ed, if you wrote checks in Canada, yes they'd bounce. However, as we speak the Queen's English here in the Great White North, if you wrote a cheque, as I do, there wouldn't be a problem.

BTW, the word cheque is a derivative of the word exchequer, which is where finances in the English speaking world were born.

The problem with the Queen's English is that it uses unncessary letters in words. E.g., "cheque" requires 6 letters; "check" only needs 5. "Queue" calls for 5 letters; "que" uses a measly 3. Look at how much storage space you save using the more modern and efficient American spellings.

[Goodwatch]

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

The problem with the Queen's English is that it uses unncessary letters in words. E.g., "cheque" requires 6 letters; "check" only needs 5. "Queue" calls for 5 letters; "que" uses a measly 3. Look at how much storage space you save using the more modern and efficient American spellings.

Awright geeezzaa! The problem wiv da baked bean's English is what i' uses unncessary le'ers in words. E.g., "cheque" requires Tom Mix le'ers; "check" only needs ching. "Queue" calls fer ching le'ers; "que" uses a measly 3. Butcher's hook at 'ow rabi' 'utch storage space yew save usin' da mawer modern an' efficien' American spellings. Sorted mate.

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by Goodwatch

Awright geeezzaa! The problem wiv da baked bean's English is what i' uses unncessary le'ers in words. E.g., "cheque" requires Tom Mix le'ers; "check" only needs ching. "Queue" calls fer ching le'ers; "que" uses a measly 3. Butcher's hook at 'ow rabi' 'utch storage space yew save usin' da mawer modern an' efficien' American spellings. Sorted mate.

Originally Posted by Goodwatch

Awright geeezzaa! The problem wiv da baked bean's English is what i' uses unncessary le'ers in words. E.g., "cheque" requires Tom Mix le'ers; "check" only needs ching. "Queue" calls fer ching le'ers; "que" uses a measly 3. Butcher's hook at 'ow rabi' 'utch storage space yew save usin' da mawer modern an' efficien' American spellings. Sorted mate.

'Ey there fransie, wot do ya fin' abaht ya and I garn aahhht for a tall, Potatoes in the chuffin' mould pint and Rabbit and Pork abaht 'a 6's and 7's those americans 're?

[C.J.]

Originally Posted by Goodwatch

Awright geeezzaa! The problem wiv da baked bean's English is what i' uses unncessary le'ers in words. E.g., "cheque" requires Tom Mix le'ers; "check" only needs ching. "Queue" calls fer ching le'ers; "que" uses a measly 3. Butcher's hook at 'ow rabi' 'utch storage space yew save usin' da mawer modern an' efficien' American spellings. Sorted mate.

Slow down, Billy Bubba. Yews gonna swalla yalls tongue ifn yall keeps on talkin so fayst

[C.J.]

whoops, I hit the button twice

[C.J.]

Originally Posted by Atomic

'Ey there fransie, wot do ya fin' abaht ya and I garn aahhht for a tall, Potatoes in the chuffin' mould pint and Rabbit and Pork abaht 'a 6's and 7's those americans 're?

What the hell was that? Your mentally challenged bayou accent?

Yall sur does gots a perty mouf boa

Originally Posted by C.J.

What the hell was that? Your mentally challenged bayou accent?

Yall sur does gots a perty mouf boa

That, my vertically challenged flat foot is true cockney.

[C.J.]

Originally Posted by Atomic

That, my vertically challenged flat foot is true cockney.

...I think Whats cockney mean?

[Launch Mini]

Cockney, sounds like an infliction Paulie might have

[Launch Mini]

John,
When you write those cheques, what colour ink do you use?
Do you write cheques to buy doughnuts also??
If you try writing cheques at Tim Hortons, to buy a coloured doughnut, the queue behind you will get too long. I bet that line would be about out the door.

[Goodwatch]

Originally Posted by Launch Mini

J
Do you write cheques to buy doughnuts also??

Also or as well?

[Launch Mini]

How about "Do you ALSO write cheques to purchase doughnuts?"
freaking english 101 going to drive me to drink
ps, Don't you have a "soccer" game to watch
I heard they expect over 30 BILLION viewers to see the games. Over 1 BILLION for the final.
for our NZ friend, that is 30,000,000,000 and 1,000,000,000

[Goodwatch]

Originally Posted by Launch Mini

How about "Do you ALSO write cheques to purchase doughnuts?"
freaking english 101 going to drive me to drink
ps, Don't you have a "soccer" game to watch
I heard they expect over 30 BILLION viewers to see the games. Over 1 BILLION for the final.
for our NZ friend, that is 30,000,000,000 and 1,000,000,000

It hasn’t started yet. I’ll take some pictures tomorrow and post ‘em. Everything is orange here, the whole town is going crazy. The anticipation this time is incredible. But truth to be told, I don’t expect the Dutch side to last beyond the quarter finals. Our football is like your hockey, some guys are multi millionaires at 20 years old! And they can’t handle it. But some of them are really nice guys. Arsenal striker Robin van Persie and his wife visit Anne’s niece quite often, because they went to school together. He was brought up in Crooswijk, a very common Rotterdam neighborhood close to our place. Not all of these guys have turned into ar**holes, although he was in the tabloids not long ago (girlie affair but not true).

[dfn8tly]

Originally Posted by Atomic

Here we go with the 'lawyer speak' again.

Ed, if you wrote checks in Canada, yes they'd bounce. However, as we speak the Queen's English here in the Great White North, if you wrote a cheque, as I do, there wouldn't be a problem.

BTW, the word cheque is a derivative of the word exchequer, which is where finances in the English speaking world were born.

Somehow I doubt the Queen has ever written a cheque or a check.

[mailman]

Originally Posted by dfn8tly

Somehow I doubt the Queen has ever written a cheque or a check.

Yes I agree but do you ever think she took it in the bum?

[mailman]

Originally Posted by Launch Mini

Cockney, sounds like an infliction Paulie might have

Well John, that's what I thought it was, but turned out to be pootnanny

[C.J.]

Originally Posted by mailman

Yes I agree but do you ever think she took it in the bum?

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by mailman

Yes I agree but do you ever think she took it in the bum?

What a friggin' mad-house this is!!!! LOL! LOL! LOL!!!