asshole-ish thing to do, or is there something about the value of pens that I don't know about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe it was his dead father's favorite pen, maybe it was his graduation pen-life is easier if you assume the best about people's actions.

not to change the subject, but to change the subject. i love this "life is easier if you assume the best about people's actions."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here again - even if you think I was an asshole for saying something to the man, do you think that the man was being a bit of one, too, in not allowing someone to borrow his pen under those circumstances?

Not only were you a total asshole but also an ignorant asshole, though perhaps they are on

to finish above.

The nib of a fountain, or ink, pen takes on chatacteristics of a person's handwriting style and letting someone else use your pen can ruin the nib. I have my father's pen and had the nib changed for me. My faily knows never to use my pen. The man in question had every right to refuse. BICs are very inexpensive and there is no excuse not to carry one with you. I also have an expensive ball point pen amd I do not lend this one as well.

[Anonymous]

Maybe it was a bic pen for her?
http://www.amazon.com/BIC-Cristal-1-0mm-Black-MSLP16-Blk/dp/B004F9QBE6/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

[Anonymous]

Hi CL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi CL!

Bwahahaha. I was thinking the same thing but didn't want to make the accusation!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Wow. I guess I have a lot to learn, then. I would never deny a request to borrow my pen if it was going to be used to quickly sign a form, right next to me, by someone who was not going anywhere (because in line at customs).

I probably never would deny that kind of request either because I wouldn't have a pen on me that I would be worried about losing or breaking. But I do have a Waterman fountain pen that means a lot to me that I would not lend, even for a few minutes standing in line. You just never know what could happen. And I think that's the big thing people are trying to say...the man said the pen was important to him, and that should be enough for the other person (or anyone listening in) to accept the answer graciously.

i might be wrong here, but i think i've heard that you really need to "break in" a fountain pen and it adjusts to its user's way of writing. someone else using it can bend the nib or change the way it writes. maybe Traveler 1 had a fountain pen?

[Anonymous]

I don't think it's CL - OP sounds pretty genuine, and she's not fanning the flame anymore. I think she was shocked to be called out so vehemently!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here again - even if you think I was an asshole for saying something to the man, do you think that the man was being a bit of one, too, in not allowing someone to borrow his pen under those circumstances?

I think he is odd. I think he might be a bit prissy, but that's his right and none of your business. He was polite, and that's really all there is to it.

[Anonymous]

If you had this pen, would you volunteer it?
http://www.amazon.com/Caran-Dache-Jewelry-Diamonds-Fountain/dp/B0009TAB2O/ref=pd_sbs_op_2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it was a Montblanc pen, he could have easily spent several hundred dollars on it. You were the asshole, OP. Not him.

http://www.montblanc.com/

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wouldn't loan my pen, either. It is a fountain pen. People not used to writing with them press too hard and risk damaging the nib. (Nib is a special pen word that other pen aficionados know.) So there's the monetary value of the pen (a couple of hundred), the sentimental value (graduation gift from dad), and the risk of breakage from a stranger who is highly likely not to even know he broke it let alone offer to repair it.

Don't judge what you don't understand.

You've never, ever been laid, have you?

This is totally my ex. He has been laid many, many times. He can't... let's just say seal the deal.

[Anonymous]

Germs. Their hands...my pen...no. That's why I carry a pen---so I don't have to use one that's been handled by everyone. Yuck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Germs. Their hands...my pen...no. That's why I carry a pen---so I don't have to use one that's been handled by everyone. Yuck.

My goodness. How do you handle silverware at restaurants, doorknobs, shopping cart handles?....Actually, how do you ever leave your house?

[Anonymous]

Well, I agree with the OP and think pen boy sounds like sociopath! As do the rest of you!

[Anonymous]

He may have had a germ phobia and didn't want to admit it. Someone once declined my outstretched hand after we were introduced by saying something that I can't remember now but I thought it was really odd and kind of rude. When I thought about it more though it seemed like he had some kind of germ issues.