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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). [/quote]

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.[/quote]

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?[/quote]

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