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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: n00b Ridden (altered name of real city)
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Okay, so I had to stop doing my homework because I was using a wooden pencil.
I had to use that pencil earlier today because I ran out of lead in my own pencil. I HATE WOODEN PENCILS. I don't like how you have to sharpen them every few minutes, as well as the way they feel in your hand. They are useless when you have to write numbers in fraction form. They come out too blurry to read. Problem is, if my lead pencil runs out of lead, I can't use it (which keeps it in sight), therefore I eventually leave it behind on some desk by accident and lose it. (Also how I lose books half the size of the stack of books I carry around) That was my last lead pencil, so now I'm really pissed. Also, does anyone know a guess-free method to finding the square root of an unfamiliar number without having to use a calculator? I'm asking because if this guessing game keeps up, I'm going to fail the future test, or at least manage to answer 4 questions by the time class is over.
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My little corner of Local Reality Quotes: Zack: Okay, I've got tampons, a Venus razor, now to stop at Victoria's secret. Joe: Uh, I think you're taking this joke a little too far. Seriously. I can understand going off to buy a bra, but TAMPONS? You're starting to kill the joke. And do I really have to come with you? Zack: Shut up. It's funny. Last edited by Meiloyn : Today at 06:09 PM. Reason: Removed NSFW content Last edited by meiloyn; 03-14-2007 at 04:18 PM.. |
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pennsylvania
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Hint: Buy a few more lead pencils, buy a cup, or even one of those super fancy, high technology pencil holders. And put them in there. Or put it in your pocket. If you even have a book sock, or whatever, stick it in there.
Or just suck it up and use a wooden. They've made the little lead re-fills for a reason. Use them. And don't press so hard when you write, only barbarians go through as much lead as you do. Aren't you allowed to carry your backpack around? That helps. Last edited by Ruu; 03-14-2007 at 04:16 PM.. |
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Oh noes.
I always carry replacement lead with me because of that. |
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I always use pen. Never have that problem seeing as I (by I, I mean my family) buy in bulk and pens last long.
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Age: 29
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I use a wooden pencil, but I only sharpen it twice a day for all my work.
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I love mechanical pencils. Of course, I'm a nerd and carry one each of the .5, .7, and .9 kinds, with matching leads. I hate losing them though, I actually just lost one last week, which wouldn't be that big of a deal except that it costs $2.00 for ONE pencil.
That's why I love pockets, too. |
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Ah, I remember when I had a pencil holder. It was the size of my LA book, which was half the size of my pile of stuff. Dangerous.
Concerning pockets: Pockets are very useful and often used addition to clothing. They can commonly be found on jeans, and can be especially large on guy's jeans. Due to the popular demands from preps for skintight jeans for girls, nearly all girl jeans are tight on the legs and have much smaller pockets. This makes carrying a pencil in a girl's pocket dangerous, for both the person wearing the pocket and the pencil in the pocket. Meaning: I wish my mom would let me shop in the guys department for pants, and that the pockets on my pants were bigger and more suitable to pencil carrying.
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My little corner of Local Reality Quotes: Zack: Okay, I've got tampons, a Venus razor, now to stop at Victoria's secret. Joe: Uh, I think you're taking this joke a little too far. Seriously. I can understand going off to buy a bra, but TAMPONS? You're starting to kill the joke. And do I really have to come with you? Zack: Shut up. It's funny. Last edited by Meiloyn : Today at 06:09 PM. Reason: Removed NSFW content Last edited by meiloyn; 03-14-2007 at 04:51 PM.. |
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My favorite pencil is a sweet sweet .3 mechanical graphing pencil. I use it for drawing though, not graphing.
It cost me $20 =___= I'm also a nerd and carry that along with .5 and .7. I use .5 for pretty much everything though.
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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.3? Wow, that's thin. My favourite width is .5, but I'm annoyed to find that .7 pencils are more common, and I only have .5 refills.
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My little corner of Local Reality Quotes: Zack: Okay, I've got tampons, a Venus razor, now to stop at Victoria's secret. Joe: Uh, I think you're taking this joke a little too far. Seriously. I can understand going off to buy a bra, but TAMPONS? You're starting to kill the joke. And do I really have to come with you? Zack: Shut up. It's funny. Last edited by Meiloyn : Today at 06:09 PM. Reason: Removed NSFW content |
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Much agreed.
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Mechanical pencils are where it's at.
.5 seems to break pretty easily though so I generally use .7 |
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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*Writo: like a typo, but in handwriting. I usually don't have problems with my tips breaking, but then again, I keep the tip on my pencil short.
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My little corner of Local Reality Quotes: Zack: Okay, I've got tampons, a Venus razor, now to stop at Victoria's secret. Joe: Uh, I think you're taking this joke a little too far. Seriously. I can understand going off to buy a bra, but TAMPONS? You're starting to kill the joke. And do I really have to come with you? Zack: Shut up. It's funny. Last edited by Meiloyn : Today at 06:09 PM. Reason: Removed NSFW content |
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I agree with the pen-haters. Not being able to erase drives me insane.
I almost never break lead though, even with my .3 pencil. I guess I just press really lightly :/
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Meh. I never had a problem with wooden pencils, but I can write much neater with a mechanical one.
For the most part though, I use a black pen, even in math. |
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A .3 mechanical pencil sounds awesome, where did you find that, jamuko? I have a slight problem with breaking lead, which is why I use my .9 most of the time. But I like using .5 when I have to cram writing into tiny spaces. Too fallible to use a pen. |
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Superior, WI
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What do all these .7's and .5's mean? Don't you all just carry a hunk of graphite around?
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I got it at the college bookstore on campus. It was expensive, but I love it to death. You can probably find a cheaper one somewhere. (And wow, I've never used a .9 before XD it'd probably drive me nuts... even .7 bothers me in most cases.)
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I decided to search online and found .3 mechanical pencils for about $4, without shipping. That must be quite a pencil you have there XD
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: going insain
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ya'll must like drawing alot! thats cool!
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