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Are you a goon who uses fountain pens? If no, why not? They’re classy, fun to write with, and totally not a nightmarishly expensive trip into an abyss of brand rivalry, ink spills, and fishing $100 nibs out of your drain trap. We can help you pick a If you already know what a Noodler is, do you like mail? Can you commit to handwriting one letter and mailing it to another person somewhere on the planet (but statistically probably North America)? Rules: * Sign up before the end of August 20th. Just send an email to fountainpenssa@gmail.com with your username in the title, and your address in the body. * Once you’re assigned a buddy, you are responsible for handwriting a letter, putting it in an envelope, and mailing within two weeks. Postage will vary depending on region. * No really, this isn’t very complicated. I Don’t Know What to Write! * Transcribe your favourite recipe for food and/or destruction. * Tell us what you did this summer--establish your murder alibi early! * Doodle your feelings, just like you did for your therapist. * Review some of your inks or pens to validate your life choices. * Talk about something else you know--like Noodler's backstory or why Metros are better than Lamys. * List things you've ruined with expensive ink, starting with your credit card balance. A Few Points... * basic is fine, but if you have a stash of nerdy stamps, fancy paper, or a wax seal, this is your chance to get Shakespearian. * tell your buddy what paper/ink/pen you used (because we're the only people you know who care about that stuff!) * writing back is optional. * no regional preferences--100% random assignments. (If you cannot afford letter postage to Uzbekistan, stop buying pens.) * most of us have more pens than interesting things to say--adjust your expectations accordingly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI221SD7SBY After you've signed up, post your topic suggestions, vague threats, tips for legible writing, or favourite pen-related ASMR videos here. I'll update with a specific mail-by date once the rotation is finalised. Pixelante fucked around with this message at 04:14 on Aug 11, 2017 |
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Thanks for hosting this! I'm in. Get ready for some really poorly drawn dicks, mystery recipient.
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Aug 11, 2017 06:38
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Hope my recipient will like strange Australian slang definitions and some form of recipe written with a pen from the 1930s.
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Aug 11, 2017 06:46
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I am also in, looking forward to testing out my new Italics nib!
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Aug 11, 2017 10:38
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I'm in. Expect some Half Man Half Biscuit lyrics, maybe some recipes, or random bullshit about Scotland.
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Aug 11, 2017 10:45
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Still struggling for ideas, but bullshit aussie slang definitions sounds like it could be good filler. I'll probably send some lovely drawings as well to work through my samples.
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Aug 11, 2017 12:25
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here we go
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Aug 11, 2017 17:57
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I'm in, send me whatever but try to keep the badly drawn dongs off the outside.
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Aug 11, 2017 19:30
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In. I can generate the endless words, in the form of stories, anecdotes, ink sample testing (I love that poo poo) etc. Please keep NWS stuff off the envelope, I can't think of a good reason to give my kid for why I have an envelope covered in dongs.
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Aug 11, 2017 20:10
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All goons should be aware: When you send dongs into the abyss, the abyss sends dongs back to you. (But yeah, it's probably best to keep the outsides of envelopes SFW.) Perhaps if the letter writer is learning (or already knows) a non-English language, the letter could contain some of their practicing? I'm learning to speak Mandarin Chinese, but I only can write a handful of characters, so I might include a rudimentary sentence in Chinese characters. I can also write a whole lot more in Pinyin (a transliteration of Chinese words using English letters) to work on my regular handwriting as well. Any of my Chinese stuff would include an English translation. That's my meager contribution to the possible topics pile.
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Aug 11, 2017 22:24
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Email sent! No idea what I'll write my penpal* yet but I should get an idea eventually! *victim
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Aug 11, 2017 22:39
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Signed up! I know a little French if anyone wants to practice. Otherwise I'll probably just write about whatever funny thing happened at work or what our cat did. No external dongs, please. Edit: Hahaha wow, what a phrase.
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Aug 12, 2017 00:16
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I'm in! My partner can expect a small doodle and maybe the beginning of a stream-of-consciousness story about it for the writing part, both lovingly rendered in the finest entry-level pens one could imagine. (I'm a beginner at this. But learning!)
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Aug 12, 2017 01:13
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Down4this
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Aug 12, 2017 03:15
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I'm in also! There may be threats of an ill-defined nature or horrendous expletives in a non-english language.
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Aug 12, 2017 15:14
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Dreaming of tessellating dongs...
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Aug 12, 2017 16:16
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I'm in! Nothing NSFW on the envelope, please.
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Aug 12, 2017 16:24
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E-mail sent. I will likely write about how good things used to be, waxing nostalgic about a largely nonexistent period of time and lamenting the current generation for a variety of vacuous reasons.
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Aug 12, 2017 21:07
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Twenty sign-ups so far!
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Aug 12, 2017 23:42
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unzealous posted:E-mail sent. Same, friend.
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Aug 14, 2017 01:02
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Will you be emailing us or updating the thread when you're ready? I don't check the email I gave you very much
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Aug 18, 2017 11:31
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Professor Shark posted:Will you be emailing us or updating the thread when you're ready? I don't check the email I gave you very much Yup!  Last chance to sign up for the exchange. I'll do the rotation tomorrow.
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Aug 21, 2017 04:34
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Just scraped in I think. I'll try to find some fancy Australian stamps so at least the poor goon I inflict my bad handwriting on will have something cool to take away from it. Send me anything but I can read some French and some Swedish if anyone wants to practise.
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Aug 21, 2017 05:48
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Oops, looks like I missed this by a few hours, depending on timezone. Fingercrossed for dongs on the inside, kittens on the outside.
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Aug 21, 2017 13:52
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Nah, you're good. I'm not sorting stuff til later today. I'll post here when it's 100% closed.
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Aug 21, 2017 22:55
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Assignments going out tomorrow after I fix whatever the gently caress my kitten did to the spreadsheet. Incidentally, kitten + diamine oxblood isn't a great combination.
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Aug 24, 2017 07:56
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Assignments are emailed out. Lemme know if anything looks weird. Lets say September 10th as the date to have something written, addressed, and posted! (Arrival dates are up to fate.)
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Aug 25, 2017 04:03
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I've never had occasion to send something international before. If I'm just sending, say, a two page letter, does normal postage suffice?
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Aug 25, 2017 06:48
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Where are you sending from? US?
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Aug 25, 2017 11:05
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Heath posted:I've never had occasion to send something international before. If I'm just sending, say, a two page letter, does normal postage suffice? It'll probably be a bit higher, depending on where you are. Check with your post office if the website is as confusing as Canada Posts. They'll be happy to sell you one appropriate stamp.
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Aug 25, 2017 16:46
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Pixelante posted:Assignments are emailed out. Lemme know if anything looks weird. Just a heads up that the 10th is a Sunday, so people will need to post stuff on the 9th to hit that deadline.
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Aug 25, 2017 17:05
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I was thinking of folks having it in a postbox by the end of Sunday so that it moves on Monday--pretty much just do your best to post something in a reasonable frame of time. Lemme know if you get overwhelmed with life and need a substitute. I don't check that email as much as I check here, so PM or post if anything comes up. e: Incidentally, 28 sign-ups! Pixelante fucked around with this message at 17:14 on Aug 25, 2017 |
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Aug 25, 2017 17:09
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Pixelante posted:It'll probably be a bit higher, depending on where you are. Check with your post office if the website is as confusing as Canada Posts. They'll be happy to sell you one appropriate stamp. Yes, I'm sending from the US, and I will do this. I probably won't be able to get it in the mail til Tuesday since I'm working all weekend and my classes just started on top of that. 
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Aug 26, 2017 04:07
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The US Post Office sells "global forever stamps" just like their usual forever stamps, except these ones are round and cost $1.15 each. Such a stamp will get a letter weighing up to one ounce to any country in the world. They come in "moon" and "weird green plant" varieties. But yeah you can just put $1.15 worth of postage on and that'll do the trick too.
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Aug 26, 2017 08:04
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My letter is in the mailbox and will be picked up tomorrow! I used a neat stamp, too. 
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Aug 29, 2017 02:35
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I will be making a trip to the PO tomorrow to send mine out. I may end up just writing a paragraph with every pen I have inked up just for the gently caress of it. Rainbow letters!
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Aug 29, 2017 02:57
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Letter posted, legibility not guaranteed.
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Aug 29, 2017 05:52
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In the post today, so should be in the US (*rolls 2D6*) next month sometime?
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Aug 29, 2017 09:56
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Letter written and should be in the mail today!
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Aug 29, 2017 10:44
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Letter posted this morning, to arrive whenever transatlantic postal services do their thing.
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