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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Opus 2021-278: First World Problems (FWP): Before the Ink Is Dry

I enjoy writing with a fountain pen.  Don’t ask me to explain it.

I have a problem.  You might have no sympathy.  I am experiencing FWP with my fountain pens:  The ink seems to disappear over night.  I did not have this problem in the past.  I am wondering if it has something to do with the ink, which used to be made in Germany, is now made in China.  I don’t need to listen to other people’s conspiracy theories.  I can come up with my own.

I will live with this difficulty.  Bear with me as I try to figure it out.

homo unius libri

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4 comments:

  1. CKGOctober 5, 2021 at 7:21 AM

    Assuming the ink is an aqueous fluid, I doubt that evaporation overnight is the issue. I suspect internal hemorrhaging, although I can't imagine where the ink would be leaking to.

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    1. PumiceOctober 6, 2021 at 6:04 AM

      Certainly not into the pen or onto the desk. Maybe it is a secret ink tax that the Democrats have passed in one of their bills.

      Grace and peace

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    2. CKGOctober 6, 2021 at 10:24 AM

      I guess any corporate levy would be an inc. tax.

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    3. PumiceOctober 8, 2021 at 6:30 AM

      Ouch.

      Grace and peace

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