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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Kahuna
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Never licked the point of a pencil... We would just chew the lead paint off of them in classroom..
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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Campfire Sage
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One benefit of COVID was that it finally got women to stop licking their fingers to open a produce bag.
Fugking gross.
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Campfire Ranger
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"...graphite in pencils at the time was of a lesser quality than today, and was often mixed with clay as a binder. This often made the graphite particles separate and not adhere to the paper. Licking the tip would moisten the graphite and soften it, making it leave a more readable mark.
What was the relevant time frame for that remark? You'd have a very hard time today finding a #2 writing pencil as good as a Koh I Noor 555 or Wallace Invader from the 1970s. I bought some Koh I Noor woodless pencils, solid pigment, a couple of months ago, black for me and colored for my artsy wife. Made in the Czech Republic. Also bought some of those waterproof field pads, though what I’m gonna write in them escapes me. Neat stuff though. I much prefer pencils to ink, except for checks!
What fresh Hell is this?
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Campfire Ranger
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I was a pencil connoisseur in grade school. Your new homepage - https://www.penciltalk.org
If something on the internet makes you angry the odds are you're being manipulated
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Campfire Oracle
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Campfire Oracle
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Handwriting is still a thing? No it's not, they don't even teach cursive in schools anymore. Or history or math or......
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
I Dindo Nuffin
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Because back in the day, sometimes we had nothing else to eat so we'd lick the pencil. It gave us strength for the five mile walk to school. Which was uphill, both ways.
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Henry David Thoreau knew a thing about pencils.
Last edited by kaywoodie; 07/13/21.
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"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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John starts great threads.
It might give time to think.
Pen knives were carried to sharpen quill pens.
The old Eversharp Company, became the Sharp Electronics Company.
Pencils were painted yellow to make them look like they came from Japan back when Japanese products were all the rage.
And, Good Mornin' all!
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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Campfire Ranger
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I could never do crosswords without a pencil and eraser. It's got to be a quality US made pencil though; the Chinese can put a man in space and build a nuclear bomb but they still can't make a pencil that's worth a schidt. I try to make time for a crossword puzzle a day, but have given up and started to use a mechanical pencil.
"The number one problem with America is, a whole lot of people need shot, and nobody is shooting them." -Master Chief Hershel Davis
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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I’ve seen it.
I’ve also seen too many pigs who lick their finger to turn pages, then hand the whole mess to you.
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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I wouldn't - You never know where that pencil's been.
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Campfire Ranger
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I buy a pack of 12 Dixon "Ticonderoga" 2 HB about once a year. I use a pencil about a dozen times a day. I started out as a draftsman about 60 years ago and about every type mechanical pencil on the the market then. Nothing beats a pencil in the wood shop
If God wanted you to walk and carry things on your back, He would not have invented stirrups and pack saddles
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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I use a pencil all the time unless I am writing a check or have nothing else. Also, the white erasers work much better than any other color.
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