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Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers!

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hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com writes:

> On Friday, September 11, 2020 at 3:06:08 PM UTC-4, Peter Flass wrote:
>
>> <hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> wrote:
>
>>> The following can replace your computer!
>>>
>>> High grade pencil that cuddles in your hand
>>> https://books.google.com/books?id=3DL04EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=3DPA99&dq=3Dlife%20ticonderoga&pg=3DPA99#v=3Donepage&q&f=3Dfalse
>>
>> Unfortunately there seem to be a lot of those "inferior pencils"
>> around. I  have some now.
> 
> I use Ticonderoga pencils.  They're great and write smoother and
> easier than other brands.

I was shocked, as a new-comer to Canada (over 50 years ago), that the
default pencil was HB, not 2B.  It was called to my attention when
someone actually sneered at my 2B pencil.  I gather children are told
that softer pencils are smeary & untidy.  At present, I buy 2B pencils
from Lee Valley under their own marque, "Made in Gt. Britain".  All
that could be asked of a good pencil.

>>> Keep your office nice and warm with bituminous coal heat
>>> https://archive.org/details/Nations-Business-1953-08/page/n24/mode/1up

Sitting by a wood-fired stove as I write.  Warming it up to bake a
blueberry pie.  Advantage of a home office.


-- 
Mike Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada

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We don't need no stinkin' computers! hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2020-09-11 11:36 -0700
  Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2020-09-11 12:06 -0700
    Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2020-09-11 12:40 -0700
      Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2020-09-11 20:36 -0300
        Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2020-09-11 18:18 -0600
          Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-09-12 08:52 +0000
            Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! drb@ihatespam.msu.edu (Dennis Boone) - 2020-09-12 08:16 -0500
              Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2020-09-16 11:21 -0700
                Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! JimP <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2020-09-16 14:00 -0500
            Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2020-09-12 17:22 -0300
              Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-09-12 21:10 +0000
              Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2020-09-12 14:24 -0700
                Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2020-09-16 11:01 -0700
              Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2020-09-12 15:44 -0600
              Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2020-09-16 11:03 -0700
            Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2020-09-16 11:20 -0700
          Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2020-09-16 10:58 -0700
            Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! Andy Leighton <andyl@azaal.plus.com> - 2020-09-16 14:07 -0500
            Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-16 18:27 -0400
        Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! Andy Leighton <andyl@azaal.plus.com> - 2020-09-12 08:30 -0500
        Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-09-12 21:04 +0000
          Re: We don't need no stinkin' computers! Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2020-09-12 22:07 -0300

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