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Any pen that makes Lamy Safari look down in shame is a friend of mine. By the way the instructions on how to buy the pen were unclear, as I’m on my phone and thus cannot figure it out basically

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No problem, just go to the closest pen store and then at the end of the transaction scream HEY JEREMY. (The last part is the most important.)

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Coincidentally, I’ve been almost kicked out of a pen store for asking for a fountain pen converter in southeastern Europe. Apparently that’s not a thing there

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i saw you mention that! That's a pretty intense reaction, what did they think you were trying to convert the fountain pen to?

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They said I was making stuff up and trolling them, as apparently converting pens is impossible. But I for one have a Karas Kustoms Ink, and I can convert it to Render K (if I’m not mistaken).

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what o,o

I am intrigued and confused and I absolutely want to go there with several different converters and find the store, go in, and ask, very worried, what they are.

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I believe the actual quote by the shop owner (after I said I read about converters on the internet) was “You should go and find a partner on the internet”(instead of reading about those nonexistent things you troll). So yes if you show them several converters, let me know if they told you to go and start an orgy!

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Oh, that detail only makes it even better. Glorious!

Suddenly, I feel like there is an entire untapped category of puns, memes and bad jokes (also possibly dad jokes) concerning converters and orgies.

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If you’re convincing enough, you’ll covert them to orgies?

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