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May 24Liked by Ricardo

that core just makes me giggle. i feel like it’s something that was forged by beings in a faraway planet

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This is maybe your best article, which feels illegal for a fountain pen focused blog but here we are. I chuckled many times

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I will tell my people of your kindness when I return to the scalding turquoise sands of my home world

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This post is the only way to enjoy ballpoints. But hear me out… Majohn A1, click away, and you can just put Carbon Black in it and no one will even know it’s not basically a ballpoint.

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what's the goofiest color that one comes in?

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Mostly not goofy, but they come in wild patterns. I’m partial to mustard yellow but it seems there are more now!

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I had no idea there was a Rotring Core ballpoint. It's...... well it's something

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It is a rollerblade rink in pen form

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