[Magdalen] pencils

[Grace Cangialosi]

Well, all those standardized tests we took required the use of a #2 pencil. And you'd better be sure the little oval was completely filled in!

> On Sep 8, 2015, at 2:21 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 12:58 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> It's the way the lead "feels" as it writes on the paper. #2 pencils have a softer feel than #1's or mechanical. They don't seem to me to glide as well... Same thing with fine point ball point pens. Just my weirdness, I guess.
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> I remember insisting on Dixon Ticonderoga #2 pencils for school.
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> Scott, who doesn't like ballpoint pens a lot and uses mostly
> rollerball or "gel" pens. Don't really know the difference but they
> feel better and don't seem to get blobby like ballpoint ink can.
> 
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> -- 
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA