DeaconKC Posted September 2 Posted September 2 3 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: That's why I either use a piston fill or converter. 2 Quote
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted September 2 Posted September 2 1 hour ago, DeaconKC said: That's why I either use a piston fill or converter. Had to look that up as I wasn’t aware of them. Kinda cool. I’m old enough to remember fountain pens that had an internal bladder. There was a lever on the outside of the pen that when lifted would squeeze the bladder. On release, the bladder would expand and draw ink from a bottle in through the nib. As a tyke, I thought that was cool. What I didn’t understand is that if you lifted the lever again, you’d squirt ink everywhere. Dad was NOT pleased… 😱 3 Quote
DeaconKC Posted September 2 Posted September 2 28 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Had to look that up as I wasn’t aware of them. Kinda cool. I’m old enough to remember fountain pens that had an internal bladder. There was a lever on the outside of the pen that when lifted would squeeze the bladder. On release, the bladder would expand and draw ink from a bottle in through the nib. As a tyke, I thought that was cool. What I didn’t understand is that if you lifted the lever again, you’d squirt ink everywhere. Dad was NOT pleased… 😱 Yup, I have some of those too that I have re-sacked over the years. 2 1 Quote
Alpo Posted September 2 Posted September 2 4 hours ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Had to look that up as I wasn’t aware of them. Kinda cool. I’m old enough to remember fountain pens that had an internal bladder. There was a lever on the outside of the pen that when lifted would squeeze the bladder. On release, the bladder would expand and draw ink from a bottle in through the nib. As a tyke, I thought that was cool. What I didn’t understand is that if you lifted the lever again, you’d squirt ink everywhere. Dad was NOT pleased… 😱 I knew that lifting the lever would squirt ink - having seen that done in various slapstick comedies over the years - but I did not know why until your description of how the pen worked just now. Thank you. 3 Quote
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted September 2 Posted September 2 (edited) I tried to get this meme thread back on track with another meme after derailing it over the pen joke (sorry), but the mods must’ve found something objectionable and pulled it. Here’s another. Happy meming! Edited September 2 by Abilene Slim SASS 81783 1 3 Quote
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted September 2 Posted September 2 1 hour ago, Alpo said: Now that’s funny right there, I don’t care who you are. 4 Quote
Cypress Sun Posted September 2 Posted September 2 2 hours ago, Alpo said: I would guess "The Godfather!". 1 1 Quote
Chantry Posted September 3 Posted September 3 2 hours ago, Pat Riot said: prickly AND poisonous 1 2 Quote
Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 Posted September 3 Posted September 3 (edited) Edited September 3 by Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 3 Quote
Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 Posted September 3 Posted September 3 (edited) gee, can you tell what kind of morning I have had.... Edited September 3 by Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 1 1 Quote
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted September 3 Posted September 3 1 hour ago, Alpo said: Now, that's just wrong on so many levels. Thank you, I was wondering what the punchline was. Quote
J-BAR #18287 Posted September 5 Posted September 5 On 9/3/2025 at 3:20 PM, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Thank you, I was wondering what the punchline was. 1 5 Quote
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