Comments on: Hamlet’s point. http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/ Pencil Philosophy Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:31:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: J http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-187586 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:12:53 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-187586 Perhaps "2B or not 2B" might have been a better caption for that image. Although, it doesn't have anything to do with sharpening I guess. Perhaps “2B or not 2B” might have been a better caption for that image. Although, it doesn’t have anything to do with sharpening I guess.

]]> by: Matt http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-2307 Wed, 07 Jun 2006 02:07:12 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-2307 I sharpen when i feel i need to or when the pointis too dull. This varies but if i'm on a writing streak i roll the pencil and go for as long as possible. if i;m just jotting a note i usualy sharpen after the sentece is complete. if i;m stuck and cant think of what to write i sharpen the pencil be there need or not. No pencil is so precious to me that i would try to not sharpen it. I cant see myself ever treasuring a writing implement so much that i would discourage my own enjoyment of using it. if i sharpen it down to a stub too quickly that is a good sign for the company who manufactures it. they will be selling at least 12 more pencils to me. probably more. the ones that dont get used will remain in the collection and recieve sporadic use for the rest of my ownership until such time as i can unload it to the jar by the phone. Then the rest of this house will use it to record messages when they come in or they'll throw them out but thats their business I sharpen when i feel i need to or when the pointis too dull. This varies but if i’m on a writing streak i roll the pencil and go for as long as possible. if i;m just jotting a note i usualy sharpen after the sentece is complete. if i;m stuck and cant think of what to write i sharpen the pencil be there need or not. No pencil is so precious to me that i would try to not sharpen it. I cant see myself ever treasuring a writing implement so much that i would discourage my own enjoyment of using it. if i sharpen it down to a stub too quickly that is a good sign for the company who manufactures it. they will be selling at least 12 more pencils to me. probably more. the ones that dont get used will remain in the collection and recieve sporadic use for the rest of my ownership until such time as i can unload it to the jar by the phone. Then the rest of this house will use it to record messages when they come in or they’ll throw them out but thats their business

]]> by: brotherpayne http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-2052 Wed, 24 May 2006 21:21:56 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-2052 One sharpens one's pencil when the point no longer satisfies. One sharpens one’s pencil when the point no longer satisfies.

]]> by: Michael Leddy http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-1467 Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:19:00 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-1467 I'd liken sharpening to any other acquired intuition -- you just know when, just as you know when to change guitar strings or how much milk to add to coffee. My pref is to sharpen frequently. But for editing typescript, I prefer the thicker line of a dull point. I’d liken sharpening to any other acquired intuition — you just know when, just as you know when to change guitar strings or how much milk to add to coffee.

My pref is to sharpen frequently. But for editing typescript, I prefer the thicker line of a dull point.

]]> by: Crystal http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-1466 Wed, 19 Apr 2006 15:35:10 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-1466 As a college student, I keep a pencil box full of sharpened pencils so that during lectures I don't have to stop and sharpen. That way I can take continuous notes. I wait until the lead becomes dull enought that it slows me down a little, and then I exchange it for an already sharpened one in the box. As a college student, I keep a pencil box full of sharpened pencils so that during lectures I don’t have to stop and sharpen. That way I can take continuous notes. I wait until the lead becomes dull enought that it slows me down a little, and then I exchange it for an already sharpened one in the box.

]]> by: tquid http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-1457 Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:57:36 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-1457 It's true. A good sharp pencil is, of course, simply an instant kill, rather than just brain damage. You want to watch using the long points that way, though, they can cause overpenetration and you may hit an unintended target. What? It’s true. A good sharp pencil is, of course, simply an instant kill, rather than just brain damage.

You want to watch using the long points that way, though, they can cause overpenetration and you may hit an unintended target.

What?

]]> by: Shane http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-1456 Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:11:49 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-1456 I had a teacher in high school that said dull pencils cause brain damage. I had a teacher in high school that said dull pencils cause brain damage.

]]> by: scruss http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-1455 Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:31:17 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-1455 Hey, which dictionary is that? If it's a recent COllins or Klett, it's quite likely I worked on it. Hey, which dictionary is that? If it’s a recent COllins or Klett, it’s quite likely I worked on it.

]]> by: Pencil Revolution http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-1446 Mon, 17 Apr 2006 21:01:28 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-1446 If when to sharpen one's pencil is trivial then I think this whole site is. :^) If when to sharpen one’s pencil is trivial then I think this whole site is. :^)

]]> by: Pencil Revolution http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-1445 Mon, 17 Apr 2006 19:39:22 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/04/hamlets-point/#comment-1445 I know Hamlet wasn't German; I've just been studying the language lately:) Imagine how....melancholy he would have been, had he been German:) (I guess I can say that, coming from melancholy German stock, lol.) I know Hamlet wasn’t German; I’ve just been studying the language lately:) Imagine how….melancholy he would have been, had he been German:) (I guess I can say that, coming from melancholy German stock, lol.)

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