tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162505706073664121.post8447017562486050509..comments2024-02-12T03:57:18.384-05:00Comments on Pocket Blonde: Guest Post: The World in a Ballpoint Pen, by Jack Labuschdianebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856902356103585311noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162505706073664121.post-55683461821434822892011-09-01T08:12:29.839-04:002011-09-01T08:12:29.839-04:00Michael, not that I can see it very well but that ...Michael, not that I can see it very well but that pen could also be be the tip of a Parker Jotter. I've got one in front of me circa early 70s and it looks like a good match.<br /><br />From the way he's holding the cup and pen I'd say that wasn't coffee he was drinking. :)dianebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856902356103585311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162505706073664121.post-39660055968428226462011-09-01T04:49:44.519-04:002011-09-01T04:49:44.519-04:00Michael, thanks, that does look something like Cro...Michael, thanks, that does look something like Cross's flattened cone.<br /><br />I enjoyed writing this. As a youngster, I was a science buff, and later worked as a tech writer. I've also done a little minor politicking. Miserable stuff that was. I hope, Diane, you won't mind my contrast between science and politics:<br /><br />Science: You pose questions, you find answers, you make progress.<br /><br />Politics: You ignore questions, you suppress answers, you pedal in place while conning the odometer into thinking you're making progress.<br /><br />Thanks, Diane, and to the readers. Jack/YoungstownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162505706073664121.post-45620040911499404432011-08-31T06:16:32.732-04:002011-08-31T06:16:32.732-04:00I'm thinking we may be looking at the cap end ...I'm thinking we may be looking at the cap end of a Cross - the conical tip to the cap - rather than the business end of a ballpoint.<br />Was the Century 2 ballpoint around in 1965? It looks too wide for a Classic Century unless it's a Century fountain penMichael J Corryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780267551120349263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162505706073664121.post-64857144560023994572011-08-31T04:26:21.481-04:002011-08-31T04:26:21.481-04:00Thanks, razide and Anonymous. Somebody provoked t...Thanks, razide and Anonymous. Somebody provoked the body English, that's for sure. I was a youngster in 1965, and don't have a clue about the pen. "Ballpoint" it says in the original caption, but the paraphrase may not be accurate. Seems the barrel's too wide for Papermate, but my memory's a little shaky.<br /><br />Anyone else want to take a shot at photo forensics?<br /><br />Jack/YoungstownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162505706073664121.post-2106318917611788672011-08-30T21:42:36.256-04:002011-08-30T21:42:36.256-04:00He's saying that all he needs is a pen to writ...He's saying that all he needs is a pen to write down the theories, calculations and conclusions that come from his brilliant mind... no laboratory, no equipment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162505706073664121.post-6309635848046852372011-08-30T19:22:37.570-04:002011-08-30T19:22:37.570-04:00He is saying "You make me another cup of coff...He is saying "You make me another cup of coffee this bad .... I'm shoving my pen right up your nose !"razidenoreply@blogger.com