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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-25-07 01:12 AM
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Fun Fact
A typical pencil can write 45,000 words or draw a line 35 miles long.


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porphyrian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-25-07 01:14 AM
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1. Nuh-uh, people do it. Pencils can only contemplate quantum physics on their own. -n/t
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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-25-07 02:07 AM
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2. Pencils don't draw things, PEOPLE draw things. :)
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quip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-25-07 02:18 AM
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3. Guns don't kill people, writing implements
kill people, because the pen is mightier than the sword.

Or something like that. :blush:
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Eagle_Eye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-25-07 05:23 AM
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6. You had better stock up on pencils
The government is going to come in the night and confiscate your pencils.

Pencils are not protected under the Bill of Rights, it only protects quill pens and lead type.

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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-25-07 02:26 AM
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4. A fine American pencil
with a fine American name.

:patriot:



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MysticalChicken Donating Member (832 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-25-07 02:52 AM
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5. I always thought that "Ticonderoga"...
... sounded like a word that a superhero would use to transform from his secret identity.

And he'd say it like "Ti-CONNNN-Deroga!"
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