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To: abb

Only a group thinking retarding “stuck on stupid” feels that it can actually “fight back” against the Inet. Thanks for the ROTFLMAO. Journalism’s perpetual militant cluelessness breaks through conventional kook performance art to define an entirely new form of entertainment in a class by itself.


43 posted on 12/17/2008 8:19:42 AM PST by Milhous (Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.)
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To: Milhous

They say that goose farming may make a comeback. You know, for the quill pens.


44 posted on 12/17/2008 8:22:36 AM PST by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: Milhous

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quill

A quill pen is a writing implement made from a flight feather (preferably a primary wing-feather) of a large bird. Quills were used for writing with ink before the invention of the dip pen, metal-nibbed pens, the fountain pen, and, eventually, the ballpoint pen. The hand-cut goose quill is still used as a calligraphy tool as it provides a sharp stroke, and more flexibility than does a steel pen. The shaft of the feather acts as an ink reservoir and ink flows to the tip via capillary action.

The strongest quills come from the primary flight feathers taken from living birds in the spring. The left wing is favored by the right-handed majority of writers because the feathers curve out to the right, away from the hand holding the pen. Goose feathers are most commonly used; scarcer, more expensive swan feathers are considered premium. Depending on availability and strength of the feather, as well as quality/characteristic of the line wanted by the writer, other feathers used for quill-pen making include feathers from the crow, eagle, owl, hawk, and turkey. Often the barbs are stripped off partially or completely to allow the writer to grip the shaft more securely.


45 posted on 12/17/2008 8:24:04 AM PST by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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