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March 12, 2003
If You're Wondering About the Rising Tide of Mediocrity...
... in academia, please look no further than the Portland State University Bookstore, which refuses to sell pens that don't either involve gel or medium points. I settled on a reasonable compromise (the PaperMate PhD medium point black with triangular rubber grip), but these rustics haven't ever heard of the classic black Pilot fine-point (with wax tip keeper to protect it from the rigors of shipping) and the clerk was pointedly disinterested in the issue.
Posted by mph at March 12, 2003 08:32 PM