Re: (ReacTor) When Did SFF Get Too Big?

Cryptoengineer  <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:

On 9/28/2024 9:33 PM, Joy Beeson wrote:

 
On Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:09:33 -0000 (UTC), jdnicoll@panix.com (James
Nicoll) wrote:
 

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https://reactormag.com/when-did-sff-get-too-big/

 
 
My desk had a hole for an inkwell, but we kept our ink in the bottles
it came in.

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This is good.  Too many kids would not keep the ink where it belonged but
would instead use fountain pens to squirt one another in the face.
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The inkwells were used in the days of dip pens. In the late 60s, I was
probably in 4th grade when we graduated to fountain pens. Since they
didn't need to be constantly reloaded with ink, the desk inkwell became
obsolete.

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I never used a dip pen except in art class, but I can see it would have
major advantages over fountain pens with bladders that could be used to
squirt people with.