Editing The Pen Addict 270/transcript (section)

== Vanishing Point Nibs ==


'''Myke Hurley:''' The next one, I think basically everybody knows, I'm actually going to bundle this in, I'm going to make this a twofer, I find vanishing point nibs to be uncomfortable, so pens, vanishing point pens to be uncomfortable because of the clip, and then I'm just going to roll into that, that I really don't like the Visconti clips, so I know that those are two things, like the clips on those pens, a lot of people like them, I really don't like them for different reasons, but they don't work for me.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, so the vanishing point clip is a usability thing, you know, it works for someone or it doesn't, so therefore they like it or they dislike it. Visconti is a visual thing, and there is a huge love-hate relationship with that clip, I don't think there's a lot of middle ground, although I kind of think I fall in the middle ground, like it doesn't bother me, it's not my favorite thing in the world, it doesn't bother me, some people absolutely hate that clip, and I get it, it's big and gaudy.

'''Myke Hurley:''' And I also just wanted to mention the Omos pattern branding, so what they put around the bands on the pens, what is the official name for that, is there a real name for that, they put these like metal bands that go around the caps and stuff.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, so they're cap bands, I don't know what the etching or the pattern in it is called, but I think it looks great, that's not something you like.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I really don't like it, because it's so abstract, in a way that is not appealing to me. To keep you up at night? Not really, I find it concerning, really, that you're making fun of me here, because I was trying to help you through yours, so I hope that everybody's taking note of the fact that when Brad was giving his opinions, I was trying to make it better, but for some reason he's deciding to make mine worse. I don't like the Omos branding, it doesn't make any sense to me, like this kind of Roman style. Yes, so the chat

'''Brad Dowdy:''' room says it's called the Greek key, I have heard of that in the past, so it's that kind of squared like snake pattern of angles, I don't know how to talk about it, we'll find a picture in the show notes, it's easy, it's very common, I love, I think it looks fantastic.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' But yeah, I understand, I mean, hey, that's a pretty unpopular one, that's one I haven't heard before. Yeah,

'''Myke Hurley:''' because a lot of people like Omos, like a lot, I feel like this is probably going to be similar to when I told people that I leave my pens ink for a long period of time, I feel like it's going to be, it's going to be akin to that

'''Brad Dowdy:''' one. Speaking of which, have you seen our good friend, well-appointed desk Instagram feed recently? Maybe?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Maybe? I don't know anymore because Instagram does that thing.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's true, you would know if you saw what I'm talking about, so don't go look. So, yeah, we'll save that until after the show, but you will never fly with a fountain pen again. Oh,

'''Myke Hurley:''' I have seen that, yes, because she tagged me in it. Yeah, so, Anna, on her way home, she kind of wanted me to know, but didn't want me to know. It looks like effectively every single one of her pens explored. It's just like 30. That's not good. So, I will say for this one, Anna, I feel terrible, I'm sorry this happened to you, I feel like maybe this was more likely because this seemed like vintage pens, maybe it's more likely, I don't know, but this hasn't changed anything to me because I'm still not doing it. I'm flying with one or two inked at a time now. In a Ziploc bag inside of a Sinclair.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, I think I had eight back and forth to D.C. this year, just in a brass towel, no extra baggie and no issues, so I don't know what to tell you. I do know how to feed you though, Myke. Oh, yeah. And that's with our good friends at Blue Apron.

'''Myke Hurley:''' look at you. You're just really setting them up for me today.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Hey, I may not be on time,

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