I went to pen shows a couple of times with a fellow pen fan. There were just so many dealers of pens, inks, cleaning supplies, etc., etc. What I found amazing was how much money you could spend on a fountain pen–around $10,000 or more.
I stuck to the (much) cheaper stuff.
Ah, Waterman.
[Andy Warhol] near swooning: Ah, so elegant! Ah! Ah![/Andy Warhol]
I saw a $10,000 Montblanc at a pen store on Rodeo Drive in Hollywood, on a visit to my brother’s place. It had a diamond star in the end.
The salesman assured me that Steven Spielberg had one. Somehow that didn’t convince me to get one.
Comes complete wif lime green ink!
Exactly this. With a ballpoint pen I tend to use too much pressure, pressure got to stop, too much pressure, it’s getting to my head, too much pressure, they’re giving me hard times…
This never happens with a fountain pen.
The gel thingies are a workable compromise for me, though. I think it has something to do with the flow of the ink.
Well that’s more reasonable!
lime green ink!
In an era of atomic cars and atomic planes, Parker’s 1958 Atomic Pen probably seemed like a good idea
https://spectrum.ieee.org/a-radioactive-pen-in-your-pocket-sure
I always liked the look of that pen.
Hip that cartoon guy to Mediterranean garlic spread, and U’ll have a new friend for life.
Rules of ink colour I learned long ago:
Black for adults,
Blue for schoolkids,
Red for teachers,
Green for ransom notes and conspiracies.
I use red for taking off points on exams, and green for giving them back when regrading.
After a nasty experience several years ago, I began using green to number my exam copies before giving them out and purple to (separately) number them when they are turned in. For large classes (40+ students), it makes it easier to keep track of how many students showed up for an exam and how many of those actually turned their exams in. 
