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fly on the wall
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4/24/2008 11:48:40 PM
Penmanship, a lost art on the internet.
I write such crisp flowing letters but this deck is stacked against me.
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RedRobin
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4/25/2008 12:03:24 AM
....I think that penmanship (if you mean the art of writing) has blossomed due to the internet - We write more often.
Your penmanship is always articulate and fascinating but would others be reading it without the internet? [Perhaps I should have written "usually" instead of "always" :-)]
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fly on the wall
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4/25/2008 12:06:09 AM
No I meant penmanship.
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4/25/2008 12:59:06 AM
I would say yes, unfortunately; there is something about the hand written word that is irreplaceable and the smell of ink and paper. It's the smell of things that cannot be replaced by technology...and the energy of such objects. Perhaps we are developing in ways beyond the need for such things... I hope not, I love hand written letters but must admit I find myself succumbing to email more oft than not because I too have become accustomed to speed. There is a thoughtfulness that fades away with penmanship, and a fingerprint of words.
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satch
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4/25/2008 1:04:35 AM
A well crafted letter is something really special. The internet, email etc can never compete with the power of the handwritten message!
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Larry W Johnson_
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4/25/2008 1:25:14 AM
Quills
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Conversation Suicide
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4/25/2008 1:35:04 AM
That's why I use this special font which gives you the appearance that I'm writing a PERSONAL message to you on this BLOG comment... As if you we're reading a magical hand written message, just to you.... and.... uh.... Oh crap. -phlegm
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The Man With No Band
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4/25/2008 1:39:14 AM
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srm
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4/25/2008 2:13:28 AM
Well written, Sam. I'm afraid I HAVE to agree (I write well enough to be a doctor- if only I had gone to medical school).
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Larz Boah
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4/25/2008 2:30:05 AM
ha ha ha.... a cat showin a fly respect!...aint that some shit! :D
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srm
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4/25/2008 2:48:38 AM
Btw, thanks Larry. I think I'm ready to go to work now, with some classic Crimson bouncin' in my head.
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RedRobin
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4/25/2008 5:12:26 AM
....Ah, penmanship as in written by hand. Well, yes, for letters it's far more personal and meaningful especially for a special loved one. However, it's a pain if the handwriting is illegible and it's time consuming to do and often tedious and costly to post. And then it can take ages to arrive as well. But it's still wonderful.
I don't think that the internet is solely responsible for any decline but rather a change in society. The mobile phone's use for texting is far greater competition.
On Father's Day, my daughter created a pdf booklet and put it on my desktop 'puter. Here is one page from it - She had also included lots of photos from many years ago. At other times she has hand-made cards etc for me. Quite frankly, BOTH media touch me equally. I think the message is more important than the media. Handwriting is great and can be very personally significant but in general use it's an old technology for communication.
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Maria Daines
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4/25/2008 6:19:23 AM
Yes words are treasures in all forms, written by hand or typed, someone still had to think of what to say and how to say it, the form I haven't really got a handle on is text talk, I mean you almost need a translator for that stuff, gr8 subjek tho' kp up th gd wrk!
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Jo Ellen
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4/25/2008 9:41:16 AM
I have carpal tunnel in my right hand, so I can barely sign my name with an ink pen anymore. I also admit that even in comparison to other writing endeavors I cheat BIG TIME in writing blogs and emails. I think I try to convey voice fluctuation and mood more in writing blogs.
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RedRobin
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4/25/2008 9:54:38 AM
....I'm now wondering whether some of my posts would be less offensive or more offensive if I handwrote them! LOL
Cue for someone like 'fly' to say that they're offensive whatever medium I use! :-)
:-)
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fly on the wall
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4/25/2008 12:26:05 PM
Your aura is more negative than usual today, Red Robin.
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Larz Boah
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4/25/2008 12:27:32 PM
Fly wrote: "I write such crisp flowing letters but this deck is stacked against me."
...i recently snapped this pic of Fly or one of his noxious cohorts in the act of
so-called penmanship and thought i'd post it for all to witness his 'crisp flowing
letters'... he he he
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The Man With No Band
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4/25/2008 12:29:00 PM
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!
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srm
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4/25/2008 12:37:19 PM
THAT'S classic!
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fly on the wall
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4/25/2008 1:12:28 PM
I'm much smoover than that. That's my cousin Benny.
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RedRobin
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4/25/2008 1:16:11 PM
Fly wrote: "Your aura is more negative than usual today, Red Robin"
....I wouldn't want to disappoint you, fly.
Brilliant post by Larry - LOL
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Larz Boah
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4/27/2008 9:11:00 AM
OMG!!!...FLY!....QUICK!>>>>HELP!!!!...LOOK WHAT YOUR COUSIN BENNY
IS DOING!!!!....STOP HIM!!!....BENNY!>>>YOU PERVERT!...LOOK OUT SAM!..
If he's doin Snoops the doggie...no tellin what he'll do with a CaT!....BENNY!...
Go BACK TO YOUR PEN & PAPER...NOW!!!...sheesh..U need HelP and
so do i probably... he he he
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4/27/2008 9:16:02 AM
hahahahahaha ( switching to capital letters ) HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA AHHA
I'm strangely aroused
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fly on the wall
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4/27/2008 10:21:05 AM
Good grief Charlie Brown, that's either an awfully big fly or an awfully small Snoopy.
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Kevin White
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4/27/2008 10:23:17 AM
My first thought was:
"Man, Snoopy has a bug up his ass today ..."
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