bs_kwaj
  • bs_kwaj
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Saturday, March 15, 2014 5:42:12 AM
Note: This has nuthin' to do with cussin'...... ;-)

I haven't in years and I can barely sign my name. My signature looks a little different every time I sign it.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/14/post-script-parents-lawmakers-fear-cursive-becoming-lost-art/?intcmp=latestnews 

cacman
Saturday, March 15, 2014 6:32:15 AM
Penmanship is a thing of the past - lost in part to the internet.
itsawaldo
Saturday, March 15, 2014 7:21:10 AM
Not often but when I do I use a fountain pen.
dharbolt
Saturday, March 15, 2014 8:18:04 AM
How are the poor kids going to sign their names?
danmdevries
Saturday, March 15, 2014 9:41:30 AM
My penmanship is atrocious.

KingoftheCove
Saturday, March 15, 2014 10:24:05 AM
In the late 70s to early 1982, I taught high school (then realized I'd never make money, so I changed careers)

95% of students could execute decent cursive on their assignments, tests, etc.

Now, I substitute teach high school (and Jr. High, and some elementary to stay on my game).

When I receive hand-written work from the high school kids, probably 75 percent is printed.

Cursive is dying

My cursive deteriorated decades ago, when I started using computers......now it's a customized combination of printed letters and cursive, designed for speed

MACS
Saturday, March 15, 2014 10:32:03 AM
I still can write in cursive, but I rarely do. Most times it is print, with all caps.
bs_kwaj
  • bs_kwaj
  • Herf-A-Holic Topic Starter
Saturday, March 15, 2014 10:41:42 AM

Most times it is print, with all caps.

MACS wrote:

Me too, but strangely.. I dot the i's.

bloody spaniard
Saturday, March 15, 2014 11:57:07 AM

I still can write in cursive, but I rarely do. Most times it is print, with all caps.

MACS wrote:

ditto

Thanks for the synopsis, King. I used cursive exclusively (and yes it was usually a Sheaffer fountain pen- lol) til I was a freshman in catholic HS. Then I began to imitate a buddy's block style (w/BIC ballpoint) because it looked so much neater & legible, albeit slower- cursive flowed.

Burner02
Saturday, March 15, 2014 12:58:48 PM
Oh hell yes!

What is cursive?

jackconrad
Saturday, March 15, 2014 1:10:18 PM
I can curse when i write..DAMMIT!
denali7432
Saturday, March 15, 2014 1:20:47 PM
Who still writes? Its all electronic now lol
streetrod
Saturday, March 15, 2014 2:02:31 PM
I still write in cursive to people on special occasions. Yes I am a FOG, but still think that there is no better way to show your appreciation or express your sympathy on special occasions. For these occasions I use a Schaefer fountain pen that I have owned for over 50 years.
Hillbillyjosh770
Saturday, March 15, 2014 2:51:33 PM
Now everything is passwords you have to remember 100 different passwords it's freaking ridiculous they need to have fingerprint recognition on every piece electronic equipment that requires a password
Gene363
Saturday, March 15, 2014 2:58:05 PM

Not often but when I do I use a fountain pen.

itsawaldo wrote:

+1

Gene363
Saturday, March 15, 2014 3:01:52 PM

Now everything is passwords you have to remember 100 different passwords it's freaking ridiculous they need to have fingerprint recognition on every piece electronic equipment that requires a password

Hillbillyjosh770 wrote:

Get LastPass they you just remember one PW to log into LastPass.

https://lastpass.com/ 

itsawaldo
Saturday, March 15, 2014 3:05:21 PM

I still write in cursive to people on special occasions. Yes I am a FOG, but still think that there is no better way to show your appreciation or express your sympathy on special occasions. For these occasions I use a Schaefer fountain pen that I have owned for over 50 years.

streetrod wrote:

COOL

I have a Schaefer PFM, Pen For Men with a snorkel to fill it. From the 50's. New old stock, never been inked. I've dipped it a few times for fun.

I carry a Montblanc 149 that's some 20 years old, mostly a signature pen but I'll write a note here and there, as you stated so eloquently, writing by hand is the way to go for a truly personal touch.

DaQueenBeez
Saturday, March 15, 2014 5:33:46 PM
I"m a handwriting nazi, so YES, I can and do write in cursive. My print is actually italic. I'm fussy about my writing implements, too. I have a very nice Parker ballpoint pen that I got when I graduated HS a million years ago, and I picked up a Parker fountain pen on sale a couple years ago and fell in love with it. For day-to-day-I-guess-I-won't-have-a-breakdown-if-this-gets-"borrowed"-but-I-will-be-pissed, I keep a package of Pilot Varsity fountain pens and Papermate InkJoy 700 ballpoint.
streetrod
Saturday, March 15, 2014 6:49:53 PM
Itsawaldo:

KOOOL!!!!!! Like the Montblanc and will use mine on occasion.

Numismaniac
Saturday, March 15, 2014 7:02:22 PM

I"m a handwriting nazi, so YES, I can and do write in cursive. My print is actually italic. I'm fussy about my writing implements, too. I have a very nice Parker ballpoint pen that I got when I graduated HS a million years ago, and I picked up a Parker fountain pen on sale a couple years ago and fell in love with it. For day-to-day-I-guess-I-won't-have-a-breakdown-if-this-gets-"borrowed"-but-I-will-be-pissed, I keep a package of Pilot Varsity fountain pens and Papermate InkJoy 700 ballpoint.

DaQueenBeez wrote:

I would've expected NO less!, hehe[gonzo]

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