The top one works great as a punch to knock out stubborn bearing races.

At a past job, I found one similar to this, but had a guy's name on it. He had left it when he left the job.

There are tons of Chinese knock-offs.
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Amazon sells a bunch that have a fancy magnetic holder.

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My favorite pen. Over a decade since I bought it; a Waterman Edson Fountain pen. I love it. BUT, there are so darn many cheep ball points that I enjoy more. I remember when Parts Heaven was giving there promo pen out, it was a GREAT little writer.

That pen_is fat

It would have to translate into multiple languages, spell every word correctly, make my handwriting look good and make me look like a younger George Cloney before I spend that much on a pen.

I bought a Cross ball point pen for about $30 off amazon and love it... thinking of buying a second to have one at work and one at home.

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I had a inexpensive Waterman here at work and liked it however I don't do that much writing and it kept drying up.

Rotring rollerball pen. It takes Waterman, Parker, and Cross rollerball inserts. The best writing one is the Cross gel ink cartridge.

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LOL! Pool cues more complicated than "status" pens. The very ornate cues you usually see around a table in a bar are usually cheap tiawan imported cues, sold much the same as fake Rolex watches. All that bling is called "overlay" by the sellers, meaning "decal".

Then there is the real "bling"..lots of true inlay work using rare woods and precious materials, made by respected names. Many of these bought strictly for collections, but have the reputation of playing well.

Then there are "players" cues...also made by respected names, but usually simple in design, from "sneaky petes" to "titlist" style of four point full splice with outer veneer inlays and maybe a few decorative inlays of mother of pearl or other material.

Seeing what the top pros use is of no use. These guys all have sponsorship deals, will play with a cue made by whoever pays the most.

The REAL status in the pool world is in how well you play the game itself. Shane Van Boening is currently regarded as the best in the USA when it comes to rotation games (9 ball-10 ball) and 8 ball. He plays with a Cuetec, one of the cheapest production cues made. Of course, it has been "tweaked" to his taste.

In pool, "It's not the arrow, it's the Indian." That's true to a certain extent, but the good players do prefer to shoot with arrows that suit them.

Yes, a good playing cue usually begins around $400 for a production cue, more for a nice custom. I'm a mere "recreational banger", but play with a full splice titlist style cue made by Keith Josey out of a Mike Davis blank that cost me a hair over $1,000.

I am not a fan of golf at all, but I love the story of Lee Trevino when we was first starting out and hustling. He would go to the course and hang out looking for some guys with super high dollar clubs. He would bet them standard bets on each hole and Trevino play the entire game with just a Coke bottle. He waxed them.

I wanted to take a picture of myself holding my pen in front of one of the wheels on my Porsche, but my arms are not hairy enough.

I like Rotring. For years I used to carry a Rotring Trio. I bought another one several years ago when I was doing some consulting. Now, both sit in my drawer.

^ You have an old school vintage Rotring roller ball? Or even better, fountain pen? Would you sell them?

Now that is just crazy. 89 grands will buy a very nice 911. Why settle for the pen?

Only the Trios with the midget refills. However, I must say the Trio makes a great everyday carry pen. It is a ball pen, pencil and highlighter in one.

awww.....

I have a Rotring pencil but the eraser cap keeps falling off, which is why I switched to Yard-O-Led. The cheapest one that I could find.

And that watch is butt ugly

A pen is a writing instrument. A watch is a timepiece.

But a good pool cue is a instrument of moral destruction.

"The first time I laid eyes on a golf course I knew I was looking at a beautiful outdoor pool hall. -Bobby Riggs, in his autobiography "Court Hustler".

Have a Rotring quad I really like. When the quit making them I bought 4. First got them because my smart phone/palm required a stylus. Nice to have Blue, Black, Pencil, Stylus. Don't use the stylus any more. Maybe they make a touch screen stylus for them?

Always kept losing pens and mechanical pencils. Bought a really nice one with pen on one end and pencil on the other. Stopped losing them when I had a nice one to keep track of. It wasn't a gift. Made a difference that I spent my money for it.

I kinda like the Learjet pen that Joeaksa gave me as part of the Pelican Secret Santa gift exchange.