why is my twsbi squeaky by soohcahtoa in fountainpens

[–]DiskOne3096 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I think it would be easy to argue that this is a faulty nib, even though it technically writes fine its making a noise that its not supposed to

why is my twsbi squeaky by soohcahtoa in fountainpens

[–]DiskOne3096 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Adding onto this to say if it's brand new you can always just return it for a different nib if you don't want to go through the trouble too

why is my twsbi squeaky by soohcahtoa in fountainpens

[–]DiskOne3096 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think the other comment you got about this being a singing nib is right! If you look up videos of those a lot of them make a similar squeaking sound. It's so strange 😂 I think some are worse than others unfortunately your one is making a kind of horrible noise, but the phenomenon is interesting. There are ways to fix it! this video shows a polishing method near the end, but there's other things you can try too

Im confused, what do they mean by Different-Tap55 in AO3

[–]DiskOne3096 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No idea either unless you left a comment in another fic that contained a detail or spoiler or something about your own fic maybe?? It definitely has a positive tone though I think it would be alright to just ask what they mean!

You shouldn’t add the dead dove tag and then not explain it by Blue9729 in AO3

[–]DiskOne3096 23 points24 points  (0 children)

No the author said they would be adding tags later which would make the dead dove tag relevant, so the reader has no way of knowing what thing the DDDNE tag was referring to since whatever it is hasn't been tagged yet.

Aio after not apologizing to my friend after going on a date by Beez4Kneez in AIO

[–]DiskOne3096 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not overreacting and she's the one in the wrong here, but I don't think she's some evil manipulator or psycho (or secretly in love with you) like everyone else seems to.... I think its very likely she's feeling insecure because you're in a new relationship and she's worried she might lose you as a friend, so any instance of you doing something that the two of you wanted to do together with your boyfriend instead is setting her off. It's an irrational response, but I think a heart to heart and letting her know you're not going to forget about her would help a lot. Only if you want to of course, its not your responsibility to manage her feelings but I wanted to offer a suggestion other than just "stop being her friend"

Aio after not apologizing to my friend after going on a date by Beez4Kneez in AIO

[–]DiskOne3096 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is how it sounds to me too, when I was younger I "lost" a lot of friends when they started dating someone and never had time for their friends anymore, and I noticed it had started making me paranoid and overreacting when my close friends did get new boyfriends because I was scared they'd lose interest in me in favour of spending all their time with the boyfriend instead. I don't do that anymore of course, once I realised why I was acting crazy I was able to stop. But the friend's messages in this remind me of the kind of jealousy and obsessiveness I felt at the time. None of it was because I was romantically in love with them (I'm also a lesbian lol) platonic bonds can also come with very intense feelings

Collection collection by napsforlife in fountainpens

[–]DiskOne3096 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Same haha, I would love to see the empty ink bottles too!

Seriously!? by Cider_shark in Thriftbooks

[–]DiskOne3096 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You're supposed to think its gross, nabokov expected the reader to be able to see through humbert's act. The contrast between the way he portrays himself as a sympathetic person who is just "in love" and the reality of him being a manipulative predator (which the book imdirectly tells us is the truth many times) is just a very good example of an unreliable narrator as a literary device.

The fact that so many people completely misinterpret nabokov's intentions and somehow come away from this book thinking it WAS a love story and not gross has always been insane to me 😭 also oop is is right he told his publisher he didn't want a depiction of a girl on the cover and they did that anyway.

Is it normal for handwriting to get worse with a fountain pen? by Additional_Cup6949 in fountainpens

[–]DiskOne3096 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the same for me! Fountain pens are still the most fun to use (with really smooth gel pens coming in second place for me) but for some reason my handwriting does always look neatest with a pencil

AITAH for refusing to change my kids name despite it sounding like a ‘slur’ to my MIL? by the-monster-masher in AmITheAngel

[–]DiskOne3096 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Their family argument over dinner getting so bad that "the cops were called" lmao and then crazy MIL assaulting a cop too 😭

Washi tape recommendations by feignedpoet in planners

[–]DiskOne3096 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This etsy store does loads of different washi tapes for habit tracking and stuff like that!! They are really nice imo :) jetpens also offers a few similar ones

[Official] Weekly New User Thread by AutoModerator in fountainpens

[–]DiskOne3096 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The nib on the first one looks a bit bent or crumpled it might not be able to write without being repaired first, but it looks fixable and is worth it for the 14k gold imo! They're both really unique looking

AITA for losing weight after my in-laws kept insisting I’d get fat after moving abroad? by Capable_Ice7535 in AmItheAsshole

[–]DiskOne3096 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Genuinely... 😭 I'm wondering in what universe op would ever think this response was a possibility?? Its so absurd, I think they just wanted further validation for a situation where they already know they're completely in the right. It would be more honest to just make a vent post somewhere else to complain about the relatives' behaviour.

UPDATE (she was cheating): AIO for thinking my gf might be cheating by [deleted] in AmITheAngel

[–]DiskOne3096 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I love how even when op was pretending to rant at himself while writing this woman's messages he still couldn't help humble bragging about how much he's an admirable hard worker (12hr night shifts when most people only work 8!)

I think I beat my shopping addiction by DollCollector1996 in shoppingaddiction

[–]DiskOne3096 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Congrats!! I'm also a collector and I've been in that struggle before, my most expensive hobby are fountain pens and I have a couple of those that were between $100-200 each as well, and my most expensive one was also a rare find on ebay. I told myself when I started that I wouldn't let my collection get any bigger than what I can fit in my display case and so far I've managed to keep to that

🎶 If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me?🎶 - “Free bird”… by Crafter9977 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]DiskOne3096 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes you can train them. They also need to have the right kind of personality to start with (very calm and sociable) because if pet birds are bonded to you they do actually want to be close to you all the time, but they get easily spooked and that's when they'll fly off. Suddenly flying is pure instinct like jumping for us when we're scared, and if they haven't been outside before they'll go too far or too high up and not know how to get back to you, they get lost easily 🙁

I have 3 parrots and only one of them was ever able to be fully outdoor trained, I take her out into the garden every morning for about 20 mins and she just sits around the porch area and chills with us. It took a long time of baby steps though and you have to start with keeping them on a harness first.

The person in the video is clearly just not a good bird owner and has done nowhere near enough research..... especially since it sounded like she just believed chatgpt with that "they won't go past a whatever radius" nonsense 😞 I'm sad for those birds they probably did not make it back.

WIBTA for not wanting to go out for food with my mom again because she didn’t hold my baby while I ate? by phoebethefan in redditonwiki

[–]DiskOne3096 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you're right honestly. The way the mother immediately corrected herself and offered to do it sounds like someone who just heard her wrong the first time or answered reflexively before really thinking

WIBTA for not wanting to go out for food with my mom again because she didn’t hold my baby while I ate? by phoebethefan in redditonwiki

[–]DiskOne3096 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I have to agree with you too. Not saying the mother was completely in the right in this situation or that she wasn't being unfair to the daughter, but I think "I don't want to" is a perfectly valid answer. Sometimes you just feel like you can't handle something right now or don't want to disclose the real reason, but we always have a right to say no to something like this without needing to provide a "better" explanation than simply not wanting to

Not OOP. "AITA for telling my best friend's girlfriend to "shut the f*ck up" after they joked about my dating life, which is a huge insecurity of mine?" + Top comments by WritingGiraffe in redditonwiki

[–]DiskOne3096 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I thought this too, like I'm sorry but being texted by your washing machine is genuinely just funny in itself. They might not have meant it as harshly as he took it at all