alternatively, the back of old wallpaper does offer some good purchase, for pastels. But for pencil work I would recommend some nice heavy paper. The best comes from Italy, but is quite pricey.
(saintsandyFiat justitia, et pereat mundus,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:24,
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No, it's pretty great. The matt kind.
Though one aspect of this greatness is the cheapness, I admit.
(_Felix's school of dance and occult sciences,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:24,
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just make sure you don't get confused or drunk and end up asking for Matt Goss paper. You'll get funny looks.
(saintsandyFiat justitia, et pereat mundus,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:27,
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the pattern on that 2quid coin always reminded me of the cover off of Pink Floyd's Pulse. good solo on Comfortably Numb on that, though TBH I prefer the one on the Delicate Sound of Thunder.
(saintsandyFiat justitia, et pereat mundus,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:37,
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nice whittling
(reali'm not happy 'til you're not happy,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:32,
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the amazing thing is
he did it all with his teeth
(PedroHinCome along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:33,
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It's some wanky hippy book about growing medicinal herbs in the garden, and not the "I need a mars bar" kind.
(Sonny_JimKirkladn has a small penis,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 5:48,
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needs more feathers
(alpacamuffalo bozzerella,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:11,
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Show us the dead birds!
(atomicA-bomb-a-nation,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:12,
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pluck your own
:D
(alpacamuffalo bozzerella,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:16,
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fucking hell
(atomicA-bomb-a-nation,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:19,
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last year i was working in a cabin that had been closed for the winter and we noticed there was a funny smell coming from the stove
when we opened it up there were 5 or 6 dead starlings in various states of decay. fucking grim. we cleaned them up with a spade and threw them into the woods but then my co-workers dog went and fetched them back.
(alpacamuffalo bozzerella,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:27,
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Ha ha...good dog!
(atomicA-bomb-a-nation,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:31,
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So right. :)
(Crystal MagnetLike a diamond geezer, but better,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:34,
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sorry no feathers. they're in the garage.
(saintsandyFiat justitia, et pereat mundus,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:13,
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(PedroHinCome along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:14,
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You seem to enjoy a very theatrical sort of authenticity
what with this and the ballpoints with blue feathers stuck in them and such. Which is fine, I'm glad your mind is untroubled by the falseness of it all. Real quills would have had the barbs shaved off, though, and would only have been good for writing on actual parchment (less abrasive). If you get anxious, I encourage you to go out and skin a young goat.
(_Felix's school of dance and occult sciences,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:14,
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(saintsandyFiat justitia, et pereat mundus,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:16,
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Oh, OK. That's classier, although it makes equally little sense.
(_Felix's school of dance and occult sciences,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:27,
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yeah, cut your own nibs, sandy, you big faker.
(Crystal MagnetLike a diamond geezer, but better,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:37,
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Well the fakeness has a certain appeal, the more I think about it.
I mean no amount of authentic equipment is going to cause actual time travel to 1820, or whatever golden age of poetry Sandy is trying to emulate. Perhaps it's better done lazily.
(_Felix's school of dance and occult sciences,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:43,
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why the fuck would I put a ballpoint pen in a feather??
(saintsandyFiat justitia, et pereat mundus,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:19,
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Why the fuck would you scrawl doggrel on a stylishly distressed piece of paper and frame it with a feather?
In fairness, I did ask first, some time back.
(mofahaโ( ห_ห)โ ส (ฬโกโ)ส,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:21,
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WTFITS
(mofahaโ( ห_ห)โ ส (ฬโกโ)ส,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:14,
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Poetry don't mean shit unless it's on some wrinkled, water-damaged, brown paper with the edges burnt, and put in a frame with a feather.
(atomicA-bomb-a-nation,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:17,
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... at which point, it DOES mean shit.
(mofahaโ( ห_ห)โ ส (ฬโกโ)ส,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:19,
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Fancy shit in'it?!
(atomicA-bomb-a-nation,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:26,
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so where is the feather? hmmm?
(saintsandyFiat justitia, et pereat mundus,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:21,
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(mofahaโ( ห_ห)โ ส (ฬโกโ)ส,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:23,
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...too easy...
(atomicA-bomb-a-nation,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:23,
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well I can't see any fucking feathers in the photo. Maybe you are dreaming.
(saintsandyFiat justitia, et pereat mundus,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:26,
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So now you deny having feathers stashed in your pillow?
Down with this... v
(atomicA-bomb-a-nation,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:28,
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have you been sniffing my pillow again?
(saintsandyFiat justitia, et pereat mundus,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:32,
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Look behind you!
(Ha ha...made you look) Don't you feel foolish now?!
(atomicA-bomb-a-nation,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:35,
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BUNCH OF FUCKING NONCES. I'LL NUKE THE THREAD!
(saintsandyFiat justitia, et pereat mundus,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:39,
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I care not.
(atomicA-bomb-a-nation,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:45,
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good for you!
it's a shit thread anyway
(reali'm not happy 'til you're not happy,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:45,
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WAILAAPOYDP
(PedroHinCome along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:33,
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Oh you dip paper in tea to make it look all old
Bless your heart
(The Goderatortrumped and you smelt it,
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 8:19,
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I've done this sort of thing before
Teastaining paper, that is, not growing my own drugs. Used the paper for a LARP prop.