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Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 13 Feb 24

I probably will not give out the pencils, because they were for the larger classes that my student is associated with. I may save them for Easter or the end of school. I may just put them out in the classroom. These are colorful...

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I made my dad a colouring book....

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 11 Jan 21

Just in case you don't know, my dad has been out of work for quite some time due to having a toe (well now toes) amputated. Anyway don't want to talk about all that again but long story short, he is out of work and he is often...

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Sharpening your pencils....with ?

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 20 Sep 18

Some of us uses a small pencil sharpener and others uses a big one that you put on the wall with screws. Well I still use a small one, and I do have the big one that you screw on the wall. I can agree that depend...

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What is your favorite art supplies?

toothbrushglue @toothbrushglue (106) 22 Aug 18

My favorite is the UCreate sketchbook I got for about $5 at Wal-Mart. It's 12x9 inches and good quality sketching paper. I use a CaseMate mechanical pencil and Faber-Castell kneaded eraser. I think all that costs around $11 and...

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Did you use to like sharpening your pencil for no reason in childhood??

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 3 Aug 18

In childhood days, I use to like sharpening my pencils without reason just for timepass. I cherish those memories now. The pencils are already sharp still use to do it for fun. Now I look back and think as an adult why I use to...

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Do you still use Pencils?

Noel Angeles @Kakashi20 (670) • Philippines 22 Feb 18

There was a time that Pencils where the most popular writing tool. But modern technology led to its decline. Nowadays I rarely see people using it anymore, come to think of it, the last time I remembered using one is when I...

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How often do you organize your working tools?

Jose Juan @quantum2020 (12054) • Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico 5 Sep 17

I often let things go unorganized for a while. It´s only when I feel that things have gone out of control when I take care and organize my stuff. This week I have to organize the things that I carry everyday inside my working...

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What Is The State Of Pencils?

KrauseHome @KrauseHome (36445) • United States 1 May 17

I was sitting there checking my Facebook and I seen someone post this on there as a Joke... you know like a Knock Knock joke and one I had not heard before and thought it was cute and worth sharing. The answer is: Pennsylvania....

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What bothers you most about school children

kwenge @kwenge (2487) • Kenya 9 Feb 17

what is it that u've bought over and over again since ur babies joined school from day one , and it makes u so angry you even think of not replacing. Mine is pencils and water bottles. Hey, but am not complaining.

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A New Addiction?

Sharon @simone10 (54180) • Louisville, Kentucky 26 Feb 16

I always liked to color as a child and then when I had kids, I would color with them as well as my grandchildren when they came along. It was always a fun thing to do together as a family when they were young. A few years ago, I...

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What I DON'T want for Christmas

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Dec 15

I presume this latest fad is alive and well in all countries. I know they have in England at least. I'm talking about colouring-in books for adults. I don't want to knock anyone's idea of what they enjoy but frankly I can't think...

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Office-supply nerds, my people

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 7 Nov 15

Nov 7, 2015 Do you remember those yellow Eberhard Faber No. 2 pencils? The man who founded the US operations did so in 1861 in New York City, on the site where the UN building now stands. By the time he died (1879), "his...

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Buying School Supplies

marcyaz @Marcyaz (35316) • United States 14 Aug 15

Today a local store called Shopko was having a special sale on school supplies like pencils, glue, notebooks, scissors and items like that. A friend and I went there and we both bought a number of school items even though our...

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cute pencils

3SnuggleBunnies @3SnuggleBunnies (16374) • United States 16 Jan 12

I'm sure some of you may find this one a bit silly. But you know all the cute pencils that you love to buy your kids? Why on Earth are the majority this shrinky-dink like plastic pattern on pencils that basically peels off or jams...

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What is Freedom?

asiamooner @asiamooner (418) • Philippines 16 Feb 11

How would you personally define freedom? I call it "No more pencils, no more books, no more students ugly looks!" You?

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Have you ever had to punch your friend?

kolsti87 @kolsti87 (521) • United States 16 Jul 10

One time my friend (one of my best friends) was being a bit of a jerk. He took my pencil to write something down and I tried to take it back but he wouldn't budge. I tried harder, told him it wasn't funny and he still wouldn't...

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Do you still use pencils?

getbiswa2000 @getbiswa2000 (5544) • India 17 Jun 10

Hi, I must confess that I still do. It reminds me of my childhood days, when I used to write with pencils. I used to draw pictures and used rubbers to erase. I also used pencils to underline key sentences in my text books. I...

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Fake Girls

j00nior @j00nior (182) • Canada 11 Feb 10

Today in one of my university classes, this girl who looked sort of pretty, turned around and asked me for a pen. I said yes because I'm a nice person and I like to help others out but all she did was take my pen and give it to...

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earasers and lead for mechanical pencils.. do you lose them?

macdingolinger @macdingolinger (10385) • United States 10 Feb 10

I always feel like I am getting more for my money when I get extra lead and erasers with my mechanical pencils. Half the time though, I can't find them and just end up buying new pencils anyway! Do you use the...

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pencils??? old fashioned sharpeners?

macdingolinger @macdingolinger (10385) • United States 15 Jan 10

Does anyone still use reagular old you-have-to-sharpen-them-yourself pencils? I ran a race recently and there was a real pencil in the goodie bag they gave us for participating. I realized I don't even own a pencil sharpener...

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