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Friday, May 12, 2006

Two Hundred and Thirty First Question

When is the last time you used one of these?

posted by Sublime @ 10:34 AM  

26 Comments:

  • At 11:04 AM, Blogger Robert said…

    What's that odd lookin' contraption?!? :-) Happy Friday!

     

  • At 11:19 AM, Blogger Unknown said…

    Yesterday at work in the
    elementary. I prefer these to the electric version which sounds like an animal being killed when it's being used..

     

  • At 11:35 AM, Blogger Pittchick said…

    I wish I could remember! Probably some time in high school.

     

  • At 11:51 AM, Blogger Heidi said…

    I thought it was some kind of peeler..lol

     

  • At 12:53 PM, Blogger House of Suz said…

    4 years ago, I had one in my basement studio fo my former home.

     

  • At 1:04 PM, Blogger Fletch said…

    Ummm... Wot is it?

    Ciao Ciao

     

  • At 1:07 PM, Blogger Blogzie said…

    1963

     

  • At 2:23 PM, Blogger Mind Sprite said…

    A year or so ago before an exam. We actually still have some of those in our classrooms at the college I work at.

     

  • At 5:00 PM, Blogger Alicia M B Ballard StudioGaleria said…

    while volunteering at the BCSPCA about four years ago...

     

  • At 6:13 PM, Blogger SassyFemme said…

    A few weeks ago, I work in an elementary school.

     

  • At 9:37 PM, Blogger ian gordon said…

    Today. I have an electric one in my tiny little studio.

    PS
    The word verification below is spelling arsejm - I thought it was funny.

     

  • At 5:07 AM, Blogger alan said…

    Have a hand cranked one mounted in our utilitiy room; about once every six months I gather a handful of pencils from the different holders and put a tip on them...

    alan

     

  • At 9:53 AM, Blogger Anne-Marie said…

    Sometime this week in my classroom. :)

    -AM

     

  • At 10:43 AM, Blogger puhpaul said…

    Yesterday. Twice, sometimes the kids in my class have trouble with it.

     

  • At 10:53 AM, Blogger gemmak said…

    1977.

     

  • At 11:42 AM, Blogger Helene said…

    Feb 05 at my Moms house! It was the only kind she had! funny to think about it... I wonder if I will ever use one again...

     

  • At 5:34 PM, Blogger Brown Shoes said…

    I have on the wall in my kitchen - I use it frequently for colored pencils and crossword puzzle pencils.


    bs

     

  • At 9:52 PM, Blogger nancy =) said…

    i have one mounted on the desk in my kitchen as well...and i use it quite frequently...

    peace...

     

  • At 9:59 PM, Blogger Shannon said…

    Hmm, can't recall. I have two electric pencil sharpeners that I use for my pencils...

     

  • At 11:48 PM, Blogger Unknown said…

    We have one outside the labs and we use it for the colored pencils for our drawings. My friend and I emptied it one day and put the shavings in a clear box marked 'magic' and mailed it to a third party. It has been passed around our group of friends ever since then.

     

  • At 12:29 AM, Blogger Connie in FL said…

    Mounted in our garage is a similar model only it's rusty with age. I use it about once a month. I'd rather use a pencil than a pen any day.

     

  • At 8:38 AM, Blogger Asaph's Table said…

    One exacly like the picture? High school, circa 1987. My classmates and I used to have "contests" to see who could create the shortest useable pencil. Imagine a little piece of lead with an eraser attached!
    Yeah, it didn't take much to entertain us.

     

  • At 6:39 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I have one hanging in my laundry room, we use it everyday...

     

  • At 10:36 AM, Blogger DayDreamer said…

    I dont remember the last time I saw one, but that picture triggered strong memories of primary school. We used to love using these!!!

     

  • At 7:48 PM, Blogger danielle said…

    high school...about 5 years ago.

     

  • At 10:14 PM, Blogger Valerie said…

    Today. We still have them in schools. Brand new ones, even.

     

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