Pencil Haiku - open mic

What a nice pencil!
Wow that’s really expensive.
And now I am broke.

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Yo, I got a MEC!
A first? No, I think a ‘late’.
Box and papers? Sigh.

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True story

My pencil arrived
Why is the sticker missing?
I just got ripped off

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“I just need point five.”
Got point three and nine by chance.
Seven never shows.

:point_up_2:t3:familiar to anyone starting out who swore they would never be crazy enough to collect a full set of any drafting series.

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A true cautionary tale. :laughing:

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I just finally purchased a PG303

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That’s not a haiku. Someone kick him out of here.

:joy:

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Behold that design.
I would love to own it now.
But auction too high.

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Mechanical pencil.
Makes gray lines on paper.
Sometimes I erase.

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0 bids one minute last
I sniped 5 sec before
lost it for one buck

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I see your haiku, and raise you a limerick:

A man who loved pencils and lead,
Was shocked when his lady friend said,
‘Your nerdy obsession
has forced my confession -
I shoulda married one of your friends instead’.

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Why is it called a limerick?

The origin of the limerick is unknown, but it has been suggested that the name derives from the chorus of an 18th-century Irish soldiers’ song, “Will You Come Up to Limerick?” To this were added impromptu verses crowded with improbable incident and subtle innuendo

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