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by musicismyboyfriend on April 28th, 2010

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If the pen is mightier than the sword, why isn't the pencil?

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  • by RosieGHM Jetpacker on April 29th, 2010

    RosieGHM Jetpacker

    Pencil can be erased...it is not meant to be permanent. It is the ideal tool for people who can't make decisions or make a lot of mistakes. A letter written in pencil is usually from a child who erases a lot. Anything written in ink is meant to be serious so you pay more attention! Happy Thursday! :)

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  • by The Anonymous Witch on April 29th, 2010

    The Anonymous Witch

    it de-pens ;-)

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  • by The Chief on April 29th, 2010

    The Chief

    The pencil was pretty darned mighty in Batman, The Dark Knight.

    That Joker...he's such a funny guy!

    The Dark Knight - Jokers Pencil Trick SceneUploaded by annoyingevilkid. - Check out other Film & TV videos.

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  • by TWA on April 28th, 2010

    TWA

    People don't take things written in pencil as serious as something written in pen. It can be erased and is much lighter. A pencil is to a pen as a large frozen tuna is to a sword.

    Interestingly, the phrase means that words are more powerful/dangerous than physical violence. Yet actions speak louder than words. Make up your mind, cliches!

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  • by Marguerite on April 28th, 2010

    Marguerite

    That was an old quote. Maybe pens were the only things you could write with. Now we have, not only pencils, but computers. All forms of writing tools are mightier than the sword.

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  • by waitaminute on April 28th, 2010

    waitaminute

    Too many people are pencil-ist. :(





    :D

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  • by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on April 29th, 2010

    Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE!

    It doesn't last as long on paper!

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  • by engineer is Terminator on April 29th, 2010

    engineer is Terminator

    Its more often dependent on a sharpner.

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  • by Charlie is a girl on April 29th, 2010

    Charlie is a girl

    Because you have to keep erasing-lol.

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  • by R U Sirius on April 29th, 2010

    R U Sirius

    Because they keep forgetting to use the #2.............

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  • by ulteriorjoetive on April 29th, 2010

    ulteriorjoetive

    Good question - most pens can't even write upside-down!

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  • by Artful Bodger on April 28th, 2010

    Artful Bodger

    The penis mightier than the sword? Only if there's lead in your pencil, I guess.....

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  • by myname on April 28th, 2010

    myname

    because you have to peir a pencil and the sword can make short work of that

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  • by SPKmnd90 on April 28th, 2010

    SPKmnd90

    Because you can break the pencil without getting ink all over you.

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  • by WABOO on April 28th, 2010

    WABOO

    The pen represents the instrument for writing, including the Mongol or the Staedler pencils. hehehe

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  • by Mud on April 28th, 2010

    Mud

    lol, today it would be the typriter is mightier than the gun, and this would be wrong due to current events, the dollar is the arbitor of human fate would be accurate to a disturbing degree.

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  • by HEYTHERE on April 28th, 2010

    HEYTHERE

    Because with a pencil, people are always trying to get the lead out.

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  • by Scumop on April 28th, 2010

    Scumop

    Because you need the sword to sharpen the pencil, you can't risk a confrontation.
    Both will poke your eye out.
    Sword: made of steel, so very strong and durable.
    Pencil: Can be fired from a bow to poke your eye out at a distance.

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  • by Johnno on April 28th, 2010

    Johnno

    Because it doesn't work in a poetic sense, simple.

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