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FickleEMP OP t1_ivmy814 wrote

Was used by my two younger siblings and myself for all of our young education. My mother is a school teacher, so she also uses it even to this day. My daughter is currently using it now too for her school work. This thing is a tank, not even one issue!

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Hajajy t1_ivn4ks3 wrote

My post COVID fog is so bad that I read the headline and didn't notice the sub and thought it was an article about an individual who is 25 and sharpens pencils.

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terbear t1_ivn4s3p wrote

Geez, whoever used it had terrible aim ๐Ÿ˜‚

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PaddleMonkey t1_ivo1vf4 wrote

Its awesome. These things just donโ€™t break unless you throw them across a room.

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wimsey1923 t1_ivofz3g wrote

It's probably not illegal to clean it.

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indomitous111 t1_ivp0a62 wrote

These were indestructible. My parents got rid of theirs "because it was old". I'm still upset, it worked fine and there bew one is unreliable and whiney

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0xB0BAFE77 t1_ivpe8ig wrote

They're owned by X-Acto? As in the razor-sharp knives?

That means Boston is now owned by Elmer's, the people who make glue.

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charger1511 t1_ivpjpsu wrote

My dad has had that same model since I can remember. Iโ€™m 39.

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drtwist t1_ivr2tp4 wrote

The modern versions of these are total garbage.

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avipars t1_ixgbqna wrote

X acto makes good sharpeners too but definitely not BIFL

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