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  • George KG George K

    Dozens Gather To Watch Sharpening Of Giant No. 2 Pencil

    A large crowd turned out Saturday to see a new landmark in Minneapolis — a giant pencil near Lake of the Isles.

    John Higgins, a homeowner on East Lake of the Isles Parkway, commissioned an artist to turn his damaged bur oak tree into a 20-foot-tall No. 2 pencil. The work is called the “Loti Tree.”

    “We thought let’s do something basic, simple that we can execute, but something that’s classic,” Higgins told WCCO last month.

    The tree was severely damaged during a 2017 thunderstorm. Higgins said losing the old oak tree was like losing a friend. However, with some encouragement from the community, he decided to turn the stump into a work of art.

    David Reese, an artisanal pencil sharpener, was among those who gathered to see the finished work on Saturday.

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    What the actual hell is an "artisanal pencil sharpener??"

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    @George-K said in Pencil Sharpener:

    What the actual hell is an "artisanal pencil sharpener??"

    Someone with no actual life?

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    • MikM Away
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      Mik
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      I believe that in Maslow's Hierarchy this is referred to as self-actualization. Maslow never said it had to be meaningful to anyone else.

      Which, in this case, is a good thing.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      • George KG George K

        Dozens Gather To Watch Sharpening Of Giant No. 2 Pencil

        A large crowd turned out Saturday to see a new landmark in Minneapolis — a giant pencil near Lake of the Isles.

        John Higgins, a homeowner on East Lake of the Isles Parkway, commissioned an artist to turn his damaged bur oak tree into a 20-foot-tall No. 2 pencil. The work is called the “Loti Tree.”

        “We thought let’s do something basic, simple that we can execute, but something that’s classic,” Higgins told WCCO last month.

        The tree was severely damaged during a 2017 thunderstorm. Higgins said losing the old oak tree was like losing a friend. However, with some encouragement from the community, he decided to turn the stump into a work of art.

        David Reese, an artisanal pencil sharpener, was among those who gathered to see the finished work on Saturday.

        image.png

        What the actual hell is an "artisanal pencil sharpener??"

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        @George-K said in Pencil Sharpener:

        What the actual hell is an "artisanal pencil sharpener??"

        Somebody who unexpectedly pulls sharpened pencils out of his bottom?

        I was only joking

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        • jon-nycJ Online
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          Brenda has a lot to answer for.

          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
          -Cormac McCarthy

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            http://www.artisanalpencilsharpening.com/

            I’m hoping it’s a joke?

            The Brad

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              Alright, new career/business idea: artisanal phone cleaning service.

              Professional telephone cleaner was a real thing. Time to bring back the tradition and advance it into the smartphone/touchscreen era.

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              • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                Brenda has a lot to answer for.

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                @jon-nyc said in Pencil Sharpener:

                Brenda has a lot to answer for.

                No kidding. What is going on in Minnesoooooota? We have professional pencil sharpeners? ✏️

                Imagine seeing that on someone's resume.

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                • brendaB brenda

                  @jon-nyc said in Pencil Sharpener:

                  Brenda has a lot to answer for.

                  No kidding. What is going on in Minnesoooooota? We have professional pencil sharpeners? ✏️

                  Imagine seeing that on someone's resume.

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                  @brenda said in Pencil Sharpener:

                  professional pencil sharpeners

                  Artisanal ones too!

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • brendaB brenda

                    @jon-nyc said in Pencil Sharpener:

                    Brenda has a lot to answer for.

                    No kidding. What is going on in Minnesoooooota? We have professional pencil sharpeners? ✏️

                    Imagine seeing that on someone's resume.

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                    @brenda said in Pencil Sharpener:

                    @jon-nyc said in Pencil Sharpener:

                    Brenda has a lot to answer for.

                    No kidding. What is going on in Minnesoooooota? We have professional pencil sharpeners? ✏️

                    Imagine seeing that on someone's resume.

                    No, the artisanal pencil sharpener mentioned in the story is from NY. He just traveled to Minnesota to see the unveiling of the giant pencil…. Now that doesn’t mean you don’t have professional pencil sharpeners, but the one from the story is a tourist.

                    What Minnesota DOES have is a growing list of oddball tourist Meccas

                    The Brad

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                    • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                      @brenda said in Pencil Sharpener:

                      @jon-nyc said in Pencil Sharpener:

                      Brenda has a lot to answer for.

                      No kidding. What is going on in Minnesoooooota? We have professional pencil sharpeners? ✏️

                      Imagine seeing that on someone's resume.

                      No, the artisanal pencil sharpener mentioned in the story is from NY. He just traveled to Minnesota to see the unveiling of the giant pencil…. Now that doesn’t mean you don’t have professional pencil sharpeners, but the one from the story is a tourist.

                      What Minnesota DOES have is a growing list of oddball tourist Meccas

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                      @LuFins-Dad said in Pencil Sharpener:

                      @brenda said in Pencil Sharpener:

                      @jon-nyc said in Pencil Sharpener:

                      Brenda has a lot to answer for.

                      No kidding. What is going on in Minnesoooooota? We have professional pencil sharpeners? ✏️

                      Imagine seeing that on someone's resume.

                      No, the artisanal pencil sharpener mentioned in the story is from NY. He just traveled to Minnesota to see the unveiling of the giant pencil…. Now that doesn’t mean you don’t have professional pencil sharpeners, but the one from the story is a tourist.

                      What Minnesota DOES have is a growing list of oddball tourist Meccas

                      Yes, we encourage oddball tourists. It helps to make the rest of us feel more normal. 😁

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