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/diy/ - Do It Yourself

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153076 No.153076 [Reply] [Original]

So I bought a pen for my professor at shcool. Unfortunatley he refused it. My real problem lies in the fact that i fucking MONOGRAMMED and it cost me $50

So /diy/ what do you suggest I do? Can I remove the name or should I just sell it cheap. I don't want it.

>> No.153079

there's this really cool site that you can sell shit on. if i remember the name correctly its something like ebay

>> No.153081
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>>153079
dont be a dick
i could recoup my losses better if i didnt have professor lincoln on it

>> No.153083

OP sounds like an intelligent individual.

>> No.153086

hahaha why did he refuse it

>> No.153087

just go set it on his desk when he is grabbing coffee

>> No.153092
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153092

>>153086
some policy on "i dont accept gifts from students because it can me misconstrued"
fuck, the dude lived in japan and china for a bit he should know that it is offensive in some cultures to turn down a gift i.e. japan

he wrote me a letter of recommendation for a scholarship so i figured i would show my appreciation
my other professor took hers
fffuuuu

>> No.153094

>>153092
then explain your position. and if he refuses again just stash it in his desk or something. or give it to him when you graduate.

>> No.153096

>he should know that it is offensive in some cultures to turn down a gift i.e. japan

Are you in Asia right now?

If not, follow the culture of the country you're in...even if that means someone saying "nope" right in your face!

>> No.153097

>get phonebook
>look up 'lincoln'
>call everyone and ask them if they want to buy a monogramed pen
>eventually one of them will be a professor
>????
>profit minus whatever you spent on the phone bill

>> No.153104

Put it on eBay and be happy with what you can get from it.

Seriously.

>> No.153116

>>153104
That's what I'm thinking. Sucks but shit .

>> No.153122

You don't go buying people fucking pens man, you ask if there's anything you can do to help them out when they've helped you out.

>> No.153124

>>153097

10/10, would piss myself laughing again.

>> No.153125

Take it to a fine silversmith (assuming it's real silver) Monograms can be removed, but it's a delicate, highly skilled job, not a /diy/ deal.

>> No.153127

>Make a costume of Abraham Lincoln
>Become a university professor
>Or even just make up the persona of a university professor
>Call yourself Professor Lincoln from now on

>> No.153132

You should keep the pen and let the rage fuel you, making you surpass the professor one day in all ways. Then, when he's on his deathbed, throw the pen at him. Laugh at him as you whisper to him that he should've taken the pen then, maybe he wouldn't by dying of cancer now if he did.

>> No.153134

Use it to start conversations with hot chicks.
>Uh.. excuse me ma'am, you seem to have dropped your pen...professor?!..Lincoln.
>That's not my pen
>Oh really, cause you could B-abe...

>> No.153137

>>153116
But the first person who suggested ebay was "a dick"?

I think that you should keep the pen; it makes for a conversation starter when someone asks if your name is Lincoln, or why your pen says Lincoln when that's not your name.

>> No.153139

You dont understand why he refused it? Why he refused a semi-expensive gift from one of his students right after writing said student a recommendation letter?

You really don't see his someone could misinterpret that?

>> No.153140

>>153134
I see what you did there
>>153137
It was the sarcastic undertone

>> No.153142

>>153139
It was not right away and it was within school guidelines

>> No.153144

>>153132

Five star post right there.

>> No.153151

>my other professor took hers

The male prof heard of this act, and declined for fear you would attempt it with him?

>> No.153162

>>153151
All men fear the giving of the pen, for only rape and ridicule follow.

>> No.153174

You got it for him for a reason. Dont sell it on ebay or whatever.

Just wait til after you graduate. Post him the pen in a nice box with no-return address. Include a nice letter showing your appreciation for being your professor and teaching you.

Down play the pen, its more a "oh and by the way" rather than a "hey check out this awesome pen I spent XX $$ on for you.."

Include a picture of you from graduation so he will have a keepsake.

Problem Solved....

>> No.153176

Monogram =/= Engraved

Me r colleged.

>> No.153184

>>153092
>he should know that it is offensive in... japan

You should know it's a bad idea in the culture that you're currently in to give one.

>> No.153198

sell it to asians or pakis

>> No.153209

Why didn't you just suck his dick?

>> No.153223

Maybe he just didn't want your pen.

He's a college professor, so I'm sure he has a dickload of pens already.