Hi,
"Joe R." <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com> said:
At 03:52 PM 6/3/04 -0600, you wrote:
Teo Zenios wrote:
> Pencils used lead in the time of the Romans.
Some people haven't caught
> onto the fact that pencils now use graphite and have for the last 200
So what was the REAL LEAD pencils used to write on?>
I don't know. Do I look that old? :-)
The Romans wrote on thin slices of wood. I'm not that old either, I just
watch too much bbc tv...
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