# No! You can't have a pencil, pen, paper, scantron, or borrow my book!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-cant-have-a-pencil-pen-paper-scantron-or-borrow-my-book/204838>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 1, 2003, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-cant-have-a-pencil-pen-paper-scantron-or-borrow-my-book/204838 "2003-10-01T03:21:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-cant-have-a-pencil-pen-paper-scantron-or-borrow-my-book/204838/41 "2003-10-02T15:13:49Z")

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**Merijeek:**

I’ve got a copy that I could let go for $75.

'course, if you’re willing to make out with my wife for a while, I guess I could knock it down to $50.

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**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-cant-have-a-pencil-pen-paper-scantron-or-borrow-my-book/204838/42 "2003-10-03T17:15:50Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Sublight \*  
> \*\ ***Merijeek:**
> 
> I’ve got a copy that I could let go for $75.
> 
> 'course, if you’re willing to make out with my wife for a while, I guess I could knock it down to $50. \*\*

Sounds like a good deal, but I’m not sure if I want to dicker.

-Joe, _rimshot_

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