This Kids In The Hall sketch is dedicated to my Twitter mate Rob Corr who found himself in a similar situation recently.
Your reactions were entirely measured and reasonable. I’d do the same in your situation.
All the best to secure custody of your mechanical pencil. Have you tried looking in Toronto? - Lyall :)
PS
Rob has a really good serious blog. It is full of stimulating stuff that matters in contradistinction to this banal tumblelog. http://robertcorr.com