Throughout my life I have had odd experiences when borrowing pencils...

[Reenk Roink]

Why don't you just get your own pencils?
I mean, if I saw someone constantly asking for a pencil from everyone I'd just give him one of my own damn pencils to keep just to quiet him.

In most cases I do. This is just some bizarre string of experiences I have had throughout the years, from middle school to college, in the pretty rare cases that I have had to borrow pencils.

But, like Husar, I only keep about 1 pencil at a time, and I shove it in my pocket in the morning just as I am about to head out. And in many rushed mornings, keys, phone, wallet take priority so sometimes I forget.

Start using a pen.
Carry your own pencils.
Give a candy to the person you borrow the pencil from so that they don't miss their precious pencil.
Keep sharpening the pencils of people who give you grief until all that's left are inch long stubs.

On a slightly unrelated note, do you use those synthetic wood pencils or ordinary ones?

I avoid pens because I make a ton of mistakes and I hate pressing hard on the paper to write which leaves marks on my other papers behind the paper. I don't know why but that really bothers me.
And I use mechanical pencils of course. Who still uses wooden pencils in 2011 rofl... Although your idea of sharpening them to stubs is a great reason to.