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Post by Dr Terror on Dec 13, 2007 0:43:19 GMT
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Dec 13, 2007 8:38:16 GMT
I confess I can hardly write for laughing. utterly brilliant.
Craig
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Post by redbrain on Dec 13, 2007 11:14:43 GMT
I prefer a fountain pen. Bics are pretty awful, and don't deserve such good reviews. ;D
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Post by weirdmonger on Dec 13, 2007 11:19:59 GMT
I can vouch for the fact that, since 1967, Redbrain's weekly letter to me has been almost consistently by fountain pen. (Except for the odd 'green biro lunacy' one). :-)
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Post by sean on Dec 13, 2007 12:18:22 GMT
Dr Charles Terror, I have to ask...
How the hell did you bump into that listing?
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Post by Dr Terror on Dec 13, 2007 13:59:36 GMT
On the Ligotti site, someone had posted about the one that's Lovecraftian.
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Post by Calenture on Dec 13, 2007 14:00:49 GMT
I admit that before I had a database, for years I kept my library records on index cards, which were always written in Bic pen. In my defence, these were not the transparent Bic pens shown, but the yellow plastic fine writers. I can vouch for the fact that, since 1967, Redbrain's weekly letter to me has been almost consistently by fountain pen. (Except for the odd 'green biro lunacy' one). :-) I do like labeling DVDs with fine green felt markers. Oh yes they will. These classics have earned a home at Vault of Evil! 222 of 233 people found the following review helpful: Upon receiving my order, I carefully opened the box and dug through the packing peanuts in order to get to the pen contained therein. 'Beautiful!', I thought, and promptly opened up my moleskine notebook to jot down to myself some notes. My previous pen had ran out of ink four weeks prior and I didn't want to splurge on expensive shipping, which meant I had a lot of notes to catch up on writing. But, when that quality carbide ball touched the surface of the paper, it was not ink that came out. From a distance I heard the screams of men and the cackling of innumerable ravens. I stopped, cold and sweating profusely. I looked down at the Bic Crystal black medium ballpoint pen which I held in my hand, only to see darkness. I dashed it against the wall, recoiling in horror. I saw in the corner of my eye my faithful notebook, which now lay on the ground. Once unmarred, I saw now the small mark which I had made with the devil's own pen. It spread across the page like a plague, and looking at it I gazed upon true horrors. For, what I thought had been ink was in fact a portal to a dark, unforgiving dimension. A portal whose maw was now widening to engulf all hope and joy in the world. 'God, what have I done?' I exclaimed as I weeped and fell to my knees, 'What have I done?' From beyond the Dark Gate I heard these words, words which I can never forget. A terrible, booming voice said to me, 'Ia! Ia! Cthulhu Fthagn!' I ran, blindly stumbling, away from that place and never looked back. My only hope is that none shall follow in the path I've walked down, too blinded by hubris to realize my follies. 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful: I buy little strips of Velcro and attach it to the pen caps which I then stick to the wall beside my computer, refrigerator, phone, bed, tub, etc. The pen fits perfectly, behind my ear, so that I can carry it (hands free) easily from one location to the next and then handily store it in its cap mounted on the wall, ready at a moment's notice to engage in a writing spree or disembark to another location. Presently, I have to visit the Goodwill, the Salvation army, Savers, in order to find these extra caps, which seem to be limited to black, blue, and red. I have asked Bic to include extra caps with this wonderful pen. I have also asked them to provide these caps in different colors. That way I can be color coded to my location. If I forget where I am, I can simply look at the wall, see the orange cap for instance, and know I am at the computer. Customers Who Bought Items Like This Also Bought:
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Dec 13, 2007 14:21:44 GMT
I just reviewed the pen. I didn't want to cause any bad feeling so I built it up a bit. I can confess to you all that I hate those pens and always use these felt type things which I forget the name for.
In any case, my writing and spelling sunk to the plesiotauriciastic age on the advent of a computer with a spell checker.
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Post by Johnlprobert on Dec 14, 2007 11:36:04 GMT
The one about it being the pen Jesus used to 'jot down' the Ten Commandments had me in tears
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Dec 14, 2007 16:33:11 GMT
Yeah taht's a goody. I ilked this one
3.0 out of 5 stars Misleading imagery,
Perhaps it is just me but I have received delivery of my Bic biro (blue, medium) and am a little dissappointed. The image of the pen above clearly shows the pen hovering over the lid at an angle of 45 degrees (approximately). Since my postie delivered the pen this morning (fab packaging Amazon!), I have watched it sit constantly on my desk at what I can only descibe as a "horizontal" angle. Granted, the pen in the image is a black biro but I would have thought that any difference in the hovering and non hovering pens would have been pointed out at the ordering stage. For these reasons, I can only award 3 stars
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Post by redbrain on Dec 14, 2007 19:25:30 GMT
I can vouch for the fact that, since 1967, Redbrain's weekly letter to me has been almost consistently by fountain pen. (Except for the odd 'green biro lunacy' one). :-) The janitor won't allow me access to green biros any more.
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Dec 21, 2007 12:28:35 GMT
Now 95 reviews on the bic pen.
Craig
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Dec 21, 2007 13:11:27 GMT
Used Bic pens are coming on the market in droves now. Example below.
£1.50 Used - Acceptable Delivery: In stock. Dispatched from United Kingdom See delivery rates Comments: no ink left, but otherwise still serviceable
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Post by Dr Terror on Dec 21, 2007 13:17:51 GMT
I like the reviews by Maori Princess, and Jack Lewis.
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Post by Johnlprobert on Dec 21, 2007 14:53:07 GMT
I used to delight in using a Bic in school when the teachers demanded we use a fountain pen.
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