Describe Pens That You Think Should Be Discontinued But Don't Name The Pens

[modernovervintage]

Explain why.

[Doug C]

Huh?

[sandy101]

It's hexagonal, made of transparent plastic and has a thin inner plastic tube filled with ink. It usually has a steel ball on the end and is known to unexpectedly explode on shirts and on any expensive fabric that happened to be lying about.

 

They are the devil's work and should be discontinued forthwith.

[dan in montreal]

Pretty much any and all promotional click ballpoints you get in hotels, car rental places, etc. They are usually garbage and that's where they end up quickly enough. The environmental cost of such crappy devices must be catastrophic.

[Mercian]

All the fershlugginer fakes out there.

[inkstainedruth]

It's hexagonal, made of transparent plastic and has a thin inner plastic tube filled with ink. It usually has a steel ball on the end and is known to unexpectedly explode on shirts and on any expensive fabric that happened to be lying about.

 

They are the devil's work and should be discontinued forthwith.

 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Karmachanic]

All high cost pens with aesthetic design abominations that have no bearing on functionality.

[Freddy]

Describe Pens That You Think Should Be Discontinued But Don't Name The Pens

Explain why.

 

Please explain....Thank you............

 

Still your friend and his..

 

Fred

One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.

[WLSpec]

It's hexagonal, made of transparent plastic and has a thin inner plastic tube filled with ink. It usually has a steel ball on the end and is known to unexpectedly explode on shirts and on any expensive fabric that happened to be lying about.

 

They are the devil's work and should be discontinued forthwith.

Agreed!

[kestrel]

If someday it should happen that a victim must be found,

I've got a little list -I've got a little list.

Of skipping, blobbing writers that should all be thrown away,

And that never would be missed - they never would be missed.

All brand new pens arriving with their poorly aligned tines,

And fancy nibs that cannot draw a simple cursive line,

Those shiny metal sections that slip out of your damp hand,

And heavy costly barrels made from gray exotic sand,

All baby bottom tipping that leaves you feeling really (word FPN won't let me use),

They'd none of 'em be missed - they'd none of 'em be missed.

 

Chorus:

 

He's got 'em on the list - he's got 'em on the list,
And they'll none of 'em be missed - they'll none of 'em be missed.

 

With apologies to Sir Arthur Sullivan.

 

Edited to replace the word peeved that the software inserted to replace a word that scans and rhymes.

Edited January 29, 2020 by kestrel

[seoulseeker]

A whole brand which should be discontinued in this case:

 

+ but the vertical line slightly longer than horizontal

[praxim]

Thank you, kestrel.

 

I surmise that Sir Arthur would have waved away the apologies. At least, Sir William Schwenck G would.

[sandy101]

Chorus:

 

 

He's got 'em on the list - he's got 'em on the list,
And they'll none of 'em be missed - they'll none of 'em be missed.