Comments on: The Pen Which Shall Never Be Lost http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 10:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Bekah http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-424448 Bekah Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424448 I just scatter pens around me at a density that bears some relation to the function of a space ;) I just scatter pens around me at a density that bears some relation to the function of a space ;)

]]> By: Fred H http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-423938 Fred H Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-423938 "WHATEVER (emphasis mine) is stealing..." What, like it's a rat who got a deal to write a three-volume autobiography? You know the second volume would dwell too long on cheese. “WHATEVER (emphasis mine) is stealing…”
What, like it’s a rat who got a deal to write a three-volume autobiography? You know the second volume would dwell too long on cheese.

]]> By: Chevan http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-423941 Chevan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-423941 I can't find it again, but I once saw a picture of an anti-theft system a guy rigged up for a Sharpie. He set the cap to the Sharpie into a concrete block, sticking up. I can’t find it again, but I once saw a picture of an anti-theft system a guy rigged up for a Sharpie.

He set the cap to the Sharpie into a concrete block, sticking up.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-423944 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-423944 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFEUy8NzazE Kids In The Hall were WAY ahead of the curve. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFEUy8NzazE

Kids In The Hall were WAY ahead of the curve.

]]> By: Tony Moore http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-423952 Tony Moore Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-423952 i had to do something similar to keep my cat from stealing the kneaded erasers from my drafting table. I tried keeping them in a drawer instead of out with my other supplies, but between my own lack of complete total diligence and the cat's drive to get into the drawer and abscond with them, i lost 3 brand new erasers in about a week, and probably a total of 5 in a month. i could turn my back for merely a few seconds, even staying in the same room, and they'd be gone. i tied a length of string to my table with a loop at the opposite end, and kneaded the eraser around the loop. Now, neither the cat nor my own negligence will find me without one again. -T i had to do something similar to keep my cat from stealing the kneaded erasers from my drafting table. I tried keeping them in a drawer instead of out with my other supplies, but between my own lack of complete total diligence and the cat’s drive to get into the drawer and abscond with them, i lost 3 brand new erasers in about a week, and probably a total of 5 in a month. i could turn my back for merely a few seconds, even staying in the same room, and they’d be gone. i tied a length of string to my table with a loop at the opposite end, and kneaded the eraser around the loop. Now, neither the cat nor my own negligence will find me without one again.

-T

]]> By: i_prefer_yeti http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-423957 i_prefer_yeti Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-423957 Pffft, why not just implant a micro-rfid tag in the pen & set up a - I dunno - 4 ft active proximity area around the desk rigged to a vibration unit in the pen so it wiggles like crazy when it's been taken away from it's assigned area? Sheesh. Pffft, why not just implant a micro-rfid tag in the pen & set up a – I dunno – 4 ft active proximity area around the desk rigged to a vibration unit in the pen so it wiggles like crazy when it’s been taken away from it’s assigned area?

Sheesh.

]]> By: grimc http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-423962 grimc Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-423962 @takuan The best part of that whole thing is that Swingline got so many requests for a red stapler (which they didn't make) that they started making them. @takuan

The best part of that whole thing is that Swingline got so many requests for a red stapler (which they didn’t make) that they started making them.

]]> By: Mope http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-423963 Mope Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-423963 Kids in the Hall.... www.metacafe.com/watch/117873/kids_in_the_hall_my_pen/ Kids in the Hall….
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/117873/kids_in_the_hall_my_pen/

]]> By: mattofdoom http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-424219 mattofdoom Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424219 Anybody else think this guy is setting himself up to loose his desk drawer? Anybody else think this guy is setting himself up to loose his desk drawer?

]]> By: fnc http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-423964 fnc Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-423964 I have a Pentel RSVP on my desk now that has, literally, given me over four years of service. I did not steal it. I have a Pentel RSVP on my desk now that has, literally, given me over four years of service. I did not steal it.

]]> By: Mim http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-423965 Mim Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-423965 Wouldn't this post be more appropriate over in BBGadgets? Wouldn’t this post be more appropriate over in BBGadgets?

]]> By: Mope http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-423967 Mope Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-423967 #2 - missed that you had posted it already... #2 – missed that you had posted it already…

]]> By: JudgeDredd http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-423973 JudgeDredd Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-423973 Wow! This would come in handy at place like banks and supermarkets. Wow! This would come in handy at place like banks and supermarkets.

]]> By: kdeldycke http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-424230 kdeldycke Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424230 This reminds me <a href="http://www.siegelproductions.ca/filmfanatics/arthurlipsett.htm">Arthur Lipsett, who used a 30-foot chain and a padlock</a> to keep track of all his stuffs. This reminds me Arthur Lipsett, who used a 30-foot chain and a padlock to keep track of all his stuffs.

]]> By: Gilbert Wham http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-424231 Gilbert Wham Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424231 See, I tied the remotes to the coffee table with string, and people look at me like I'm crazy. Do THEY know where their remotes are <i>at all times</i>? I think not. See, I tied the remotes to the coffee table with string, and people look at me like I’m crazy. Do THEY know where their remotes are at all times? I think not.

]]> By: PFlint http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-424495 PFlint Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424495 The Pen That/Which Shall Never Be Lost is the pen at our pediatrician. It's a novelty pen as big as an enchilada. No one would willingly or accidentally walk away with that pen. We often forget about psycho/social methods. The Pen That/Which Shall Never Be Lost is the pen at our pediatrician. It’s a novelty pen as big as an enchilada. No one would willingly or accidentally walk away with that pen. We often forget about psycho/social methods.

]]> By: Bekah http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-425017 Bekah Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-425017 #48 No, not incorrect, this is a regional distinction in english. Many forms of english do the restrictive non restrictive with a comma not a distinction between which and that #48 No, not incorrect, this is a regional distinction in english. Many forms of english do the restrictive non restrictive with a comma not a distinction between which and that

]]> By: andyhavens http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-423996 andyhavens Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-423996 Reminds me... Back 15 years ago or so, when I was still doing some manual cut-and-paste for design work, I bought a really nice pair of art shears. They got stolen off my desk at work, so I bought another pair. They got stolen, too. The third pair I labeled with my name, using white out, on one handle, and the words, "Please do not steal" on the other. I had that pair for 10 years. Reminds me…

Back 15 years ago or so, when I was still doing some manual cut-and-paste for design work, I bought a really nice pair of art shears. They got stolen off my desk at work, so I bought another pair. They got stolen, too.

The third pair I labeled with my name, using white out, on one handle, and the words, “Please do not steal” on the other.

I had that pair for 10 years.

]]> By: bobk http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-424003 bobk Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424003 I always leave out a decoy stapler that doesn't work available for loan while I am away. I also collect dried out pens and leave them in a cup handy for those who need them. I always leave out a decoy stapler that doesn’t work available for loan while I am away. I also collect dried out pens and leave them in a cup handy for those who need them.

]]> By: LOSERKID http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-424006 LOSERKID Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424006 why is is the pen so important??????? why is is the pen so important???????

]]> By: Timothy Hutton http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-424010 Timothy Hutton Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424010 I ran a small test a few jobs ago to see how long a pen would last. I took care to keep track of that pen, and used only that pen while at work until the ink ran out. It took six months to use up the ink in the pen. It was a <a href="http://www.pilotpen-store.com/product_detail.asp?T1=PIL%20BP145%20BLK%20F" rel="nofollow">Pilot Better Retractable Ballpoint pen</a>. Those were great pens, but too expensive to be used as disposable at $2/each... Pilot sells <a href="http://www.pilotpen-store.com/product_detail.asp?T1=PIL%20BRFS2F%20BLK" rel="nofollow">refills</a> for them, $2 for two refills. I ran a small test a few jobs ago to see how long a pen would last. I took care to keep track of that pen, and used only that pen while at work until the ink ran out. It took six months to use up the ink in the pen. It was a Pilot Better Retractable Ballpoint pen. Those were great pens, but too expensive to be used as disposable at $2/each…

Pilot sells refills for them, $2 for two refills.

]]> By: Uncle Geo http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-424011 Uncle Geo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424011 I bought some bank pens with the little chain, hacked off the pens (I didn't care what happened to them), drilled holes in my remotes and glued them to the end table to keep the little ones form running off with the remotes. One day. Gone. All of 'em. Now the kids steal the AAs out of the remotes for their game controllers and just toss the back cover. We have a zillion remotes and can't find a back cover for any of 'em. Even the game controllers don't have back covers. I know, someday, that I'll find all the back covers... with all the lone socks. I bought some bank pens with the little chain, hacked off the pens (I didn’t care what happened to them), drilled holes in my remotes and glued them to the end table to keep the little ones form running off with the remotes.

One day. Gone. All of ‘em.

Now the kids steal the AAs out of the remotes for their game controllers and just toss the back cover. We have a zillion remotes and can’t find a back cover for any of ‘em. Even the game controllers don’t have back covers.

I know, someday, that I’ll find all the back covers… with all the lone socks.

]]> By: pupdog http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-425297 pupdog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-425297 Wait, so we've got some sort of S&M Pen setup, and people are arguing Grammar? THIS is what the internet is for. Wait, so we’ve got some sort of S&M Pen setup, and people are arguing Grammar?

THIS is what the internet is for.

]]> By: dougrogers http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-424020 dougrogers Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424020 My commercial art teacher, in art school kept a roll of masking tape chained to a cannonball at the front of the room. I have my kitchen shears chained to the wall. Despite having a dozen pairs of scissors in our house, my kitchen shears are the only ones anyone can ever find. My commercial art teacher, in art school kept a roll of masking tape chained to a cannonball at the front of the room. I have my kitchen shears chained to the wall. Despite having a dozen pairs of scissors in our house, my kitchen shears are the only ones anyone can ever find.

]]> By: dainel http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-424023 dainel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424023 I confess. I'm a pen thief in the office. I sit at my colleagues desks, use their pen, and the pen will frequently end up on another desk. They rarely end up on my own desk though. So I guess I'm more of a pen redistributor. Using me as transport, the pens are able to travel from desk to desk, exploring the whole office. I confess. I’m a pen thief in the office. I sit at my colleagues desks, use their pen, and the pen will frequently end up on another desk. They rarely end up on my own desk though. So I guess I’m more of a pen redistributor. Using me as transport, the pens are able to travel from desk to desk, exploring the whole office.

]]> By: dougrogers http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-424025 dougrogers Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424025 I cleaned my wife's car, as a favour, before we were married. I found 36 pens. I cleaned my wife’s car, as a favour, before we were married. I found 36 pens.

]]> By: Bekah http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-425314 Bekah Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-425314 #51 :D point taken - but I do keep my pen on a little leather leash with a cute leather collar does that make up for arguing over grammar? ;) #51 :D point taken – but I do keep my pen on a little leather leash with a cute leather collar does that make up for arguing over grammar? ;)

]]> By: Ponchyan http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-424559 Ponchyan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424559 #31 - Thank you. #41 - You are incorrect. "That" precedes restrictive clauses. "Which" precedes nonrestrictive clauses. In this case, having the property of, "shall never be lost," defines the uniqueness of and identifies this particular pen. #31 – Thank you.
#41 – You are incorrect. “That” precedes restrictive clauses. “Which” precedes nonrestrictive clauses. In this case, having the property of, “shall never be lost,” defines the uniqueness of and identifies this particular pen.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-424050 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424050 The Pentel R.S.V.P is my favourite pen to use, and, as a result, seems to be the one that is always missing. The Pentel R.S.V.P is my favourite pen to use, and, as a result, seems to be the one that is always missing.

]]> By: dw_funk http://boingboing.net/2009/02/26/the-pen-which-shall.html#comment-424053 dw_funk Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424053 In my friends' room, they've done the same thing with a lighter a few times. Even doing that, lighters inevitably disappear eventually. I've found that if I get myself something sufficiently nice (an excellent pen, a zippo), I'll manage to keep it around for much longer. On the other hand, it's a lot easier to just steal the closest Bic when it's time for a cigarette or a note... In my friends’ room, they’ve done the same thing with a lighter a few times. Even doing that, lighters inevitably disappear eventually. I’ve found that if I get myself something sufficiently nice (an excellent pen, a zippo), I’ll manage to keep it around for much longer.

On the other hand, it’s a lot easier to just steal the closest Bic when it’s time for a cigarette or a note…

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