Pen caps

Shawn

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These things always end up on the floor. Completely worthless. I just threw away about 20 of them and I don't miss them one bit. What are they for again?
 

Vehemence

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Originally posted by: KeithTalent
For chewing on.

KT

This. What's awesome is a lot of them have holes so if you accidentally swallow them you can still breathe. Now that I swallow them.

:confused:
 

RaistlinZ

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Oct 15, 2001
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Keeps you from spearing yourself in the scrotum.

But I do agree that they get lost way to easily. I prefer click type pens.
 

mugs

Lifer
Apr 29, 2003
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They're pointless until you STAB YOURSELF IN THE EYE with your pen.

Or until you want to put your pen in your pocket.
 

olds

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Originally posted by: meltdown75
less pointless than YOUR FACE

As pointy as the top of his head?
:shocked: :laugh: :D:beer::thumbsup:
 

Juked07

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Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Originally posted by: meltdown75
less pointless than YOUR FACE

People in glass houses...

KT

"So really the rule should be, 'Only people in glass houses should throw stones, provided they are trapped in the house with the stones'"

~Demetri
 

sdifox

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Sep 30, 2005
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Originally posted by: darkxshade
Originally posted by: sdifox
in case you don't want the pen staining your cloth.

Why isn't there a cap for your little soldier then? ;)

some people have better control than others. You are obviously the latter.
 

sdifox

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Originally posted by: darkxshade
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Originally posted by: sdifox
in case you don't want the pen staining your cloth.

Why isn't there a cap for your little soldier then? ;)

some people have better control than others. You are obviously the latter.

ouch :(

you got me

It was too easy...you walked into that one all by yourself :)
 

Chiropteran

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Originally all pens were uncapped with unlimited writing capability, but some pen manufacturers were upset with P2P (pen to paper) abusers who would write on paper far more than the average pen user, which resulted in a shortage of ink in those pens. Manufacturers started installing artificial caps to keep the pen use somewhat in line with the average. However, this measure has been criticized as being ineffective, as it's very easy for end users to remove the caps and make use of heavy P2P applications anyway, so some manufacturers have already abandoned the idea of capped pens.
 

EGGO

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Jul 29, 2004
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Certainly keeps my fountain pen from easily getting ink all over me.