Arun Prabhudesai has written an amusing post at Trak.in, his business blog, about a gel and ballpoint pen advertisement that appeared on the front page of the Times of India.
General Interest
(Some) MPs Have Expensive Tastes in Pens
When the Manchester Evening News recently mentioned an expense claim by a certain MP that included an expensive ink pen, we got curious. What other pen-related claims had been uncovered in the expense reports of MPs?
Turns out, there have been a few.
A Whole New Meaning to "Exploding Pen"
You’d think the worst that could happen if an ink pen exploded would be a giant blue stain on your favourite white shirt.
Say "Thank You" With a Note
Back home from the holidays and trying to decide whether to send out a round of handwritten thank-you notes?
Of course, we highly recommend it. Thank-you notes only take a few minutes and are all but guaranteed to make your friends and loved ones feel a little extra post-holiday warmth. Plus, they give you yet another excuse to break out your favourite pens for a little inking.
The 24K Gold Pencil a Great Gift or a Designers Folly
Daisung Kim a Korean designer has introduced to the world his 24K gold pencils. The pencils are a standard graphite core wooden pencil covered in 99% pure gold and stamped with the lettering 24K Gold Pencil.
