Well, Sisters, this is what we have been waiting for: ballpoint pens made specially for the Ladies. My attention was drawn to these on Facebook and I felt moved to share. All these years we have been struggling to get our words down with ordinary Man-pens, like fish attempting to get about on bicycles. In my opinion there hasn't been anything like it since they invented the side-saddle, and I feel that my brilliant career is now assured.
You might like to read some of the Amazon reviews.
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At least Pocky is for women, as evidenced by Men's Pocky - to make sure men don't eat the other flavors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocky
Hurrah! I love it. Signs, you have (once again) made my day, and so early in the morning as well. I also adored the way these Very Special Pens had brought out the creative instincts of the Amazon commenters.
Now, how do I order them? I could do with some creative-writing assistance…
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PS I totally love Pocky sticks, too. Where do I get the "mature" version?
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Zhoen, thank you for this - I can picture myself eating Pocky while penning my magnum opus (or shopping lists).
Anna, obviously you can't have the "mature" Pocky as they are for the men. I would have gone for those too, but why rock the boat? Have the banana flavour and rejoice.
We hot-foot it to Amazon as fast as our little feet can go. Sometimes life is just so simple.
I saw these too and was guffawing into me sleeve ....until I remembered that in the 70s at school, when we all wrote with fountain pens, all the main brands, Platignum, Sheaffer, Parker etc etc always made a lady-version of each design.
It was of course teeny tiny so that the pen would fit neatly into teeny tiny dainty lady-fingers (okra).....too weak and pitiful to grasp a 'proper' manly pen of authority
Obviously nothing has changed !
Cusp, yes, you are right - how could I have forgotten the lady-version fountain pens? So this is perhaps a step back as well as a step forward? I need to think about this.
I have a strange and dangerous urge to actually buy some. What the hell is wrong with me?!
Thanks for bringing such a hilarious phenomenon to our attention :)
Jesus! I just noticed the price!
It isn't just you, Amy - I have the urge too. And I can almost guarantee that Anna has. Clearly they identified a need.
Oh, and congrats for getting past the robot police!
Amy, Andie...this urge (as you put it) is a clear sign that you are particularly poorly bad. Those pens are the devil's work. I should send you a bumper pack of HUGE indelible marker pens as an antidote
You guarantee correctly, Signs; I am positively dying for a packet of those pens. I am prone to other Devil's Work as well, though, Cusp (hello, happy new year, all that), so your theory may also hold. At least to a degree.
Yes, there are Lady Parkers and things…but they, for some reason, make more sense. I mean, an elegant and feminine design for an elegant and expensive item…a bit like, well, ladies' shoes are designed differently from men's shoes. The same goes for cigarette lighters; there are Zippoesque things aimed particularly at women.
I can see my reasoning totally failing at being convincing. But regardless of that, there is a difference between a gorgeous Mont Blanc with an engraved floral pattern – and a plastic Bic biro in pink (you know, in the package, they are reminiscent of nothing as much as disposable razors, don't y'all agree?). There just is.
Yes, verily.
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Gael - where did you disappear to? I could have sworn I saw you here. Anyway, that link, yes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCyw3prIWhc
I have watched it and think Anna should too. If that doesn't persuade her of the virtues of LadyBics then nothing will.
I have watched and am now Officially Persuaded.
Now all I need is A Man to purchase me a package – I mean, I can't be expected to manage online shopping by myself, can I? Surely not.
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Ah - I think we have a chcken-and-egg situation, Anna. For the Ladypens will surely bestow on you the type of virtues that would guarantee the attentions of a suitable gentleman person - the kind who would see it as his right and proper place to get you those pens, I mean. But without them already in place I am not sure how best to proceed. You need to be seen in the right places, looking helpless. I think. Good luck.
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