Gel stick pens are great to have around the office because they’re inexpensive, simple and tend to write so well. Plus, they’re typically nice-looking pens. But not all sticks are created equal, and we decided to put three popular office models to the test to see which one came out on top.
General Interest
Inappropriate Uses of Pens 4
While we love to see people using pens, there are just some ways in which pens probably should not be used. With that in mind, we thought you might enjoy this collection of bits about people with pens behaving badly.
• Artists who display their work in Malaysia have to be careful how much of a woman’s body they leave showing, or government officials might whip out their ink pens.
Totally Random Pen Stuff 4
Totally Random Pen Stuff 4 is a round-up of interesting pen related blog posts that we have recently come across.
Pilot RexGrip: The Underrated Ballpoint Pen
The Pilot RexGrip is one of those pens that just doesn’t get a lot of mention. Probably because it’s a ballpoint and most pen enthusiasts are strictly gel, liquid ink, or fountain pen users. But that’s unfortunate since the RexGrip is an extremely comfortable and surprisingly reliable little pen.
Peter Vardai’s Multi-Function Pen Design
This has to be one of the most unique pen designs we’ve seen in quite a while, so we wanted to share it with our readers and find out whether anyone would actually use it. In short, it’s an interchangeable ballpoint/fountain pen/mechanical pencil/digital pen with a built-in torch, music player and Bluetooth transmitter.