Pickles by Brian Crane for August 11, 2014

Mystery no more

And thus were born pocket protectors! Remember the days of leaky ball point pens? Himself hardly had a shirt that didn’t have the telltale blue stain. Fountain pens? Good grief, Earl, where did you find that relic?

Been there; Done that!

How did this stain get here?

I use a fountain pen. I make and sell them, too! http://www.panterapens.com (I hope it’s okay to share a “commercial” link, since it’s on-topic in this case.)

Fountain pens aren’t a relic. They are very niche though, sort of like comics nerds.

Looks like something I would do.

I thought the went out with the Dinosaurs…

They STILL make pens that leak. And somehow those are the ones I always buy. The thing that I absolutely LOATHE is when I write something and then discover my fingers are ink-stained. x@#$%!

The theme of the day is old folks and leaky pens. See today’s Argyle Sweater.

The pen leaking in a shirt pocket.

That’s pretty common.

xxx

Ball point pens used to leak badly on contact. Not so much now.

Cap, not lid.

Ballpoint pens don’t work well for lefties? Hmmm, I see a great marketing opportunity there. NEW ITEM:: left handed ballppint pens! Anybody?