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Bic's save handwriting campaign is probably more to sell pens than anything else. Considering the many billions of non-biodegradable tubes of plastic they've i
by technofiend 9y ago
Bic's save handwriting campaign is probably more to sell pens than anything else. Considering the many billions of non-biodegradable tubes of plastic they've injected into the environment I don't have any sympathy for them if their market is waning. Good riddance to them and their razors too.
- PhantomGremlin 9y agoGood riddance to them But, but, but ... what about spitballs? When I was a kid 50 years ago we used those $0.19 Bic pens. (We also used ink pens, but that's another discussion). The Bic pens unscrewed very easily. Leaving you with a nice clear tube. You tore up pieces of paper into tiny wads and covered them with spit. You used the Bic tube to shoot them at your classmates. Don't kids still do that? Without spitballs how will bored preteen boys pass their days while being stuck in boring classes? I suppose that nowadays Ritalin and Adderal are the preferred answers. But the better answer is to have more engaging teachers. I switched schools in 7th grade and the classes were much less boring. No more spitballs. Better teachers or perhaps more mature kids?
- cafard 9y agoYeah, but did you spatter your classmates with your fountain pen? A good flick of the wrist threw ink ten feet at least. I should add that a) this was an all-boys school, and b) it was in the early 1970s, ergo everyone wore clothes made of synthetic fabrics that washed clean.