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SlinkyDink
02/06/09

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I'm not trying to get all birkenstock about it, but that doesn't look like a very comfortable pen to hold.
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Curves
02/06/09

@SlinkyDink: I am with you on the ergonomics on that. I am seeing hand cramp written all over it.
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ripfire
02/06/09

@Curves: That's what she sai.. Oh.. sorry.
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GiltProto
02/06/09

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Flash, aah, he's a miracle
"This morning's unprecedented written missive
Is no cause for alarm"
Flash, aah, poet of the impossible

He's for every one of us
Write to every one of us
He'll save with his ACME pen
Every man, every woman, every child
With his mighty pen

FLASH!
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Hvedhrungr
02/06/09

@GiltProto: Uhm... no.

And for a very brief moment there, I was reminded not of the original Flash Gordon, but of the fleshflick adaption Flesh Gordon, because I read "with his mighty peen" instead of "pen".
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
02/06/09

@Hvedhrungr: LOL.. I haven't seen that one in a loooooooooooong time.
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bosskev
02/06/09

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Looked at the photo, thought the pen was cute'n'funky, a possible stocking stuffer gift to myself, clicked on the link

OMFG OMFG OMFG

$130???

OMFG OMFG OMFG

Are you KIDDING ME???

OMFG OMFG OMFG

* sighs *

* goes back to 19¢ Bic Stic pen *

* stolen from work, of course *
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Kaiser-Machead
02/06/09

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On the question of how Wile-E Coyote affords to buy all of this Acme stuff, mind you, we're only seeing him for a few minutes out of his life at a time as he struggles to catch a roadrunner, so there's no telling what he does for a living. It's possible he steals it.

But since we're on the subject, if he can buy all of this Acme stuff, surely he can just buy some prepared poultry, which would probably be more substantial than the puny body of the roadrunner. I suppose he does it on principle. However, if he really had a lot of principles, he would've filed a complaint against the Acme Corporation for releasing shoddy, poorly designed products. I mean, a rocket that rides on a wire? Really? These guys are like disgruntled employees of NASA on crack.

Cool pen though.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
02/06/09

@Kaiser-Machead: Judging from how often those Acme products fail one would hope he's smart enough to either get his money back or exchange the item for store credit..
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Kaiser-Machead
02/06/09

@Jrsy Devil's Advocate: Judging by how badly damaged some of them turn out to be, I don't suppose he'd get much in the way of warranty support. After falling off a cliff, getting crushed by rocks and the like, I'm sure he's more concerned about his insurance premiums skyrocketing due to his shenanigans, than a few chintzy wares from a looney-tooney gadget distributor.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
02/06/09

@Kaiser-Machead: Actually he does pretty good with the insurance. His cousin Vin E. Coyote has a way of manipulating those insurance claims...
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
02/06/09

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Ohh, I'm such a Luddite. I still put pen to paper at least 5 days a week. This pen would be a fine addition to the rest of the stuff collecting dust on my desk..
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fate47 - Meh.
02/06/09

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This thing puts me to mind of the Eludium P-U36 Explosive Space Modulator.
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Kaiser-Machead
02/06/09

@fate47:

Twinkle Twinkle little Earth

How I wonder what you're worth

You'll be worthless when I am through

Blasting, Zapping, Crushing you
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strider_mt2k
02/05/09

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Finally something we disagree on, Jesus!

I LOVE my Verizon Omnia i910, but I'm also a gadget guy and one who fiddles, so I learned what to do to make it really rock.

Drop Today 2 on there to replace the Touchwhatsis and it's a great phone, really.

My store just received dummy units for a NICE looking AT&T Sammy touch screen phone, similar to this one in most respects.

(No it doesn't speak Bocce.)
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strider_mt2k
02/05/09

@strider_mt2k:

Wha, and a feature phone with divx support too?

Nice, as long as it plays smoothly.
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vicorp
02/05/09

@strider_mt2k: Do what??? I tried looking up "Today 2" on Google and came up with nothing. Anything would have to be better than the way the phone is now. I looked at it when it first came out and it was one of the worst phones around... even worse than the Storm (which I keep hoping will get better as they update it). Why can't Verizon just carry a good phone without gimping them like they did with the Touch Pro.
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strider_mt2k
02/05/09

@vicorp: Behold!

[knguyentu.com]
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