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Kid_Karysma · 07-02-2007, 07:15 PM

I think this should be the right part of the Tilted Forum to put this question. We've all been to a bank, doctor's office, etc. and seen those pens that are decorated to look like flowers. They're more visually appealing than a plain mug of bics and it prevents people from walking off with so many. What I want to know is does anybody know of a more masculine version of the same? What would a guy have on his desk that's equivalent to the pen flowers?

ngdawg · 07-02-2007, 07:57 PM

A Dickens Cider Wide mouth?

A large feather quill in an inkwell looked great on Jefferson's desk....

Hell...I got nothin....

Kid_Karysma · 07-02-2007, 08:55 PM

Hmm...I like the idea of a feather. That's possible. Anyone else?

Grancey · 07-02-2007, 09:23 PM

I've seen a lot of cool carved wooden pens at arts festivals and such. Some of them had carved animal heads and others were carved in a way to show off the wood.

noodlebee · 07-02-2007, 10:25 PM

Small football/baseball/etc design on the pen caps?

Or maybe a pen on one side, and the other side is a stamp? I am thinking of the stamp like Chinese and Japanese paintings for signature. The stamp side is usually made of jade or other stone.

lankrypt0 · 07-03-2007, 05:09 AM

hmm, fashion them to look like tools a the top. A phillips head screw driver, drill bit, flat head screwdriver, allen keys, etc.

squeeeb · 07-03-2007, 05:30 AM

a pen that is giving the finger.
a pen with a hammer or some power tool on the top, instead of the flower.
a pen with a nuclear missile on top instead of the flower.
a pen with an engorged penis instead of a flower.
a pen with a metal spike. or metal spike with a pen nib on the end.
a bullet with a pen nib on the end. or a pen with a bullet.
a pen with a mini- blow up doll instead of a flower.
i could go on, but i shant....

LoganSnake · 07-03-2007, 05:38 AM

A pen with a carved out female bust instead of the flower.

noodlebee · 07-03-2007, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by squeeeb

a pen with an engorged penis instead of a flower.

Hahahaha.... so the nib is the head? The pen is already phallic enough! This forum is starting to make me think dirty things.

Willravel · 07-03-2007, 05:59 PM

Have a picture of yourself hitting someone in the face for taking one of your pens. It communicates both humor and danger at once, and you don't need to spring on strange pens.

Kid_Karysma · 07-03-2007, 10:55 PM

I want something that can't be easily removed. I guess I'll go to the dollar store and see if they have any toys that are really small and can be duct taped to the pen.

RickB · 07-03-2007, 11:13 PM

Maybe this?

http://www.wadayaneed.com/automotive...tionallogo.htm

Merlocke · 07-04-2007, 11:42 PM

two words: laser pointer

The_Jazz · 07-05-2007, 03:57 AM

Don't they still make those naked lady pens? You know, the ones whose clothes fall/drain off when you turn them upside down?

Nothing says masculine like having a naked lady on your desk.

Jetée · 07-05-2007, 04:08 AM

How about an outing to your local museum gift shop?

They have tons of gimicky show-off items like what you are describing.

Sultana · 07-05-2007, 08:28 AM

Most of your suggestions will *encourage* people to steal the Kid's pens...

squeeeb · 07-05-2007, 09:35 AM

how about you just coat the outside of the pens in acid, or some other caustic burning substance, then when someone tries to take them, thier fingers burn and after a week, no one will touch your pens, and then you can put regular pens in the pen holder.....

Cynthetiq · 07-05-2007, 09:48 AM

Baseball Bat Pens....

Redlemon · 07-05-2007, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sultana

Most of your suggestions will *encourage* people to steal the Kid's pens...

Exactly. Also, I believe that most people don't intentionally steal the pens - it is just an automatic "I'm done with the pen, time to put it away" reaction. A huge flower on the top of the pen makes it difficult to accidentally slip into a pocket or bag. Unfortunately, I don't have any ideas.

Challah · 07-05-2007, 11:14 AM

The best I've seen is pens with "This pen has been stolen from ________." written on the side

MexicanOnABike · 07-05-2007, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Challah

The best I've seen is pens with "This pen has been stolen from ________." written on the side

thats awesome! i'd steal one so i can show it off! haha

ngdawg · 07-05-2007, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sultana

Most of your suggestions will *encourage* people to steal the Kid's pens...

My son got a souveneir pen in Niagara Falls that was a foot long and about a half inch thick...kinda hard to hide

how the hell do you spell souvenier anyway???

noodlebee · 07-06-2007, 09:11 AM

Why such a big pen? It must be difficult to write. O_O

Souvenir :P French word.

Jetée · 07-06-2007, 10:13 AM

Hows about one of them pens that has its own light show?

Jinn · 07-06-2007, 11:08 AM

http://www.rightstart.com/global/sto...6-5dea8fad9ce2

Duct tape these to your pens.

(Or similar toy tools)

Adri · 07-06-2007, 02:06 PM

I like the feather idea. A lot, actually.

The problem with getting something to stick to a pen is making sure that your object (let's call it a Topper, shall we) has something long and pointy that can be affixed alonside the pen with tape. You won't be able to make a topper by merely gluing something to the "eraser end" of a pen. You know what I mean. It has to be a part of the entire pen or at least extend down the majority of it.

And you can tape pretty much anything to a pen using that green floral tape (which is basically the same stuff they use to make the flower pens). You can get that stuff at a craft store or possibly even a grocery store in the hardware section. (You know, the place where they keep motor oil and lightbulbs and tiny plastic hooks to "hold" your coffee cups).

Other than feathers or flowers, though, I can't think of anything else that comes with a stem-like appendage. Maybe some... greenery? Like a fern frond?

You could do that to all your pens and make your pen-cup look like a tiny tree.

Floral tape:

MS Paint "diagram" of proper technique:

First, get your supplies:

Next, with the feather quill/flower stem against the pen, wrap the tape around in overlapping circles until entire pen is covered with tape.

Note that my pen looks lumpy. This is not ONLY due to user error in MSPaint (even though most of it is...) it is also because your pen will probably look lumpy, and there's not much you can do about it.

I made pens for my wedding like this and none of them were as pretty as the ones in the store. :2cents:

seretogis · 07-07-2007, 11:45 AM

How about just a duct-taped pen? Few things are more manly than that! :P

ItWasMe · 07-08-2007, 07:08 PM

Are you trying to deter males or females from stealing your pens? Coworkers or clients? If you are trying to deter males, then a bunch of the big flowery ones would probably be just the thing to have, even if you are male. Dollar Store has huge pens about 8 inches long and almost an inch thick. I also like the duct-taped pen idea, but use a bright color so it is easier to see when someone takes off with it.

07-02-2007, 07:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kid_Karysma Crazy Location: The Top Rope	In Need of a Creative Mind I think this should be the right part of the Tilted Forum to put this question. We've all been to a bank, doctor's office, etc. and seen those pens that are decorated to look like flowers. They're more visually appealing than a plain mug of bics and it prevents people from walking off with so many. What I want to know is does anybody know of a more masculine version of the same? What would a guy have on his desk that's equivalent to the pen flowers? __________________ Click Here to See All the Karysma Collection. You Will NOT be Disappointed.

07-02-2007, 07:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	A Dickens Cider Wide mouth? A large feather quill in an inkwell looked great on Jefferson's desk.... Hell...I got nothin.... __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.

07-02-2007, 08:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kid_Karysma Crazy Location: The Top Rope	Hmm...I like the idea of a feather. That's possible. Anyone else? __________________ Click Here to See All the Karysma Collection. You Will NOT be Disappointed.

07-02-2007, 09:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
Grancey Life's short, gotta hurry... Location: land of pit vipers	I've seen a lot of cool carved wooden pens at arts festivals and such. Some of them had carved animal heads and others were carved in a way to show off the wood. __________________ Quiet, mild-mannered souls might just turn out to be roaring lions of two-fisted cool.

07-03-2007, 05:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
squeeeb part of the problem Location: hic et ubique	a pen that is giving the finger. a pen with a hammer or some power tool on the top, instead of the flower. a pen with a nuclear missile on top instead of the flower. a pen with an engorged penis instead of a flower. a pen with a metal spike. or metal spike with a pen nib on the end. a bullet with a pen nib on the end. or a pen with a bullet. a pen with a mini- blow up doll instead of a flower. i could go on, but i shant.... __________________ onward to mayhem!

07-02-2007, 10:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
noodlebee Crazy Location: Canada	Small football/baseball/etc design on the pen caps? Or maybe a pen on one side, and the other side is a stamp? I am thinking of the stamp like Chinese and Japanese paintings for signature. The stamp side is usually made of jade or other stone.

07-03-2007, 05:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
lankrypt0 Crazy Location: Aberdeen, NJ	hmm, fashion them to look like tools a the top. A phillips head screw driver, drill bit, flat head screwdriver, allen keys, etc.

07-03-2007, 05:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
LoganSnake We work alone Location: Cake Town	A pen with a carved out female bust instead of the flower. __________________ Maturity is knowing you were an idiot in the past. Wisdom is knowing that you'll be an idiot in the future. Common sense is knowing that you should try not to be an idiot now. - J. Jacques

07-03-2007, 05:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Have a picture of yourself hitting someone in the face for taking one of your pens. It communicates both humor and danger at once, and you don't need to spring on strange pens.

07-03-2007, 10:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
Kid_Karysma Crazy Location: The Top Rope	I want something that can't be easily removed. I guess I'll go to the dollar store and see if they have any toys that are really small and can be duct taped to the pen. __________________ Click Here to See All the Karysma Collection. You Will NOT be Disappointed.

07-03-2007, 11:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
RickB Tired Location: Beverly Hills	Maybe this? http://www.wadayaneed.com/automotive...tionallogo.htm

07-04-2007, 11:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
Merlocke Location: Canada	two words: laser pointer __________________ -=[ Merlocke ]=-

07-05-2007, 03:57 AM	#14 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	Don't they still make those naked lady pens? You know, the ones whose clothes fall/drain off when you turn them upside down? Nothing says masculine like having a naked lady on your desk. __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

07-05-2007, 04:08 AM	#15 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	How about an outing to your local museum gift shop? They have tons of gimicky show-off items like what you are describing. __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

07-05-2007, 08:28 AM	#16 (permalink)
Sultana Falling Angel Location: L.A. L.A. land	Most of your suggestions will encourage people to steal the Kid's pens... __________________ "Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come." - Matt Groening My goal? To fulfill my potential.

07-05-2007, 09:48 AM	#18 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	Baseball Bat Pens.... __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

07-06-2007, 11:08 AM	#25 (permalink)
Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	http://www.rightstart.com/global/sto...6-5dea8fad9ce2 Duct tape these to your pens. (Or similar toy tools) __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel

07-05-2007, 09:35 AM	#17 (permalink)
squeeeb part of the problem Location: hic et ubique	how about you just coat the outside of the pens in acid, or some other caustic burning substance, then when someone tries to take them, thier fingers burn and after a week, no one will touch your pens, and then you can put regular pens in the pen holder..... __________________ onward to mayhem!

07-05-2007, 11:14 AM	#20 (permalink)
Challah Crazy Location: Canada	The best I've seen is pens with "This pen has been stolen from ________." written on the side

07-06-2007, 09:11 AM	#23 (permalink)
noodlebee Crazy Location: Canada	Why such a big pen? It must be difficult to write. O_O Souvenir :P French word.

07-06-2007, 10:13 AM	#24 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Hows about one of them pens that has its own light show? __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

07-06-2007, 02:06 PM	#26 (permalink)
Adri Tilted Location: Orange County (the annoying one)	I like the feather idea. A lot, actually. The problem with getting something to stick to a pen is making sure that your object (let's call it a Topper, shall we) has something long and pointy that can be affixed alonside the pen with tape. You won't be able to make a topper by merely gluing something to the "eraser end" of a pen. You know what I mean. It has to be a part of the entire pen or at least extend down the majority of it. And you can tape pretty much anything to a pen using that green floral tape (which is basically the same stuff they use to make the flower pens). You can get that stuff at a craft store or possibly even a grocery store in the hardware section. (You know, the place where they keep motor oil and lightbulbs and tiny plastic hooks to "hold" your coffee cups). Other than feathers or flowers, though, I can't think of anything else that comes with a stem-like appendage. Maybe some... greenery? Like a fern frond? You could do that to all your pens and make your pen-cup look like a tiny tree. Floral tape: MS Paint "diagram" of proper technique: First, get your supplies: Next, with the feather quill/flower stem against the pen, wrap the tape around in overlapping circles until entire pen is covered with tape. Note that my pen looks lumpy. This is not ONLY due to user error in MSPaint (even though most of it is...) it is also because your pen will probably look lumpy, and there's not much you can do about it. I made pens for my wedding like this and none of them were as pretty as the ones in the store. :2cents:

07-07-2007, 11:45 AM	#27 (permalink)
seretogis Huggles, sir? Location: Seattle	How about just a duct-taped pen? Few things are more manly than that! :P __________________ seretogis - sieg heil perfect little dream the kind that hurts the most, forgot how it feels well almost no one to blame always the same, open my eyes wake up in flames

07-08-2007, 07:08 PM	#28 (permalink)
ItWasMe But You'll Never Prove It. Location: under your bed	Are you trying to deter males or females from stealing your pens? Coworkers or clients? If you are trying to deter males, then a bunch of the big flowery ones would probably be just the thing to have, even if you are male. Dollar Store has huge pens about 8 inches long and almost an inch thick. I also like the duct-taped pen idea, but use a bright color so it is easier to see when someone takes off with it. __________________ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ok, no more truth-or-dare until somebody returns my underwear" ~ George Lopez I bake cookies just so I can lick the bowl. ~ ItWasMe