Green Pens

OwaynOTT · 11-04-2014 02:30PM #1

Seriously, what's the point.

No one in history every has said either of these two phrases:

'Can I have a lend of your green pen?'

'Damn! I'm all out of green ink in my green pen, I may get another one in the messages this week.'

Do they only exist to even up the numbers in those multicoloured pens?

SEPT 23 1989 · 11-04-2014 02:33PM

for people who are colour blind they appear blue

thought everyone knew that

longhalloween · 11-04-2014 02:33PM

Green is more difficult to see on paper too.

I imagine only vegans and hippys use green pens.

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

for people who are colour blind they appear blue

thought everyone knew that

So they're only good for colour blind people writing letters to each other?

Zed Bank · 11-04-2014 02:34PM

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Seriously, what's the point.

No one in history every has said either of these two phrases:

'Can I have a lend of your green pen?'

'Damn! I'm all out of green ink in my green pen, I may get another one in the messages this week.'

Do they only exist to even up the numbers in those multicoloured pens?

No you can get them singular

I must admit, im quite the pen buff

I especially like the light blue aqua colour :P Its the simple things lads :O

humanji · 11-04-2014 02:35PM

Doesn't the head of the British secret service only sign in green ink? Think I saw that on QI. Or it was a dream.

Plus it adds a bit of variety.

MagicIRL · 11-04-2014 02:36PM

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Seriously, what's the point.

Should read: Seriously, what's the point. The ball point!

Pun missed. 4/10 for effort.

Tigger · 11-04-2014 02:36PM

first world rant

11-04-2014 02:39PM

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Seriously, what's the point.

No one in history ever has said either of these two phrases:

'Can I have a lend of...

Good

blaze1 · 11-04-2014 02:40PM

thats where you are wrong.

OwaynOTT · 11-04-2014 02:40PM

bluewolf wrote: »

Good

Man?

ElleEm · 11-04-2014 02:43PM

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Seriously, what's the point.

No one in history every has said either of these two phrases:

'Can I have a lend of your green pen?'

'Damn! I'm all out of green ink in my green pen, I may get another one in the messages this week.'

Do they only exist to even up the numbers in those multicoloured pens?

I don't say "messages"!

RollieFingers · 11-04-2014 02:44PM

Can I have a lend of your green pen please?

Amirani · 11-04-2014 02:45PM

They're designed for correcting the leaving cert.

Arthur Beesley · 11-04-2014 02:47PM

I had a green pen once. But then it unexpectedly turned brown. Probably should stop scratching my arse with my pen. Or wipe my arse properly. Which ever is easier.

Davarus Walrus · 11-04-2014 02:49PM

I once used a green biro to write a passive-aggressive note to a housemate when I was a student. Something about it being my milk, and that if wanted to entertain the idea of buying some himself then it would ease our extremely fraught relationship.

kneemos · 11-04-2014 02:55PM

The Declaration of Independence was written in green.

Ficheall · 11-04-2014 03:00PM

OwaynOTT wrote: »

'Damn! I'm all out of green ink in my green pen, I may get another one in the messages this week.'

If you were to substitute 'red', 'blue' or 'black' for 'green' in that sentence, I'm still not sure anyone would have ever said it.

Jonny Blaze · 11-04-2014 03:00PM

For a second I thought this thread was 'Green Penis'

Don't know if i'm disappointed or relieved..

Gee_G · 11-04-2014 03:01PM

What about the funky ones that are green, red, blue and black? A little something for everybody

redfacedbear · 11-04-2014 03:03PM

When I worked in the Civil Service I was told not to use a green pen (having grabbed the first thing that came to hand to jot a note on a file) as the green was reserved for Auditors making notes.

Other than that it appears that nutters writing long conspiracy addled letters to radio presenters favour green ink.

D1stant · 11-04-2014 03:10PM

Apparently HRH has just ordered a boat load of them

OwaynOTT · 11-04-2014 03:14PM

There are utterly without merit. I mean you couldn't even doodle with them on green copy books back in primary school.
If you drop one in the grass you may say goodbye.

Tokyo · 11-04-2014 03:23PM

Last teaching course I was at, we were told that it's now considered common practice to correct papers in green pen - apparently red pen is now considered too 'confrontational' and may have a negative impact on the student... I wish I could say I was kidding....

Wossack · 11-04-2014 03:23PM

RollieFingers wrote: »

Can I have a lend of your green pen please?

Sure! Oh damn! I'm all out of green ink in my green pen, I may get another one in the messages this week.

RollieFingers · 11-04-2014 03:30PM

Wossack wrote: »

Sure! Oh damn! I'm all out of green ink in my green pen, I may get another one in the messages this week.

Thank you kind Sir, much obliged!

Hank Scorpio · 11-04-2014 03:33PM

Handy for home made bongs I suppose

maguic24 · 11-04-2014 03:34PM

I love green pens and pens in general. I have't had a green one in years.

My life is incomplete without an array of red, black and blue pens. I can live without green pens but I would be happier if I had one. :P

11-04-2014 03:38PM

kneemos wrote: »

The Declaration of Independence was written in green.

Don't be silly, everything was black and white back then.

Rasheed · 11-04-2014 03:39PM

The pharmacists use green pens when they go around checking patients medicine charts in any hospital I've ever worked in. It's just their colour, us lowly nurses had to make do with black.

11-04-2014 03:42PM

Rasheed wrote: »

The pharmacists use green pens when they go around checking patients medicine charts in any hospital I've ever worked in. It's just their colour, us lowly nurses had to make do with black.

It's true!

I've a green pen right here on my desk!

131spanner · 11-04-2014 03:46PM

Meanwhile the black pens are still tryin' to make it up out the ghetto.

Green Pens

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