Reviewer Fun

Clever, clever spoofage going on at Amazon.com.uk. Check out the reviews for Bic Crystal pens sometime. Good Lord, that’s some funny stuff. Some excerpts:

I Look Like an Idiot
By Janille Parry
I thought I would add one of these to my order because it was so cheap. I received it and took it to work with me. Unfortunately, I was not prepared for the consequences of my actions. The pen itself is nice. It writes smoothly. It is also small enough to fit in the middle of my spiral notebook rings, while the useful little tab on the lid keeps it from sliding in where I cannot get it out (like those crummy pencils without caps). It made my life decidedly simpler. (It is as if I am only carrying one item, instead of two!) However, I was just getting comfortable with it when I was sharing my meeting notes with a coworker. Turns out that this pen writes in British English, not American English! He laughed, then took my notes and showed them to the person next to him. Pretty soon they were all laughing at how I had added an extra “l” to labeling and labeled. They mocked my use of an “s” instead of a “z” in realize. They couldn’t understand why I had added a “u” after the “o” in words such as flavor, color and odor. And don’t even get me started on the “e” I added at the end of gelatin and glycerin. Now all my coworkers think I am an imbecile. But it’s because my Bic Crystal ballpoint pen has been set to English (U.K.) and I can’t figure out how to get it to English (U.S.)!

Left handers beware…
By Disappointed User
Worked fine with my right hand, but when I came to use my left hand my writing came out looking like the work of a complete imbecile. I can only assume Bic have created a right-handed only pen, and would caution left-handers to “try before you buy”.

Is this pen telepathic?
By O B Vious
I have noticed that what this pen writes in my diary are the exact same thoughts that i have in my mind. Can this pen be reading my thoughts, i mean, is this at all possible?

Who are these people with all that free time? Do I really care? Thanks for the big laughs at work, though. It’s progress report week, and I could use all the hilarity I can get.