Chadouken

My 6 year old was talking about how cool it would be to mutate like the characters in TMNT, so we talked about how mutation in real life is very different from how it works in stories.  It got me thinking about other things that are different between TMNT and the real world.
 
TMNT: mutation leads to hybrid animal super powers
Real Life:  mutation usually does nothing and at worst gives you cancer
 
TMNT:  anthropomorphic animals lead tragic lonely lives of romantic rejection/isolation
Real Life:  there are plenty of women who would definitely fuck a turtle

The Dolphins just scored again.

The Dolphins just scored again.

While my PS5 is out of commission I’ve hopped back onto my switch. I’ve been playing the demo for the new Dragon Quest Monsters game that comes out in December. It’s soooo good. I’m 12 hours into the demo and I’ve been finding so much stuff to do. It’s great. Makes me really excited for the full release. Especially since all your data Carries over. 

LMAO.
 
TIL: Rose is in SF5.
 
I had no clue.

I carry this pen with me.  I clip it to my pocket cause I dont like it loose in my pocket.

Trump bought a gun today.
 
He's under felony indictment 😂
 
YOU CAN'T DO THAT 🤣🤣

Decided to try making my own USB cable to go with my new leverless controller and think it came out pretty nicely.  It was more of a pain in the ass to make than I anticipated though, mainly just the whole sleeving process lol.
 

Trump bought a gun today.
 
He's under felony indictment 😂
 
YOU CAN'T DO THAT 🤣🤣

Yeah I take a lot of notes at work, writing site descriptions and counting artifacts and shit 😂

Trump bought a gun today.
 
He's under felony indictment 😂
 
YOU CAN'T DO THAT 🤣🤣

Yeah I take a lot of notes at work, writing site descriptions and counting artifacts and shit 😂

Yeah I take a lot of notes at work, writing site descriptions and counting artifacts and shit 😂

Good question. Lot of reasons actually.
 
1) They've been made like that for a long time. We've got manufacturing processes that have pretty much perfected the clip and its attachment to the pen. The cost to do it is so low that actually removing it requires a restructuring of manufacturing processes that is more expensive than continuing to make them.
 
2) The stop it from rolling around, as stated above.
 
3) People do use the clip. Just because you don't see it a lot (neither do I), doesn't mean there isn't a specific type of nerd who doesn't. Looking at you @Chadouken.
 
4) The type of pens you're talking about are going to be bought by people who care about their tools. Remember, a pen is just a tool. How you use it depends on your intentions and expressive capabilities. A Bic ballpoint can note down numbers on an assembly line or be used to create artwork. How you use the tool matters, and you deserve all the freedom to use it however you like once you've purchased it. I don't think there is a very large audience of these collectors who would value a tool that has had one of its utilities stripped away as a cost to serve aesthetic purposes. I'd argue that the clip is part of the aesthetic portfolio of a more expensive pen, and, as such, should be at the same level of quality and aesthetic appeal as the rest of the pen.
This is a pretty good summary of that word salad above.

Trump bought a gun today.
 
He's under felony indictment 😂
 
YOU CAN'T DO THAT 🤣🤣

Trump bought a gun today.
 
He's under felony indictment 😂
 
YOU CAN'T DO THAT 🤣🤣

Trump bought a gun today.
 
He's under felony indictment 😂
 
YOU CAN'T DO THAT 🤣🤣

I always have a pen clipped to my shirt pocket 😂

i was just askin cuz lately ive been collecting pens. interesting ones.
 

like for ex the tombow 707 pen. it was designed in the 80s. never discontinued. they still make em. i especially like the red ball on the clip. very 80s. very S&M lol
 
or this

 
bolt action pen that looks sorta machine gun like. hmm, i wonder why bolt action pens arent more popular. they are fun to play with.
 

 
this one is cool. it has the clip serve as the bolt. dope.

Trump bought a gun today.
 
He's under felony indictment 😂
 
YOU CAN'T DO THAT 🤣🤣

I use clips to attach pens to clipboards and inside of spiral notebooks.

I always have a pen clipped to my shirt pocket 😂