Platoon

If a pen is mightier than a sword, imagine what an entire platoon can do...

[Krista Marson]

Good point! (Pun intended)

[Domenico Dodaro]

@blueberry1222 hehehe

[summerfield]

they leak, those bics, you know.

[Domenico Dodaro]

@summerfield They do! Lol

[Caterina]

This is wonderful Domenico, both the photo and the comment. Fav

[Domenico Dodaro]

@caterina Thank you, Caterina!

[gloria jones]

Neat image...very precise repetition

[Domenico Dodaro]

@seattlite Too kind of you... Actually, the line is slightly bent down towards the right end... :(

[Marnie]

Very clever and creative thinking Domenico. Did your Roman ancestors have a term for a platoon of centurions?

[Walks @ 7]

Words are forever but the slash of the sword is monetary. This is so very creative.

[Domenico Dodaro]

@golftragic thank so much! Yes, it would be a “Legion” (hence “legionaries”)
@joysabin ...and I’ more comfortable with leaking ink than with blood spilling!!! Thank you!

[Walks @ 7]

@domenicododaro Like that, leaking ink.

[Marnie]

@domenicododaro Ahh, thank you. I've learned something new, always makes for a good day.

[Domenico Dodaro]

@joysabin argh, my English...
@golftragic 🙂

[Walks @ 7]

Actually, my typing is suspect - should have been momentary. :):)

[Domenico Dodaro]

@joysabin haha, I had guessed it. Though the “monetary” slash of sword is rather interesting!

[Yao RL]

Good thought, and the Platoon is ranked with badges.

[Domenico Dodaro]

@yaorenliu of course... thank you!

[David]

Scary....they are going to turn their fire on us!

[Domenico Dodaro]

@yrhenwr haha, they do all the time. Only nowadays they're fragmented into bytes, kilobytes, megabytes and their fire shot over social networks...

[Richard Sayer]

Interesting idea nicely executed... would that more people recognised this as a truth!

[Domenico Dodaro]

@vignouse or go acknowledge it... thanks, Richard!

[Junko Y]

Playfully fun! But I have so many questions . . .

[Domenico Dodaro]

@jyokota Feel free to ask, I'll be more than happy to answer (if I know the answer...)

[Junko Y]

@domenicododaro -- for one, why are BIC pens made in Mexico?
another is how did you get a few that are much brighter ?

[Domenico Dodaro]

@jyokota Oh, for your first question, you made me curious: I checked the BIC website. It seems the company is substantially global, with 27 factories all over the world. Obviously, the ones in the "Southern part" of the world must be much cheaper to run! And as to the brightness, I think it depends on the position of the pen on the scanner glass: an angle slightly wider or tighter implies a different reflection of the scanner light. :)

[Junko Y]

@domenicododaro -- logical explanations! Thx!