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Contains one figure per capsule

Leave a Comment / Seen in the wild / 19 July 2022 / Bandai, Gashapon, Namco

Pen catching cats

…from Bandai

…seen in the local Namco Fünscape.

One turn at the machine will set you back £4 (~€4.70; $4.80) and will get you one capsule and therefore one pen catching cat ^[1]The Japanese concept of stopping a blade with your hands has been turned into catching a pencil with your paws….

Price and exchange rates: July 2022

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↑1	The Japanese concept of stopping a blade with your hands has been turned into catching a pencil with your paws…

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A pencil lamp shade

4 Comments / Pencils, Seen in the wild / 10 June 2022 / pencils, seen in the wild

Seen in a friend’s house: She made this lamp shade for the children’s room using pencils and a hot glue gun.

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(Lost and) found

2 Comments / Pencils, Seen in the wild, Staedtler / 31 May 2022 / pencil, seen in the wild, Staedtler

…found this poor fellow on the floor, in the building where I work.

A beautiful hand-sharpened Staedtler that looks as if it provided its owner with a good life of service.

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Suitable for fountain pens

3 Comments / Seen in the wild / 9 May 2022 / fountain pen, seen in the wild

Seen on a greeting card. Nice (and true).

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The Beano

4 Comments / Seen in the wild / 6 April 2022 / The Beano

If you’re not in the UK (or Ireland, Australia or New Zealand) you probably haven’t heard of The Beano, a weekly comic magazine that has been published since 1938.

There’s always a joke hidden under the Ts&Cs on the last page. I want to share this week’s^[1]Beano No. 4130 joke with you because of its pencil link.

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↑1	Beano No. 4130

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