Poisonous Pencils Recalled
Aug 7th, 2007 by Alex
MINNESOTA- Thousands of pencils have been recalled from a major pencil company Bic, because they allegedly contained poisonous chemicals instead of graphite. In one case, a lawyer was writing a paper when the pencil dissolved some of the paper making a big hole.
They have to be recalled, because in the wrong hands they could be deadly. Stabbing someone with these pencils can result in fatal side effects.
“From my experience, Bic messed up big time. My whole report was ruined when I used it, and when I tried to sharpen the pencil, it broke my pencil sharpener,†Bob Coulton, a high school student says. “At least there’s a new excuse for not doing your homework ‘My pencil ate it.’
Several cases of poisoning have been reported where the unwary victim felt the tip of the pencil. Victims start to feel dizzy and have severe headaches. Some have even reported to faint.
“We are terribly sorry for the mistake,†Francis Scud, CEO of Bic, said to victims. “We are doing everything we can to investigate what exactly went wrong. We are sorry for anyone that is affected by this incident.â€
Quickly recalling them was a good move, because anyone could use the pencils as a weapon. So far, there have not been any deaths reported from the incident. However, thousands of people are suing Bic for this incident.
“What they can’t even make a pencil correctly? No wonder American cars suck compared to foreign cars.†Timmy Ross told reporters.
Bic is definitely feeling the heat. They could lose millions in court.
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I purposely did not include any names of chemicals in fear of getting my chemistry wrong again
You’re making up news stories? You have all the makings of a fine journalist!
Actually, I almost ran down to the local office max until I saw the disclaimer.
Damn.
But, I was anxiously awaiting the cause of the poisoning!
You might want to avoid using actual company names… I’d hate to see you land yourself in hot water because of it.
Funny blog by the way.
Thanks for the comments! I appreciate feedback.
Use your imagination Dan lol
If I were to buy a pencil that could kill me I must be stupid. Its a great way to kill yourself though!