The eight phases of the Bic Biro blinman.com
Pristine  Pocket clip broken
1. Pristine 2. Pocket clip broken
Cap mangled Cap missing
3. Cap mangled 4. Cap missing
End chewed End cap missing
5. End chewed 6. End cap missing
End splintered

 

Dead
7. End splintered 8. Dead

These photos accompany no. 32 of Nigel's list of new words, and he also mentions the Bic brio in no.98 of 100 things that make him angry.

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