Someone sent a green felt-tip pen from Hong Kong to my flat. Am I about to die?

SiD the Turtle · 31 Jan 2013 at 21:39

I've been in this flat for 18 months and have just received - via air mail from Hong Kong - a letter addressed to the previous tenant that contained nothing but a green felt-tip pen.

Is this some kind of gang warning? Does the felt contain ricin? Should I alert the media?

Soundood · 31 Jan 2013 at 21:40

lick the nib

HecFam · 31 Jan 2013 at 21:40

I think you have to draw a humorous mustache on yourself and post it on the internet, or else they will come for you.

[FnG]magnolia · 31 Jan 2013 at 21:44

soundood said:
lick the nib

This works for almost all problems in life.

bitslice · 31 Jan 2013 at 21:45

It is clearly a scale model of a two stage rocket, report him for industrial espionage.

I wouldn't be surprised if that so called "green ink" was in fact high grade rocket fuel.

dfarrall · 31 Jan 2013 at 21:46

Odd, can you look down the top OP?

If not crack it open i say.

Participant · 31 Jan 2013 at 21:47

Drunken ebay purchase?

Edrof · 31 Jan 2013 at 21:48

It was a test to see if you are opening the previous tenant's post.

Destination · 31 Jan 2013 at 21:51

[FnG]magnolia;23671569 said:
This works for almost all problems in life.

I would watch this movie... in fact I have, many times, in various reboot and remake styles. It solved most of my immediate problems.

OP, you shouldn't open other people's post! naughty naughty!

SiD the Turtle · 31 Jan 2013 at 21:58

dfarrall said:
Odd, can you look down the top OP?

If not crack it open i say.

Snapped it in half. Apart from covering my hands in ink, there's nothing interesting to be found

Oh and the previous tenants left no forwarding address so their mail usually goes straight in the recycling.

Adisan · 31 Jan 2013 at 22:00

SiD the Turtle said:
Snapped it in half. Apart from covering my hands in ink, there's nothing interesting to be found

Did you think there would have been something hidden inside of the pen

?

dfarrall · 31 Jan 2013 at 22:01

SiD the Turtle said:
Snapped it in half. Apart from covering my hands in ink, there's nothing interesting to be found

Oh and the previous tenants left no forwarding address so their mail usually goes straight in the recycling.

Bah, how disappointing. Was at least hoping to find some PEA or something

Sure is an odd purchase to come from china...

SiD the Turtle · 31 Jan 2013 at 22:02

Adisan said:
Did you think there would have been something hidden inside of the pen ?

Well who goes to the trouble of sending a standard felt-tip pen half way around the planet to someone who moved out 18 months ago?

SlyReaper · 31 Jan 2013 at 22:05

There was a secret message inside. It doesn't matter that you didn't find it - they can't take that chance. They're probably already on their way.

Curio · 31 Jan 2013 at 22:10

Are you sure it's a regular ink pen? There are some hydrophobic pens used in medical labs for marking microscope slides and they can be very expensive.

[FnG]magnolia · 31 Jan 2013 at 22:12

SiD the Turtle said:
Snapped it in half. Apart from covering my hands in ink, there's nothing interesting to be found

Seven days

skeffington · 31 Jan 2013 at 22:13

Maybe they've (previous tenant) been scammed on eBay and used the wrong address? Have heard of folks getting buttons/something similar in the post so sellers can show a real proof of postage in the dispute... :confused:

SiD the Turtle · 31 Jan 2013 at 22:16

Curio said:
Are you sure it's a regular ink pen? There are some hydrophobic pens used in medical labs for marking microscope slides and they can be very expensive.

Pretty sure, the casing is that cheap plastic where there's a bit of it flaking off where it was connected to to the next one on the factory line. The felt in the middle also seems pretty standard.

No markings or labels of any kind.

Curio · 31 Jan 2013 at 22:29

SiD the Turtle said:
Pretty sure, the casing is that cheap plastic where there's a bit of it flaking off where it was connected to to the next one on the factory line. The felt in the middle also seems pretty standard.

No markings or labels of any kind.

How completely random and bizarre then :confused:

kaiowas · 31 Jan 2013 at 22:32

SiD the Turtle said:
Snapped it in half.

From this day forth your flat will be known as "Ground zero"