 This was a
reward for a year 2000 summer education program. This
isn't really a great item for this page because it's a
pen with a superfluous rocket flourish, not a pen
with a superfluous rocket design.
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The Pez
"Rocket Pen". It Lights, Writes, has a Secret
Compartment and dispenses Pez Candy all in one! Why the
Pez company would build in all that functionality and not
make the design aerodynamically stabile is beyond me.
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 I like the
retro shape of these rocket pens, but help me understand
the figurines floating inside. From right to left, I see
a duck, a penguin, a puppy (apparently not yet
housebroken), and what may be a fat lady curled up in a
Mexican blanket. It seems someone has a sick distaste for
these cuddly characters and is secretly dreaming about a
way to jettison them into space. I don't know about you,
but I get uneasy just knowing I have to share a planet
with these people.
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Just in case you were ready to dismiss
the pengin/duck conspiracy off to one twisted individual
with an aversion to puppies and waterfowl, consider the
rocket paperweight shown on the left. That's right. Ducks
and penguins. In a rocket. Spend enough time on the
Internet and you will learn that this theme is starting
to recur with disturbing frequency.
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