Long Term Pencil Theft Deterrent System
Watch out cause I'm about to get genius in here!
Ok, so you know how teachers are constantly losing pencils? They get creative - trade me your shoe for my pencil - they get cutesy - my pens are taped to giant flowers you can't accidentally walk away with - but in the end the pencils still disappear. So here's my plot...
http://www.orientaltrading.com/mega-personalized-pencil-assortment-a2-47_362-12-1.fltr?Ntt=personalize+pencils
This link says I can have 72 pencils for $18 and I can personalize them for free. They even show a picture that say "Mrs. Teacher's Favorite Pencil" as if that level of guilt will encourage the children to return the pencils they borrow. I think we need to kick that guilt up a notch.
MY PENCILS will say "Shame On You Pencil Thief".
Don't roll your eyes at me. I know that doesn't sound like much in the guilt department. I am certainly aware that it's not enough to make the pencil thief return my pencil! The genius is in the long term torture. Observe...
My pencil when stolen: Shame On You Pencil Thief
The Thief: *shamelessly uses pencil, only gives writing a minor glance until time to sharpen*
My Pencil: *loses "Thief" to pencil sharpener* becomes a "Shame On You Pencil"
Thief: *uses the "Shame on You Pencil" a bit more furtively waiting to sharpen again*
Pencil: *loses "Pencil" to sharpener*
Thief: * posses a pencil that proclaims "Shame On You* *becomes anxious to sharpen again*
Pencil: * loses "You" and encourages disdainfully encourages the user to simply "Shame On"*
Thief: *can sense the frustration and judgement of the pencil but feels one more sharpening will bring the pencil down to size*
Pencil: * becomes The Pencil of "Shame"* tut tut tut
Thief: * has learned a valuable lesson*
Feel free to steal this and pass it on. You know you want to.
Ok, so you know how teachers are constantly losing pencils? They get creative - trade me your shoe for my pencil - they get cutesy - my pens are taped to giant flowers you can't accidentally walk away with - but in the end the pencils still disappear. So here's my plot...
http://www.orientaltrading.com/mega-personalized-pencil-assortment-a2-47_362-12-1.fltr?Ntt=personalize+pencils
This link says I can have 72 pencils for $18 and I can personalize them for free. They even show a picture that say "Mrs. Teacher's Favorite Pencil" as if that level of guilt will encourage the children to return the pencils they borrow. I think we need to kick that guilt up a notch.
MY PENCILS will say "Shame On You Pencil Thief".
Don't roll your eyes at me. I know that doesn't sound like much in the guilt department. I am certainly aware that it's not enough to make the pencil thief return my pencil! The genius is in the long term torture. Observe...
My pencil when stolen: Shame On You Pencil Thief
The Thief: *shamelessly uses pencil, only gives writing a minor glance until time to sharpen*
My Pencil: *loses "Thief" to pencil sharpener* becomes a "Shame On You Pencil"
Thief: *uses the "Shame on You Pencil" a bit more furtively waiting to sharpen again*
Pencil: *loses "Pencil" to sharpener*
Thief: * posses a pencil that proclaims "Shame On You* *becomes anxious to sharpen again*
Pencil: * loses "You" and encourages disdainfully encourages the user to simply "Shame On"*
Thief: *can sense the frustration and judgement of the pencil but feels one more sharpening will bring the pencil down to size*
Pencil: * becomes The Pencil of "Shame"* tut tut tut
Thief: * has learned a valuable lesson*
Feel free to steal this and pass it on. You know you want to.