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Knowledge / Re: Most Expensive Pens in the World
« on: January 15, 2011, 09:30:03 PM »for that price, they should atleast look nice...
the people who own them, to them i don't think it's about the look, rather that they can have it!
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Knowledge / Re: Most Expensive Pens in the World« on: January 15, 2011, 09:30:03 PM »for that price, they should atleast look nice... the people who own them, to them i don't think it's about the look, rather that they can have it! 4762
Gup Shup / Re: Main Talli Ho Gai...751« on: January 15, 2011, 09:24:40 PM »hun kise munde di photo vi paa dao, with his face in a naali te kutte muh chatt de hon... 4763
Gup Shup / Re: lover's ਬਦ ਦੁਆ:-« on: January 15, 2011, 09:22:30 PM »- pathetic for someone to wish ill on anyone. Nontheless, especially if it's someone you cared for at one point, how can you think such a thing? 4764
Gup Shup / Re: Aaj da vichar« on: January 15, 2011, 09:20:33 PM »teriya kiniya ku haddiya tuttiya? :hehe: 4766
Complaints / Re: banned karam again banned bina gal toh« on: January 15, 2011, 03:57:58 PM »koyi haal ni, jinne vi ban kita chat log ta post kar deya karo or we need to play the guess game at all times? 4767
Introductions / New Friends / Re: Welcome to PJ "The Flying Gill"« on: January 15, 2011, 03:55:04 PM »- I never see these people around, te ethe janta welcome kardi marr jandi : 4768
Knowledge / Re: Most Expensive Pens in the World« on: January 15, 2011, 03:48:00 PM »: : : ..... - being lazy 4769
Knowledge / Most Expensive Pens in the World« on: January 15, 2011, 03:35:23 PM »10. CREW 60TH White Gold – Tibaldi fountain pens Price: $43,000 TIBALDI Pens CREW 60TH are a landmark in pen making history with Bentley, the automobile giant creating its own handcrafted pen sets in association with the world’s best Italian luxury designer pen maker, Tibaldi. These expensive Tibaldi for Bentley pens have a two-tone 18-carat yellow gold nib covered in rhodium and ruthenium. The pen’s barrel has the fine finish identical to Bentley’s dashboard. This finish was first used in Bentley’s earliest car with a technique called engine tuming. The pen’s cap and upper and lower barrel parts are knurled for a good grip while writing for the executive. You can see the level of ink through the transparent window of the Tibaldi for Bentley pens. A handmade tie shaped clip on the pen marks Tibaldi’s signature. The Tibaldi for Bentley Crewe 60th white gold fountain pen collection is a limited edition of 40 solid white gold fountain pens 9. Gaia High Luxury – Omas Fountain Pens Price: $43,000 Gaia high Luxury fountain pens and rollerball pens by Omas are a glimpse into the dark and deep recesses of the earth. The impenetrable inner core of the earth has inspired wonder, curiosity and interest in man since creation. A miscellany of precious materials such as the white and yellow 18K gold, the Onyx, the Crystal rock, the hematite and the vegetal resin has been utilized into the making of this mystic model by Omas. Gaia High Luxury fountain pens and rollerball pens are a presentation in the celebration of Jules Verne’s futuristic vision of the world. It also commemorates the one hundredth death anniversary. Depicting geographical wonders of the world, the pen absolutely differs from pens that reflect the classic essence of history. The dark grey color of the metal that it is made of, symbolizes the trip to the dark interior of the earth. The body of the pen from top to toe features the engraved images of gigantic spiders, carnivorous plants, and water beasts. The blend of fear and wonder in the engraving of these horrors makes this particular model different from a range of pen collections. 8. MARTE – Omas Fountain Pen Price: $43,000 Omas Fountain Pen MARTE is part of the Viaggi dell’Uomo, Travel of Man, Masterpieces collection of custom design fountain pens, rollerball pens and pen sets. The Marte (Italian for Mars) is actually a map of Mars made from classic rose gold to represent the pink-red hue of the planet. Deserts, mountains and craters all feature on the barrel of this pen and four rubies mark the landing points of the Russian and American probes. The cap is encrusted with 2K of small diamonds reminiscent of the polar ice caps and the clip details astronomer Tycho Brahe’s Mural Quadrant. Even the rose gold nib is engraved with a representation of the Greek God Mars! There are just 30 of these fountain pens in circulation, so they are perfect for the pen collector to add to his expensive pen collections, or for the executive who enjoys writing with designer pens. 7. Visconti – The Forbidden City H.R.H. Fountain Pen Price: $50,500.00 The Visconti brand is known for best quality, style and creativity. This distinguished Visconti pen is the Forbidden City H.R.H. Limited Edition fountain Pen. Made of black resin, 18K gold and diamonds and boasting of Power Filler innovative filling system invented by Visconti, it is sold for $50,500.00. 6. Visconti – Alchemy H.R.H. Fountain Pens Price: $ 57,000 The beautifully handcrafted Alchemy HRH by Visconti is part of the HRH collection of handmade fountain pens and rollerball pens from this fine pen maker. This luxury pen, unlike other fountain pens, has two nibs, two ink reservoirs and is trimmed with two different metals � exquisite gold and silver vermeil. Both nibs are of the best 18K gold and come in different sizes to suit every writing style. Even those used to writing with rollerball pens will love using the Alchemy. The body is made from a classic, rich, red resin and the gold and silver trim is decorated with expensive 4K diamonds and rubies. One cap has gold trim, the other silver, and these trims interlace to create a cosmic map with alchemic symbols – stunning! 5. Visconti – Ripple H.R.H. Fountain Pen Price: $ 57,000 One of the most remarkable Visconti pens is Ripple H.R.H. Limited Edition fountain pen. Made of 18K white gold and diamonds and with two-tone 18K gold nib, it costs $57,000.00. It has double reservoir filling system and is sold in two variations – white gold and black. 4. Omas Phoenix Platinum – Fountain Pen Luxury Limited Edition with Diamonds Price: $60,000 With overwhelming price tag of $60,000, this truncated cone shaped pen is a true embodiment of fact and fancy. Made with 950 platinum and yellow Enamel, with considerable length and diameter, 18K gold rhodiated engraving nib. 3. La Modernista Diamonds – Caran d’Ache Price: $265,000 La Modernista Diamonds was made by the Swiss company Caran d’Ache in 1999 in homage to Antonio Gaudi (1852-1926), the most famous of Modernist architects. This amazing fountain pen was sold in Harrods, London, for $265,000, becoming the most expensive pen in GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS in 2001. La Modernista Diamonds is made of rhodium-coated solid silver components. It boasts of an 18-carat rhodium-coated gold nib and is set with a total of 5,072 Wesselton diamonds weighing in at 20-carats, as well as and 96 rubies totalling 32-carats. The pen was hand-made by master jeweler Robert Perron and it took him six months to complete this true masterpiece of writing instruments. 2. Mystery Masterpiece – Mont Blanc and Van Cleef & Arpels Limited Edition Price: $730,000 To commemorate the centenary of these two renowned brands, Montblanc and Van Cleef & Arpels have collaborated on this fine, limited editions Mystery Masterpiece. Three individual editions, each set with either rubies, sapphires, or emeralds, will be crafted. Using the “Mystery Setting” technique for the gemstones, these intricate writing instruments are set to stun with their extravagant design, and equally-extravagant price: at US$730,000 each, they are truly a fitting homage to a century of each brands’ respective history. 1. Aurora Diamante fountain pen Price: $1,470,600 The Aurora Diamante is the most expensive writing instrument till date. Only one is for sale per year. The Aurora Diamante contains over 30 carats of De Beers diamonds on a solid platinum barrel. It has a two-tone, rhodium-treated, 18KT solid gold nib and is personalized with a coat of arms, signature or portrait. Aurora Pens says it is the only over 30 carat pen in the world. 4770
Knowledge / Historical Oddities« on: January 15, 2011, 03:24:57 PM »1. Charles Darwin married his first cousin. 2. John F. Kennedy, Anthony Burgess, Aldous Huxley, and C.S. Lewis all died on the same day. 3. Officially, the longest war in history was between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly, which lasted from 1651 to 1986. There were no casualties. 4. Gay marriage was legally recognized in Rome, and Nero himself married at least two gay couples. 5. Adolf Hitler’s nephew, William Hitler, immigrated to the United States in 1939 and fought against his uncle. 6. Thomas Paine was elected to the first post-revolution French parliament, despite not speaking a word of the language. 7. William Howard Taft is the only US President to come third in his campaign for re-election, losing to eventual winner Woodrow Wilson and fellow Republican Theodore Roosevelt. 8. Technically, Henry VIII had only two wives. Four of his marriages were annulled. 9. King Richard II invented the handkerchief. 10. The Parliament of Iceland is the oldest still acting parliament in the world. It was established in 930. 11. The people who founded the Futurism art movement also founded the first Italian Fascist party in 1918. 12. Albert Einstein was offered the role of Israel’s second President in 1952, but declined. 13. New Zealand was the first country to enfranchise women. It gave them the vote in 1895. 14. The 27th amendment to the US constitution took 202 years to ratify, having been proposed in 1789 and finally ratified in 1992. 15. Until April 2008, the island of Sark remained the last feudal state in Europe. 16. Tomatoes were considered poisonous for many years in Europe and they were grown for ornamental reasons only. In fact, the leaves and stems of tomatoes are poisonous (but they can be used in moderation for food flavoring). 17. Soon after building started in 1173, the foundation of the Pisa tower settled unevenly. Construction was stopped, and was continued only a 100 years later. Therefore, the leaning tower was never straight. 18. Ancient Egyptians used slabs of stones as pillows. 19. People have been wearing glasses for about 700 years. 20. King Charles the Second often rubbed dust from the mummies of pharaohs so he could “absorb their ancient greatness. Other 20.... 1. Before the Boston Tea Party, the British actually lowered tea taxes, not raised them. 2. England’s King George I was actually German. 3. Abel Tasman “discovered” Tasmania, New Zeeland and Fiji, on his first voyage, but managed to completely miss mainland Australia! 4. Ethnic Irishman Bernardo O’Higgins was the first president of the Republic of Chile. 5. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on the same day – the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. 6. When the American Civil War started, Confederate Robert E. Lee owned no slaves. Union general U.S. Grant did. 7. Kaiser Wilhelm II, Tsar Nicholas II and George V were all grandchildren of Queen Victoria. 8. Karl Marx was once a correspondent for the New York Daily Tribune. 9. Josef Stalin once studied to be a priest. 10. Henry Kissinger and Yasser Arafat won the Nobel Peace Prize. Gandhi never did. 11. The Constitution of the Confederate States of America banned the slave trade. 12. The Finnish capital of Helsinki was founded by a Swedish king in 1550. 13. The “D” in D-Day stands for “Day” – “Day-Day” 14. There was a New Australia in Paraguay in the 1890s. 15. A New Orleans man hired a pirate to rescue Napoleon from his prison on St. Helena. 16. Like Dracula (Vlad Tepes), there really was a King Macbeth. He ruled Scotland from 1040 to 1057. 17. In 1839, the U.S. and Canada fought the bloodless “War of Pork and Beans”. : 18. Despite the reputation, Mussolini never made the trains run on time. 19. The world powers officially outlawed war under the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact. 20. Ancient Egypt produced at least six types of beer 4771
Fun Time / Re: new game 3 words« on: January 14, 2011, 10:49:46 PM »lai desi khane ch je mai shuru karda te butter chicken ton te instructor ne te kehna hi aa ke salad khao : butter wala na khao, aam chicken khaa lawo without too much extra fats added in - make it at home tandoori style :pagel: 4772
Fun Time / Re: new game 3 words« on: January 14, 2011, 10:43:47 PM »missing indian foodddddddddd aa vi koyi khana bhala, damnit. I would just eat a balanced meal - just concentrate on the portion size Begin a good workout regimen - make sure you're burning more than you're taking in calories. 4773
PJ Games / Re: ~*What Will U Do If The Above Person Knock At Your Door*~« on: January 14, 2011, 10:38:50 PM »na assi te bas karauni aa :hehe: 4774
Fun Time / Re: new game 3 words« on: January 14, 2011, 10:38:04 PM »position vare pehla soch leni aa kadi kise nu mouka de ke dekheya :huhh: :huhh: appun aisa hi hai :pagel: and neeni already? I haven't even started my night yet : missing mom's cooking :( 4775
Gup Shup / Re: dil ( heart) or dimag ( brain)« on: January 14, 2011, 10:36:06 PM »It depends on the situation, jadatar apna dimaag hi varti da (je kol hunda :), at times you need to turn that off and show some humanity as well... 4776
Fun Time / Re: new game 3 words« on: January 14, 2011, 10:33:01 PM »loll mere kol fevicol di koi ghat ni je tutt gaya te fer jod davanga why put yourself in that position to begin with :pagel: nose is cold 4777
PJ Games / Re: ~*What Will U Do If The Above Person Knock At Your Door*~« on: January 14, 2011, 10:31:52 PM »nai darling yaar chaa paani de baare sochda c oooh pher te apni bahut bannu 8-> 4778
PJ Games / Re: ~*What Will U Do If The Above Person Knock At Your Door*~« on: January 14, 2011, 10:27:50 PM »ghare bitha ke sewa karange ji 8-> 8-> kitte shittran di sewa di te ni sochda? :hehe: 4779
Fun Time / Re: new game 3 words« on: January 14, 2011, 10:26:02 PM »i like u :pagel: mera dil vaalha kamzor aa, eddan diya gallan na kareya karo :hehe: thand pendi bahut 4780
Gup Shup / Re: Unconditional Love ....« on: January 14, 2011, 10:21:59 PM »Dude this doesn't apply to everybody. Your parents cleaned up your mess for you, it's a different story for some of us. It really frustrates me that people like you think we got it easy. the harder you fall - the more you learn the more you're spoon fed - the harder you fall :happy: |