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Originally Posted by The Philpott
...a Bic biro
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Ouch. You've just hit one of my pet niggles. The original ball-point pen was invented by László Bíró and his brother György in 1931. Bic started making them some time later. So you actually mean a "Bic ballpoint pen".
I get just as miffed over things like "Panasonic Hoover". I must go and lie down in a darkened room.
Colin.