don't those silly indians know

life isn't complete for the rest of us without a $23,000 (yes, i said $23,000) pen? they really ARE silly!

worst idea of the year? the fucking $23,000 montblanc gandhi pen. what assholes

fail


Montblanc's Gandhi Pen Prompts Howls in India

By Emily Wax

Washington Post Foreign Service

NEW DELHI, Oct. 2 -- Images of Mohandas K. Gandhi, father of modern India and icon of asceticism and nonviolence, have ended up in some unlikely places before, from ads selling Apple computers to counter-culture T-shirts.

But it's fair to say that the latest incarnation may be the most ironic: Gandhi, in his signature loincloth, hawking a $23,000 fountain pen named in his honor.

The Montblanc pen, unveiled for the celebration of what would have been Gandhi's 140th birthday on Friday, has prompted howls from Hindu groups and Gandhists who say the sticker price is the lifetime income of many of India's poor. The limited-edition fountain pen in 18-carat solid gold is engraved with Gandhi's image and tricked out with a saffron-colored mandarin garnet on the clip and a rhodium-plated nib........

Special correspondent Ayesha Manocha contributed to this report.