Pencils like this typically are marked "Everlast" on the clip:
The gold-colored cylinder slides down when the pencil is pointed upwards, revealing what’s inside. This is one of the funnier ones:
"I should have danced all night," it reads. Why? Point the tip skyward and you’ll see . . .
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What's really funny about that pencil is that in 1970 (really dating myself) my high school principal shut down our senior skit over that exact same play on the words to I Could Have Danced All Night (My Fair Lady) and a "pregnant" singer....the half dozen girls who got pregnant that year probably didn't help either!
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