Apparently, there’s some question about what kind of pen mock conservative Stephen Colbert uses on his Comedy Central show, The …
The classic interview question! At least once in our careers, we have all faced some smug guy across the desk …
And here we thought pens were just for writing. Turns out, there’s another use.
Pen spinning is the art, or at least hobby, of “contact juggling” with either a normal ink pen or one that’s been specially modified to make it easier to manipulate. Spinners do exactly what the name implies – rotate pens as fast as possible around, between and across their fingers and hands.
There’s an interesting line about fountain pens in the movie Duplicity. Conniving CEO Dick Garsik (played by Paul Giamatti) is reading a handwritten draft of a memo by a rival company head. The memo bears bad news and the flustered Garsik stops at one point, turns aside to his employees, and says:
“I mean, who the hell writes with a fountain pen anymore? How fricking pretentious is that?”
He’s being a little harsh, for sure, but the line raises some good questions. Do people still use fountain pens regularly, as they did several years ago when the pens were enjoying a resurgence in popularity? Or, has that time passed? And, if so, has there been a resulting slowing of sales?
If you’re like most people, comfort is probably one of the deciding factors when you’re trying to choose the right …