Editing The Pen Addict 291/transcript (section)

== Pen Selection ==


'''Jim Cantore:''' Yeah. Yeah. So, to recap, we're three picks into our top five office supply list draft. We have stapler at number one, highlighter at number two, post-it at number three. What do you have for number four, Myke?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Well, I'm going to have to go for a pick that I'm scared that if I don't make it, we won't pick it, and then we may as well just quit. Pens. Yeah.

'''Jim Cantore:''' I didn't know what I was going to do if I had to pick pen last. Like, it was definitely going to pick pen. Like, it has to be there. Mm-hmm. And, yeah.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Why don't you talk about why? You need them. Like, everything else that we're talking about, you know, post-it notes and staples and highlighting, at some point, a pen has to be involved, right? Because you're writing down things that get stapled, you're writing down things on a post-it note, and you need to write down things that get highlighted. Like, the humble pen, it sits atop of the most important thing for all stationery, right? It's part... All other stationery requires the pen to exist. So, it is obviously the most important. But I think we both entered this draft with the opinion that whilst it was obviously going to be on the list, we wanted to try and steal some of the most interesting ones first.

'''Jim Cantore:''' Right. So, the pen is way more ubiquitous than these other things. You're going to find that left in drawers behind you from the people that got fired next to you. When you go raid their drawers, you're going to come up with a handful of pens. Like, it's not that big a deal. It's clearly a top-five item, right? But it's never going to be number one in this situation, I don't think. So, yeah. The pen is important. It has to be on the list. But I definitely did not think pen was anywhere near the number one draft pick in the office supply draft.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It's just too ubiquitous. Yep. As I was saying, it's so easy. There's always a box of pens somewhere.

'''Jim Cantore:''' Mm-hmm. Always. Always. And you could even, I mean, you can even substitute a pencil in there. Even though you don't see many wooden or mechanical pencils in offices these days, you're going to find, you can acquire writing instruments somehow in there. But it needs to be in the top five list. All right. Last pick of this draft. It's not an easy one, Myke. And I put a lot of thought into this. And I think related to our other items, I think the answer is pretty clear that it's binder clip. I think binder clip is the number five office supply. That's good. Because, like we talked about earlier, you're printing things. Sometimes you print too much stuff for a stapler. And you're running around the office saying, hey, I have a meeting. I need to collect all these papers together. Does anyone have a binder clip? It's a rare item in most offices. You have to hunt one down. You hoard them if you get them. And there's all different sizes you can use. But mostly, I'm talking about the big ones. Like anything you can't staple through size, I think is binder clip area. You know, I think it's more important than the paper clip. The staple can substitute for the paper clip. The staple cannot substitute for the binder clip in many situations. And, you know, the binder clip helps facilitate using your Post-it through the document, your highlighter, your pen. I think it has to be on the top five list, Myke.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I 100% agree. I didn't even think about it, but I used to use these constantly, right? Like something's got to keep those sheets of paper together.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yep. That was a good idea, Brad. I like that.

'''Jim Cantore:''' Good. That was a fun list. Now I got to go listen to the episode to see what they really said. Because I really didn't listen to it because I didn't want to ruin this for us. I mean, no. To see what they said.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Let's be real. Straight up. We just did the definitive list, right? Like anything else is wrong. That is the definitive list.

'''Jim Cantore:''' I'm very happy with our list. Yep. Or top five. Stapler, highlighter, Post-it, pen, binder clip. I mean, if you're walking into an office for the first time and it's your first day, you would be pretty happy with all those things at your desk.

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