{"id":56836,"date":"2023-01-27T16:05:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T16:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/27\/nfl-insider-ian-rapoport-weighs-in-on-viral-pen-question\/"},"modified":"2023-01-27T16:05:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T16:05:06","slug":"nfl-insider-ian-rapoport-weighs-in-on-viral-pen-query","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/27\/nfl-insider-ian-rapoport-weighs-in-on-viral-pen-query\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL insider Ian Rapoport weighs in on viral pen query"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 eLNveM align--bleed js_marquee-assetfigure\" data-id=\"fa58be9cba729b31e168fb9a96788277\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/fa58be9cba729b31e168fb9a96788277\" data-format=\"png\" data-width=\"2804\" data-height=\"1571\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:2804px\" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"false\" data-imagerights=\"other-license\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 dnhHtZ js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 lktKQM image-hydration-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/fa58be9cba729b31e168fb9a96788277.png 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140\/fa58be9cba729b31e168fb9a96788277.png 140w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265\/fa58be9cba729b31e168fb9a96788277.png 265w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340\/fa58be9cba729b31e168fb9a96788277.png 340w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490\/fa58be9cba729b31e168fb9a96788277.png 490w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/fa58be9cba729b31e168fb9a96788277.png 645w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740\/fa58be9cba729b31e168fb9a96788277.png 740w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/fa58be9cba729b31e168fb9a96788277.png 965w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165\/fa58be9cba729b31e168fb9a96788277.png 1165w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315\/fa58be9cba729b31e168fb9a96788277.png 1315w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465\/fa58be9cba729b31e168fb9a96788277.png 1465w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600\/fa58be9cba729b31e168fb9a96788277.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 25em) calc(100vw - 32px),(max-width: 37.31em) calc(100vw - 32px),(min-width: 37.37em) and (max-width: 49.94em) calc(100vw - 32px),(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em) 800px,(min-width: 63.75em) and (max-width: 85.19em) calc(66.5vw - 32px),800px\" alt=\"Image for article titled Ian Rapoport is right \u2014 that viral pen question is pointless\" draggable=\"auto\" data-chomp-id=\"fa58be9cba729b31e168fb9a96788277\" data-format=\"png\" data-alt=\"Image for article titled Ian Rapoport is right \u2014 that viral pen question is pointless\" data-anim-src=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 ikKPtM no-caption\">Screenshot<!-- -->: <!-- -->NFL Network<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"fa58be9cba729b31e168fb9a96788277\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/fa58be9cba729b31e168fb9a96788277\" data-format=\"png\" data-width=\"2804\" data-height=\"1571\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">For anybody within the 40-plus crowd seeking to grow to be extra tech-savvy<!-- -->, apparently the easiest way to perform that&#8217;s to grow to be an NFL i<!-- -->nsider. After spending years frantically checking his cellular alerts, NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport has no endurance for know-how that doesn\u2019t require an influence charger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">A Twitter put up has gone viral in current days. The put up from <!-- -->Chris <!-- -->Grosse (beneath)<!-- --> is an image with seven<!-- --> widespread sorts of pens with a query asking <!-- -->Twitter customers which pen they&#8217;d use if they may solely select one for the remainder of their lives.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"twitter-embed\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=twitter-1618384965162635264&amp;autosize=1\" autoresize=\"true\" id=\"twitter-1618384965162635264\" data-recommended=\"false\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 fvPqJk\" id=\"h3033\">Who makes use of pens anymore?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">This query was completely tailor-made for Twitter due to course a bunch of dorks\/media professionals would rush to their cellular gadgets to weigh in on this debate. As the quote tweets and replies rolled in<!-- -->, <!-- -->the unique tweet was seen by NFL Network. Rapoport talked about it on tv and had the by far greatest tackle the subject.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-type=\"BlockQuote\" class=\"sc-8hxd3p-0 kDHBHL\">\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">\u201cThey\u2019re all bad,\u201d Rapoport mentioned on NFL Network. <!-- -->\u201cWho writes with p<!-- -->ens?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"twitter-embed\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=twitter-1618701600146743296&amp;autosize=1\" autoresize=\"true\" id=\"twitter-1618701600146743296\" data-recommended=\"false\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-15 BiRlJ\">\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-0 sc-1atgi65-1 bdNdA-D js_commerce-inset-permalink\" data-inset-url=\"https:\/\/go.linkby.com\/NXBYEWNK\" data-inset-category=\"CommerceInsetMobile\">\n<p>G\/O Media might get a fee<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-3 hMBKyp creative-type-A\"><a category=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-1atgi65-4 dxZfFS js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;CommerceInsetMobile&quot;,&quot;Click&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/nfl-network-ian-rapoport-pens-bic-jerry-seinfeld-writin-1850040223&quot;],[&quot;ns:unique&quot;,&quot;CommerceInsetMobile&quot;,&quot;Click&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/nfl-network-ian-rapoport-pens-bic-jerry-seinfeld-writin-1850040223&quot;],[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;CommerceInsetMobile&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/go.linkby.com\/NXBYEWNK&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/go.linkby.com\/NXBYEWNK\" data-linktype=\"[t|mod-all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-6 gLSKws\">\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-10 hherpH js_lazy-image\"><picture class=\"lazy-picture\"><source media=\"all\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_180,q_80,w_320\/991186d7974d707d68fe31922191e833.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Happy Head\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_264,pg_1,q_80,w_470\/991186d7974d707d68fe31922191e833.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-12 dRyRwx\">\n<p class=\"sc-1atgi65-13 iFlqWg\"><strong>Grow those luscious locks back<\/strong><br \/><span>This proprietary, prescription-grade topical Finasteride is proven to regrow hair in just a few months.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The media dork writing this article was going to go with pen No. 5, but then I heard Rapoport\u2019s take,<!-- --> and the cartoon lightbulb above my head clicked on. There is no reason for anyone who responded to that tweet to ever need to use a pen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">I have used a pen as a student and as <!-- -->a restaurant server \u2014 <!-- -->t<!-- -->hat is it. If I\u2019m laying in bed and get a random idea for content, I\u2019m not going to rush and stub my toe jumping out of bed to go find a pen and paper. My phone is right next to me, I\u2019m going to jot the idea down in my notes app and go back to what I was doing.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 fvPqJk\" id=\"h3034\">Don\u2019t want to end up like Jerry Seinfeld<\/h2>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Even if I did successfully write down the thought without injury, now I\u2019m at the mercy of human error. I could end up like Jerry Seinfeld. I could have been groggy while writing the idea down and now I have to spend an entire 22-minute<!-- --> episode trying to <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E33Z7-gY_js&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E33Z7-gY_js\" goal=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">decipher what the observe mentioned<\/a><\/span>. Or possibly I left it on a lodge nightstand and the housekeeper<span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pRaz4nBYS9U&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pRaz4nBYS9U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> threw it out.<\/a><\/span> Now I&#8217;ve to go on <em>The Tonight Show<\/em> with no materials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">This just isn&#8217;t 1984, when individuals left a pen and pad by the lounge phone to take messages. Many individuals don\u2019t even use home telephones anymore. If you\u2019re going to purchase a tool that enables the federal government and company America to trace your each transfer, at the least reap the benefits of the know-how.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">There isn&#8217;t any sensible cause to put in writing something down. Even if you would like off the grid and buy a dumb cellphone, it can save you a observe by making a textual content message after which not sending it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">So whereas that tweet permits <!-- -->people who noticed it<!-- --> to let their minds wander away into the nostalgia of pocket book paper and ink, there isn&#8217;t a have to ever take into consideration a pen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Don\u2019t take my phrase for it. Listen to an individual that takes in additional data by 10 a.m. than you do all day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Screenshot: NFL Network For anybody within the 40-plus crowd seeking to grow to be extra tech-savvy, apparently the easiest way to perform that&#8217;s to grow to be an NFL insider. After spending years frantically checking his cellular alerts, NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport has no endurance for know-how that doesn\u2019t require an influence charger. 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