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Paperclips - NLC
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:13 pm
by GregR
So, how many uses do you reckon a paperclip gets before its turned into something artistic by someone?
Are you a paperclip 'bender'?
Are you just a bender?

Re: Paperclips - NLC
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:14 pm
by Dominic
GregR wrote:So, how many uses do you reckon a paperclip gets before its turned into something artistic by someone?
Are you a paperclip 'bender'?
Am I just a bender for posting such drivel?

You're right! You're just a bender

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:17 pm
by graeme
Well, there's 30 seconds of my life I'll never get back...
Greg, you owe me 30 seconds.

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:23 pm
by GregR
In fairness to me, I didn't exactly entice either of you in here with the promise of jugs or free ca$h...
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:29 pm
by Andy G
you working your leave period by any chance!

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:30 pm
by RDH
Andy G wrote:you working your leave period by any chance!

Sounds like it to me - finishing next week Mr Rolfe?
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:34 pm
by GregR
This is my penultimate Wednesday

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:56 pm
by gorrie
I only stumbled in here because I saw the post count climbing and thought I'd better check it out.
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:08 pm
by r055
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:11 pm
by rossybee
I seem to recall being told once that if you straighten a paperclip, then heat it up, it'll reform to its original shape...
/boring as fook fact faction
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:19 pm
by Sanjøy
i keep a special one by my desk for opening satsumas
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:27 pm
by GregR
rossybee wrote:
I seem to recall being told once that if you straighten a paperclip, then heat it up, it'll reform to its original shape...
/boring as fook fact faction
I know I'll end up at work with burns tomorrow ...
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:31 pm
by rossybee
"Great cheiftain o' the puddin' race..."

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:38 pm
by Dominic
GregR wrote:
I know I'll end up at work with burns tomorrow ...
or a knackered microwave

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:55 pm
by Corranga
graeme wrote:Well, there's 30 seconds of my life I'll never get back...
Greg, you owe me 30 seconds.

Somehow I managed to read the whole topic so closer to 2 minutes here...
On a related side note, I bought my dad James Bond 007 paper clips as a stocking filler, weird things, shaped like the 00 and the 7 from the logo...