What other use...

[wildsweetone]

can a paper clip possibly have?

 

[Guest]

so embarrassed

i have a pair of sunglasses that have lost one screw... so....

 

[karmadog]

Lost the key to my shed, so I attempted to pick the lock. The paperclip broke off and I found my key while looking for another paperclip to pick the other one out of the lock. If only I could figure out a way to use a paperclip as a boltcutter.

 

[deliciously_naughty]

paper clip to force my cdrom drive to open when it jammed at work yesterday

 

[green_rook]

Used as a deadly weapon in the 1981 horror spoof Student Bodies.

 

[Diane Marie]

One of ex’s used to bend open a paper clip, then use it to clean his ears. YUCK!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Pookie]

I watched my brother use them to clean under his fingernails.

 

[MissTaken]

I still use them for idle amusement.

Most of the paperclips in my desk are made into a long chain.

 

[wildsweetone]

*sigh* it's no good...

i have looked everywhere you all mentioned paperclips were used and i can't find a single one. grrr

 

[TheEarl]

I used a paperclip to delay me for an extra hour at LA airport while the paranoid security staff discussed whether I was planning on using the paperclip as a weapon. What the fuck was I going to do? Threaten to organise the pilot's papers?

Just out of interest, why did you ask WSO?

The Earl

 

[ronde]

Men wear occupational jewelry, like belt buckles with tools or trucks on them. How about a nifty nipple chain for secretaries? See, the clips would be built right in and you could hang a pretty ballpoint pen in the center and...

OK, maybe not such a good idea.

 

[wildsweetone]

i was looking for one Earl... i had and still have a pile of papers i need to keep together so they don't fall all over the floor and get messed up.

i think the kids must be using them all for bedroom decorations *sigh*

ronde... that'd sure save me from having to hunt down a pen. it bears thinking about.

actually, i could possibly do something with earrings...

 

[HomerPindar]

Get a stapler...cause no matter how clever the kids, there's just fewer things you can do with staples compared to paper clips...

HomerPindar

 

[Chicklet]

i can put my hair up with a paperclip, either as is or straighten it out and stick it through a bun like that.

when i was in school they became toys, amusing me so that i didn't have to pay attention to the teacher.

my cats like paperclips, i think they eat them...oh dear.

Chicklet

 

[sirhugs]

cufflinks

screwdriver

electrical connector

art supplies

connecting the coax cable to the teeny tiny hole for cable in the back of the tv.

 

[NoJo]

CD Rom drives actually have a paperclip hole for when you need to open them manually (like when the PC is switched off).

They were de rigeur fashionwear for us Brit punks in the '70s. I used to hang a stag beetle from my ear and wear make-up. I had no girl-friend.

 

[wildsweetone]

They were de rigeur fashionwear for us Brit punks in the '70s. I used to hang a stag beetle from my ear and wear make-up. I had no girl-friend.

and you don't think it was because one ear lobe was longer than the other?

you will be pleased to know HomerPindar i did resort to using the stapler.

 

[The_old_man]

My wife swears that they are the larval stage of wire coathangers. She always has more hangers than paperclips.

 

[DVS]

you will be pleased to know HomerPindar i did resort to using the stapler.

Don't you mean advanced to the stapler? But, then again, I understand the paper clip is more temporary, if that is the intention.

Oh, I didn't see where anyone used a paperclip to clean between their teeth.

NO, I didn't say I did this!

 

[wildsweetone]

NO, I didn't say I did this!

i never said a word you're not protesting just a little too much are you DVS?

 

[TheEarl]

I have a friend <ahem> who uses them to pick his ears clean with.

No I didn't say that DVS did this!

Methinks the lady doth protest too much.

The Earl

Just out of interest; how the hell have we kept a thread about paperclips going for so long?

 

[wildsweetone]

cos bonking planes and people with silly hats keep it going

btw i gave up looking for them, i went and bought some.

 

[TheEarl]

I have a friend <ahem> who uses them to pick his ears clean with.

No I didn't say that DVS did this!

Methinks the lady doth protest too much.

The Earl

Just out of interest; how the hell have we kept a thread about paperclips going for so long?

 

[TrulyTerrific]

Did you get the clips in all the pretty colors???

 

[deliciously_naughty]

New Use for paperclips

I use them to mark pages I want to cite in my in-class discussion...that way I don't spend all that time looking for the correct highlighted passage.