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Re: Where do paper clips go ...
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Tue, 13 Apr 1999 07:02:24 GMT
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Don't be cheeky! :)

I sort them by date of manufacture of course. How else would you sort
them?

Simon
http://www.SimonRobinson.com

In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Thomas Main writes:
> How do you sort your paper clips, by size or color?  I have found that
> Plano containers.... ;)
> 
> --
> Thomas Main
> main@appstate.edu
> 
> Simon Robinson wrote:
> > 
> > I have to confess I often chuck paper clips out. Usually because they're not
> > the same type as the ones in my nice box of coloured paper clips - and it
> > looks untidy to keep odd paper clips if you see what I mean.
> > 
> > Simon
> > http://www.SimonRobinson.com
> > 
> > > On the other hand, other more or less trustworthy sources in the area • (Silicon
> > > Valley) indicate they are reclaimed through filters used in paper • recycling,
> > > melted down, and used to make certain brand-name hard drive platters. The
> > > brand-name, of course, escapes me ATM. ;)
> > > 
> > > -Tom McD.



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  Re: Where do paper clips go ...
 
(...) Well, by size, form, color, taste, general condition, bendability, serialnumber, weight, solvability, capacity, electrical resistance, etc. I'm shocked you didn't know that. Are you sure you are a serious collector of pasperclips? Me, I am an (...) (27 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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How do you sort your paper clips, by size or color? I have found that Plano containers.... ;) -- Thomas Main main@appstate.edu (...) (27 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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