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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Or a stapler, much to my distress

Me: You know, the thing! It holds paper together using tiny bits of warped metal!
Them: ...

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That seems more like "these kids don't know basic things and/ or their names" rather than "these kids don't know colloquialisms from previous decades"

Paper is still everywhere and staples are everywhere. How do they not know what a stapler is?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

Yeah, it's a staple!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Binder clips, best office supply ever. Fight me, I’ll die on this hill.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Im 100% behind you. Use them for tonnes of stuff, so much better than buying chip-clips