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The Surprisingly Deep (and Twisted) History of Paperclips
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Series: A Hilarious Guide, by James Allen
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 22 2025
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.27 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
James Allen's Hilarious Guides offer a tongue-in-cheek exploration of seemingly mundane items. This one tells the fascinating story behind paperclips. It explores the unexpected cultural impact of Clippy, the Microsoft Office assistant who managed to simultaneously unite and divide an entire generation of computer users. And it uncovers the shocking truth about the secret paperclip rebellion, led by the cunning duo of Steely and Twisty, with their army of AI-trained dolphins poised to conquer the world. Seriously though, this book and all James Allen's Hilarious Guides are fun and quirky gifts for family and friends, or a way of amusing yourself for a few hours.
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