Recap & Review
Some museums have dinosaur bones. Others have priceless paintings. And then there’s this institution — boldly roping off a stapler like it once signed the Declaration of Office Supplies. The beauty of this image is commitment. Not just the velvet rope, but the crowd. Some visitors look genuinely moved, as if this humble desktop hero once fastened the very fabric of society. Others appear less convinced, silently wondering if the tape dispenser is getting its…
Winner
It exhibits attachment issues
Votes: 29
Finalists
This is so much better than the invisible tape display.
Votes: 26
"OK let's hurry up and SWING that LINE to the left"
Votes: 24
Best known for its binding influence on the administrative class
Votes: 22
Common Bostitch, circa 1994. Artifact from the Late Fax Era.
Votes: 8
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Tips
Tips for Caption Contest 89 Somewhere, a curator made a decision. Not a mistake — a decision. They cleared wall space, adjusted the lighting, rolled out a velvet rope, and placed a perfectly ordinary stapler inside like it once negotiated a historic treaty. And now people are staring at it. One visitor leans forward, studying the craftsmanship. Another squints, trying to figure out what they’re missing. A third has already…
