It’s National Paperclip Day! So OK, admittedly, I don’t have a lot to work with today. But let’s stop for a moment and pay homage to the lowly paperclip. it has enhanced our lives even if we don’t give it more than a throwaway thought. Students, office workers, teachers, administrators, lawyers alike (and who hasn’t used it as a wardrobe malfunction save?) depend on the functionality of this loopy bent piece of steel. So all hail the paper clip. Bert and Ernie know.
Atmosphere of the Michael Ochs Archives including a pile of paperclips on May 10, 2018. (Photo by Paul Chesne/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)