Comments on: Found Objects

By: Peace Corps Volunteer

Peace Corps Volunteer — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:06:27 +0000

Office Space.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:49:07 +0000

Uhhhhh. Visual representation of an object? Looks like it’s a stapler. And it was in a book? Prolly in a book about staplers. What do I win?

By: Pierre

Pierre — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 05:19:53 +0000

Congrats Fred!
I remembered the Niven story about the guy who goes to an alternate world, and invents the stapler. But I could not recall the name of the story. Thanks. You are a wise person of culture!

By: Abi

Abi — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:49:48 +0000

I knew immediately that it was A Hearbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers, as I use that quote often. Sometimes, if I can’t think of what to say, I draw a stapler and hand it to someone and say, “Here’s a drawing of a stapler.”

By: Milica

Milica — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:38:17 +0000

As soon as I saw that I immediately got “Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler…” stuck in my head.

By: fred

fred — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:02:01 +0000

Though not humorous the first thing that came to mind was “For a Foggy Night” by Larry Niven. OK, no cigar?
TANJ. (From Larry Niven …. There ain’t no justice.)

By: David

David — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:52:18 +0000

Kate takes it first! Mazel tov! Oh, and funny Kathleen, wrong, but very funny reference!

By: Gerry

Gerry — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:18:41 +0000

A Heart Breaking Work of Staggering Genius–Introduction I believe

By: Devin Henkel

Devin Henkel — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:11:32 +0000

“Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius” Great book – I’m a sucker for stories about themselves.

By: kathleen

kathleen — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:06:03 +0000

Red Swingline STAPLER from the Milton cartoons by Mike Judge.