staples made from splinters of hard boiled candy.

why? so you can remove them with your teeth, silly!

mmm!
-- po, Oct 18 2004

[+] for the summary.
-- wagster, Oct 18 2004


Now we know why the dog ate the kid's homework. It was for the staples.
-- jurist, Oct 18 2004


And pretzel paper clips?
-- FarmerJohn, Oct 18 2004


"I gummed up the stapler again."
"It's stuck?"
"No, I just haven't put my teeth in."
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Oct 19 2004


"The ants ate my homework, Miss... honest!"
-- UnaBubba, Oct 19 2004


In the great Crash of '04, the concepts of 'custard' and 'staples' seem to have become messed up.

<memo to self..insert 'staples' in Autobone Meta>
-- ConsulFlaminicus, Oct 19 2004


This recalls a Muppet sketch where Dr Bunson Honeydew forced his assistant Beaker to eat edible paperclips. Beaker was initially reluctant, but discovered to his joy that they were delicious. Unfortunately, a side-effect caused his nose to fall off. Is similar functionality envisioned here [po]? Either way, it's a [+] from us here at Muppet Labs
-- DocBrown, Oct 19 2004


Do you want to be Waldorf, or Statler?
-- UnaBubba, Oct 19 2004


I think I'm more of a Gonzo, cheers [Unabubba] but I'll go for Waldorf if I have to choose.
[clears throat]: "Well now I've seen everything..."
-- DocBrown, Oct 19 2004


"That's because you've been around since the beginning of time!"
-- UnaBubba, Oct 19 2004


"Du huh huh huh!"
I would also have accepted:
"Good, can we leave now?" or
"And most of it was better than this!"
-- DocBrown, Oct 19 2004


"You are so easy..."
-- UnaBubba, Oct 19 2004


"Well, with this lot on stage, I can't afford to be hard to please."
-- DocBrown, Oct 19 2004


sp: "Doh ho ho ho!"
-- yabba do yabba dabba, Oct 19 2004


? staples
-- po, Oct 19 2004


Mmmmmmm, staples.
-- Worldgineer, Oct 19 2004


with gravy...
-- po, Oct 19 2004


Ew, no. Soda. Candy staples with soda printer ink and rice paper. My favorite office snack.
-- Worldgineer, Oct 19 2004


... and those pretzel paper clips [FJ] suggested. Yum!! Good one, [po]! +
-- Pericles, Oct 19 2004


These would be great for kids on Halloween. You could wait for them with a staple gun. The nice ones you aim for there "Trick or Treat" bags and the ones ready to TP your house you could aim for.

Plus it would cause a mass case of office supply theft right before Oct 31st.
-- MrDaliLlama, Oct 20 2004



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