Sunday, November 11, 2007

I'm Not Your Average Stapler


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By The OfficeMax 2250

Look, I know what you are thinking. It's probably something along the lines of "Ohh, look a stapler. What a convenient tool for me to bind my papers together with." Or maybe you're thinking "Hmmm . .. why is that stapler out? I have absolutely no use for a common stapler right now." But before you go jumping to conclusions, let me just stop you right there! Baby, I am not your average stapler.
I mean, technically I am a tool that that combines together sheets of paper or other materials by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and folding over the ends to secure the paper. And yes, I am commonly found in offices, schools, and various other locations that need me to restore order and prevent a chaotic paper-anarchy in which essays, reports, or even children's love notes drift aimlessly about with no restrictions whatsoever. But I swear, I am not like those other staplers. While some staplers might require an excessively difficult application of pressure to effectively bind a document, I, the OfficeMax 2250, require only a gentle squeeze to give you the paper-connecting power that you need.
And I think we both know that you can't trust those other staplers in the long term. Sure, they seem strong and formidable at first, and you may think that they are the perfect stapler for you, but they're just going to fall apart eventually. Just when you think that you have found the perfect apparatus to permanently fasten your work, those staples will crumble apart, and you're just going to have another mess on your hands. But me? I'm not just here for a quick fix. I'm here to make a commitment in a way that other staplers just can't.
Look, I know I've failed you in the past. Who could possibly forget that time that I ran out of paper-containing pins just when you needed me most, when you had to turn in that vocabulary assignment by fourth period. But I swear I've changed. With my new booklet-stapling capabilities, I can rotate up to 90 degrees for vertical or horizontal stapling. I would have never been capable of such things in the past. And now, with my new OfficeMax upgrade, I contain up to 200 more staples, so I'll always be there when you need me most.
I'm just going to give it to you straight right now. I've seen the way you look at the new Thumb Activated Electric Stapler. I know that the OfficeMax 2130 Long Reach Stapler can reach places that I can't. But no matter what, I am the stapler for you.


6 comments:

Anonymous said...

dylan niles.
i admit i have not read this post in its entirety but i am proud to welcome you in this blogging realm. i myself am not an avid blogger like the infamous heather leith or rachel patla, but constantly check the blogs of others around me.
oh and i saw the comment on michael rex's myspace you left about blogs and i must rebutle this statement for blogging is extremely different than myspace in all aspects and is not a place to further fall in love with yuorself. its a place to creativly collaborate your thoughts. never once have i stumbled on an annoying or narcissistic blog. ever. i and my fellow friends write about bizarreeee things and is a place to put truly ugly pictures of ourselves to laugh at.
in conclusion you made a false statement dylan niles. as you did with the digital shorts.
think before you speak your witty words young man.
"book guy" quoting mr sautner.

bon voyage
- melissa nicole cripe

Anonymous said...

i really wish to correct melissa's spelling errors, but i shall refrain. though my soul is yearning!

well, dniles. i did actually read that post in its entirety, and i do not really understand the meaning of it. why did you have to write the equivalent to a persuasive essay on your first actual post? not to mention, on an officemax stapler. i am thoroughly confused.
EXPLAIN YOURSELF!
or, you can just let me wallow in this unknowing state of mind.
i guess that is fine too.

-joanna chiang.
your exlover is dead.

Michael D. Rex. said...
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Michael D. Rex. said...

Joanna is a hypocrite. Her grammar is just an terrible. Either way, these n00bs have never read The Onion. You should probably publicize that. It might start to get awkward if you don't.

Dylan Niles IV said...

Writing a confusing, seemingly pointless article is what the Onion is all about.
I'm on my way.

Anonymous said...

i dont get what the onion is. i always thought an onion was a plant of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
however, i feel reason to believe im being miselad on my theory.
please explain
- cripe, melissa