Paperclip Collection

If you like looking at pictures of paperclips then you're in for a treat!!

I have decided to open my paperclip collection to the internet. So feast your eyes on this little lot...

















Although this posting was planned weeks in advance and had a team of skilled Blogeronis working on it, I'm afraid we've been upstaged by events.

Yes, there was some young whizz kid in the news who has swapped a paperclip for a house. Very clever, we're all really impressed.
He can't have been a true paper clip collector. No genuine collector would ever part with his paper clips for material gain.

I might be interested in swapping one of mine for a tropical island. Either uninhabited or occupied by people who would make me their king/god. I could probably manage that. I would be prepared to sacrifice any of my paper clips for that, except the yellow one with red spots.

Postscript: Since I put this post up, I've been inundated with messages from people asking if they can become paper clip collectors too.

Well, I always say that anyone can do it providing they have the dedication, resolve and the inner mental strength. Of course there'll be bad times when you just can't find a new paper clip for love or money. But it will all seem worth it when that oh-so-special paper clip appears in your hand.

However, I would like to give a few words of advice -
1. Never kill or seriously injure anyone just to get their paperclips. Obviously there may be times when you'll have to defend your collection from those you suspect of wanting to steal it, but remember very few paperclips are worth a human life. Even if you get away with it, you'll feel bad about it for days afterwards.

2. Keep a sense of proportion. Paperclips aren't the be-all and end-all of life. Just dedicate a few hours a day to collecting clips, and carry out other activities in the remaining time. I often wonder how my life might have turned out if I hadn't been so obsessed with paperclips.

3. Never push paper clips into any bodily orifices. It can lead to embarrassing scenes in the local Accident and Emergency Unit. Why are people so nosey?
Also, never push paper clips into anybody else's orifices without their express permission. Especially strangers on buses. They can get very stroppy about it.