My Fellow Office Workers:

I would like to announce the discovery of a startling fact! Paperclips GROW!

Upon inheriting my current desk from a former co-worker, I proceeded to remove all of the extra-large paperclips from her magnetic paperclip dispenser, as they would often jam it up, plus as a systematic person I like to use only one size of paperclip. The paperclip holder is kept in a drawer out of sight when I am not here, and the drawer is very sticky and hard to open. Even so, the next day when I came into work, I found more large paperclips in the dispenser. It was only a couple, so I figured I must have somehow missed them the day before. I removed them and continued working. The next day, once again I found large paperclips in the dispenser, but once again there were only a couple. I didn't give it any thought, and enjoyed my 3-day weekend. When I started working today, I found not a couple but 6 large paperclips in the dispenser. 6!!

I believe this is sufficient proof that SOMETHING is going on here, but it doesn't tell us exactly what is happening while the office is dark and empty. For that information, experiment is needed. I intend to mark my drawer in such a way that I will be able to tell if anyone enters it tonight, to rule out human interferance. If that suceeds, and yet large paperclips continue to be found, further experimentation will be in order.

I would like to ask for your assistance, if you have experienced a similar occurance, please recount your story below.

Also, many of you may be familliar with the theory that single socks turn into clothes hangers, hence explaining both the "lone sock" problem and the "where did all those hangers come from" issue. If you have any evidence to support or debunk this theory, please feel free to share.