“Paperclip: the staple for people with commitment issues” is a jocular saying about office supplies that has been printed on several images. “Just read that the paper clip . . . . is the staple for people with commitment issues” was posted on Twitter on April 19, 2010, “RT @Airborne_Ranger: Paperclip: the staple for people with commitment issues” was posted on Twitter on April 27, 2010. Authorship is unknown.
   
     
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Peggy Cortez
@PeggyCortez
just read that the paper clip . . . . is the staple for people with commitment issues.
6:52 PM - 19 Apr 2010
 
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Shell
@shellshokt
LMFAO==>RT @Airborne_Ranger: Paperclip: the staple for people with commitment issues.
9:03 AM - 27 Apr 2010
   
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Yashua_
@Yashua_
Paperclip: the staple for people with commitment issues.
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4:46 AM - 28 Apr 2010
 
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milk
@miilkkk
Paperclip: the staple for people with commitment issues
3:09 PM - 28 Apr 2010
 
Google Books   
Why Didn’t I Think of That?:
101 Inventions that Changed the World by Hardly Trying
By Anthony Rubino  
Avon, MA: Adams Media
2010
Pg. ?:
PAPER CLIP
TAGLINE: The staple for people with commitment issues
     
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@iShootingStarr
Paperclips;
are just staples for people with commitment issues.♥
6:56 PM - 21 Mar 2011
 
Funny Status
Paperclip: the staple for people with commitment issues…
August 29, 2011 Work Status Updates
Paperclip: the staple for people with commitment issues
   
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By Erik Groset
Charleston, SC: Advantage Media Group
2012
Pg. 156:
Paperclip: the staple for people with commitment issues.
     
Grouchy Rabbit (posted in February 2012)
Paper clip (noun) - A staple for people with commitment issues.
 
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Jeffrey Wright
@JeffWri
“Paper clip (noun): A staple for people with commitment issues.” - Grouchy Rabbit #wisdom
11:41 PM - 12 Feb 2012
 
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Bill Murray
@BiIIMurray
Paperclip: The staple for people with commitment issues.
1:08 PM - 12 Nov 2015
 
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Paperclips are essentially staples for people with commitment issues.
submitted November 15, 2016 by rdmc23
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sacki2016
Feel like this was stolen from u/StuffyUnicorn
 
Reddit—After_shower_thoughts
Paperclips are just staples for people with commitment issues.. (self.after_shower_thoughts)
submitted November 16, 2016 by _AnonOp
   
Twitter
Shower Thoughts
@TheWeirdWorld
A paper clip is essentially a staple for people with commitment issues.
6:30 PM - 15 Aug 2017
 
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Bill Murray
@BiIIMurray
Paperclip: the staple for people with commitment issues
10:29 AM - 7 Jul 2018