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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

Or a stapler, much to my distress

Me: You know, the thing! It holds paper together using tiny bits of warped metal!
Them: ...

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That seems more like "these kids don't know basic things and/ or their names" rather than "these kids don't know colloquialisms from previous decades"

Paper is still everywhere and staples are everywhere. How do they not know what a stapler is?

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Yeah, it's a staple!

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