Clippy Campaign: Difference between revisions
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He had no ulterior motives, he was simply there to help. | He had no ulterior motives, he was simply there to help. | ||
[...] Clippy wouldn't even read the contents of your letter.</blockquote> | [...] Clippy wouldn't even read the contents of your letter.</blockquote>During World War II, in Norway, paperclips were worn like jewelry as a symbol of resistance to German occupation and Norwegian collaboration.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlesinger |first=Joe |date=August 5, 2011 |title=Breivik, Quisling and the Norwegian spirit |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/breivik-quisling-and-the-norwegian-spirit-1.1064817 |access-date=13 Sep 2025 |website=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation{{!}}CBC}}</ref> They symbolized unity "we are bound together," much as Mr. Rossman noted that clippies together are strong, whereas individually, clippies are weak. | ||
==Impact== | ==Impact== | ||