Clippy came up with the theft idea all on eir own, actually—my original suggestion can be just as easily parsed as an idea for less costly security for paperclips that are being stored on Earth.
Also, consider: If Clippy is the type of being who would do such a thing, wouldn’t it be better for us to know that? (And of course if Clippy is just someone’s character, I haven’t done anything worse than thumb my nose at a few taboos.)
if someone does [steal the paperclips], I can virtually guarantee that … more paperclips will be donated to the project—possibly several times the number of paperclips that were stolen.
Anyone know if there’s an insurance policy taken out against loss or destruction of the paperclips?
......which, on reflection, doesn’t necessarily imply theft; I suppose it could refer to the memorial getting sucked into a sinkhole or something. Oops?
Clippy came up with the theft idea all on eir own, actually—my original suggestion can be just as easily parsed as an idea for less costly security for paperclips that are being stored on Earth.
Also, consider: If Clippy is the type of being who would do such a thing, wouldn’t it be better for us to know that? (And of course if Clippy is just someone’s character, I haven’t done anything worse than thumb my nose at a few taboos.)
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......which, on reflection, doesn’t necessarily imply theft; I suppose it could refer to the memorial getting sucked into a sinkhole or something. Oops?