If given infinite time to plan.

Speed · 03-03-2010, 11:42 AM

Could you take over the world with a Paperclip?

If so how?

***CaptHayfever*** · 03-03-2010, 02:11 PM

Start trading with it. If you can get a house that way, certainly you can get a country that way, & once you have one country, you know what to do to trade for the rest. (Of course, if you focus on collecting all the nuclear powers first, everybody else is pretty much gonna have to just give in.)

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Redshirt · 03-03-2010, 09:08 PM

Why should I reveal my plans for world domination?

**Valigarmander** · 03-03-2010, 09:22 PM

Stab everybody who opposes me in the eye with it.

**Deku Trii** · 03-03-2010, 10:03 PM

I wait for Sarah Palin to run for president, then I become the democratic candidate with a paperclip as my running mate. The rest writes itself.

***Booyakasha*** · 03-03-2010, 10:18 PM

Can it be a really big paperclip? Because I could probably force people to swear allegiance to me by threatening to push my gigantic paperclip of doom over onto a box of poor little innocent basset hound puppies unless I was proclaimed emperor.

Robotazy · 03-03-2010, 11:30 PM

Ooo! I know this one!

...

I'm not telling you.

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 03-04-2010, 12:32 AM

Nope.

Unless...

Nope.

Kargath · 03-04-2010, 01:57 AM

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HEY IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD
HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 03-04-2010, 02:09 AM

Oh man, I liked those little helper-things. Thanks for reminding me of them; if this were an RPG I'd give you an useful item.

***Ace Mercury*** · 03-04-2010, 07:10 AM

^

Anyways, to the thread question, yes. I don't even need the paperclip part; infinite time is a good deal. I could just wait until everyone is dead, and then take their stuff.

***Cosmonautical*** · 03-04-2010, 08:33 AM

Now I'm no telekinetic or nothing, but I'm getting a vibe that the paper-clip is probably going to be a non-issue, here.

I see that you've capitalized "Paperclip", though, so I will respond using your code.

No, but I'm certain some Stationary would help.

***Marilink*** · 03-04-2010, 02:32 PM

It's really hard to make fun of the Stationery/Stationary misspelling, I just discovered.

***Cosmonautical*** · 03-05-2010, 07:32 AM

OH NO

Zaden · 03-08-2010, 05:16 PM

Whoever voted "No" has no imagination...

If it were several paperclips, I would build nanobots that ride on them to important documents and burn them. No one could ever sue me. If you destroy the right documents, you could convince everyone that you rule the Earth.

^^^^

This is where one of those comes in handy.

**Crazyswordsman** · 03-08-2010, 06:08 PM

Only one man can do that.

Click to view video.

-CSM

***Ace Mercury*** · 03-08-2010, 07:54 PM

Quote:

In order to create a distraction to swap the dice at a craps table, using some string and a paper clip, MacGyver fastens the string to the paper clip then attaches it to the dress of a woman who is walking nearby and steps on the string, pulling down her dress thereby creating a distraction and allowing him to swap the dice. [How naughty! Season 1, episode 7.]

Click to view video.

That's got to be worth at least two worlds, right there.

MeowMan · 03-08-2010, 08:54 PM

^Do that in front of the worlds leaders and make HER ask him if you can own their countries.

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 03-08-2010, 09:13 PM

With infinite time, you can set the paperclip up as the ultimate religious icon to subsequently take over the world. Done and done.

***CaptHayfever*** · 03-09-2010, 12:39 AM

^But will the Church of Paperclipology be able to overcome the Order of Staplerism?

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

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03-03-2010, 11:42 AM	#1
Speed Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: If there's a bright center to the universe I'm on the planet it's farthest from Gender: Posts: 3,747 Thanks: 1,598 Thanked 320 Times in 224 Posts Blog Entries: 1	If given infinite time to plan. Could you take over the world with a Paperclip? If so how?

03-04-2010, 02:09 AM	#10
I REALLY HATE POKEMON! Goku lives on the Sun Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: California, U.S.A Gender: Posts: 12,717 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 275 Times in 234 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Oh man, I liked those little helper-things. Thanks for reminding me of them; if this were an RPG I'd give you an useful item. Last edited by I REALLY HATE POKEMON!; 03-04-2010 at 02:54 PM.

03-04-2010, 08:33 AM	#12
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	wink wink nudge nudge Now I'm no telekinetic or nothing, but I'm getting a vibe that the paper-clip is probably going to be a non-issue, here. I see that you've capitalized "Paperclip", though, so I will respond using your code. No, but I'm certain some Stationary would help.

03-05-2010, 07:32 AM	#14
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	he's onto us OH NO

03-03-2010, 02:11 PM	#2
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	Start trading with it. If you can get a house that way, certainly you can get a country that way, & once you have one country, you know what to do to trade for the rest. (Of course, if you focus on collecting all the nuclear powers first, everybody else is pretty much gonna have to just give in.) And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

03-03-2010, 09:08 PM	#3
Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,699 Thanks: 704 Thanked 1,006 Times in 695 Posts Blog Entries: 50	Why should I reveal my plans for world domination?

03-03-2010, 09:22 PM	#4
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Stab everybody who opposes me in the eye with it.

03-03-2010, 10:03 PM	#5
Deku Trii PP&R Mod Current Events Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Texas Gender: Posts: 9,031 Thanks: 521 Thanked 1,099 Times in 583 Posts	I wait for Sarah Palin to run for president, then I become the democratic candidate with a paperclip as my running mate. The rest writes itself.

03-03-2010, 10:18 PM	#6
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	Can it be a really big paperclip? Because I could probably force people to swear allegiance to me by threatening to push my gigantic paperclip of doom over onto a box of poor little innocent basset hound puppies unless I was proclaimed emperor.

03-03-2010, 11:30 PM	#7
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	Ooo! I know this one! ... I'm not telling you.

03-04-2010, 12:32 AM	#8
I REALLY HATE POKEMON! Goku lives on the Sun Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: California, U.S.A Gender: Posts: 12,717 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 275 Times in 234 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Nope. Unless... Nope.

03-04-2010, 01:57 AM	#9
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	\ HEY IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

03-04-2010, 07:10 AM	#11
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	^ Anyways, to the thread question, yes. I don't even need the paperclip part; infinite time is a good deal. I could just wait until everyone is dead, and then take their stuff.

03-04-2010, 02:32 PM	#13
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,822 Times in 1,007 Posts	It's really hard to make fun of the Stationery/Stationary misspelling, I just discovered.

03-08-2010, 05:16 PM	#15
Zaden Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: in the beak of a mighty condor Gender: Posts: 991 Thanks: 273 Thanked 88 Times in 51 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Whoever voted "No" has no imagination... If it were several paperclips, I would build nanobots that ride on them to important documents and burn them. No one could ever sue me. If you destroy the right documents, you could convince everyone that you rule the Earth. ^^^^ This is where one of those comes in handy.

03-08-2010, 08:54 PM	#18
MeowMan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Las Pegasus Gender: Posts: 6,606 Thanks: 849 Thanked 208 Times in 132 Posts Blog Entries: 46	^Do that in front of the worlds leaders and make HER ask him if you can own their countries.

03-08-2010, 09:13 PM	#19
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	With infinite time, you can set the paperclip up as the ultimate religious icon to subsequently take over the world. Done and done.

03-09-2010, 12:39 AM	#20
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	^But will the Church of Paperclipology be able to overcome the Order of Staplerism? And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"