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Dilemma
The Burning Question*: What is this called?
Let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
WE KNOW HOW you feel. It’s Monday, you have the whole week looming ahead, and you have a lot on your plate.
So do like we do here in TheJournal.ie HQ and get stuck into a serious debate on one of life’s most pressing issues.
Possibly.
This week: Someone at TheJournal.ie HQ asked for a lend of ‘a topper’ recently? “A wha?” was the general response. What she meant was one of these fine contraptions:
(Image: Pencil Sharpeners/Shutterstock)
They are not called toppers, the rest of us exclaimed. “They are parers,” said some, while simultaneously others roared, “They’re sharpeners.”
What are they to you?
Poll Results:
Sharpeners (8278)
Parers (6985)
Toppers (pfft) (6327)
Something else (let us know in the comments) (2730)
Got a burning question that has divided your household/work colleagues/friends? Let us know in the comments section or email us at tips@thejournal.ie.
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