Once upon a time, when someone would have an important handout they wanted to preserve, they’d laminate it. Then, they’d give it to you.
And the plastic would extend well beyond the edges, so you’d have to cut it down to fit into your binder or folder. And you did that with scissors. Usually.
You’d cut it down, and you’d cut just a bit too far in one little area where maybe the plastic-to-plastic binding didn’t begin close enough to the edge of the paper, or maybe this was the day you dared yourself to go a little closer to the edge.
And then, eventually (or sooner), you’d put it on the kitchen table, and some water would spill, because isn’t the express purpose of kitchen tables to hold spills suspended above the ground?
And then the paper would be wet, and the laminate would gape open, and you’d wonder if you could put your nose close enough to smell the mold growing, but you wouldn’t wonder enough to actually try.
And so instead of keeping the paper safe from the water, the laminate would keep the water safe inside.
Which makes me wonder: What do people do today with important handouts?
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