Thanks to "google doodle" I know that today marks the 131st anniversary of the hole punch.
The doodle is adorable and it's a fun little fact, but then I started thinking about how important the hole punch is in this profession.
I mean, there are courts that will toss your documents if they aren't punched in just the right place. And some Judges have very specific rules - 2 at the top - 3 at the side.
And don't get me started on people who move the ruler guide and then you go and punch your papers and everything gets punched in the wrong place. And they don't fit the acco fastener (when is the acco fastener's birthday?) or they won't go into the file folder.
And no matter how much people say we're moving towards a paperless office - let's be honest - that's never going to happen. At least not in my lifetime.
So, while some might laugh it off as a silly little "holiday," I think it's more than that.
You might even call today HOLE-Y!
The first patent for a hole puncher, or Papierlocher für Sammelmappen (paper hole maker for binding) was filed on 14 November 1886 by inventor Friedrich Soennecken.
Mr Soennecken was a German office supplier from the town of Remscheid who founded his own company, F Soennecken Verlag, in 1875.
