Desk Toys: There’s More to Them Than Meets The Eye

Have you seen those colorful, funny little G.I. Joe, The Matrix, Naruto, Lara Croft, Star Wars, Start Trek, “See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil” and other similar action figurines perched atop some office monitors? How about those colorful, funny little, mostly ball-shaped, foam-like things strewn around the computer user’s desk, especially near the keyboard? And those functional things, like memo clips masquerading as dentures or ears, pencil sharpeners disguised as noses, paper clips looking like colorful emoticons and other computer characters, as well as dog- or cat-shaped staplers, not to mention those bendable flashlight holders affectionately called “Flashlite Friends”? And how about those fancy pens, like the Syringe Pen and other cute ones? And, who says in the office you can’t build a snowman?