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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.
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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:
Wednesday 6 November, 2024
Wednesday 6 November, 2024
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The Burning Question*: What is this called?
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:
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?
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