RUBBER THIMBLE Läufer
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ANYONE WHO HAS READ UMBERTO ECO’S NOVEL IN
THE NAME OF THE ROSE KNOWS ABOUT THE TRAGIC
DEATH OF THOSE CURIOUS MONKS THAT FLIPPED
THROUGH THE POISONED PAGES OF ARISTOTLE’S
DEDUCTIONS. IN THAT SCENARIO MOISTENING THEIR
FINGERTIPS IN THEIR MOUTHS AFTER EACH FLIP OF A
PAGE HAD DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES. HAD THE
PROTAGONISTS BEEN EQUIPPED WITH THE RUBBER
THIMBLE FROM LÄUFER, AT THE VERY LEAST THEIR
THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE WOULD HAVE BEEN SATIS-
FIED. THIS IS JUST ONE ADVANTAGE TO THE PAGE-
TURNER, AVAILABLE IN A VARIETY OF SIZES FOR
ONLY TWO EUROS. COVERED WITH SOFT RUBBER
NUBS, THE THIMBLE BRAKES ON SLICK PAGES AND
PROVIDES RELIEF TO THE OVERWORKED FINGERS
THE FREQUENT FLIPPING OF PAPER ENTHUSIASTS.
EVEN IF THIS SMALL OFFICE ACCESSORY LOOKS A BIT
OLD-FASHIONED NEXT TO THE LAPTOP OR TABLET – IT
IS CERTAINLY MORE ELEGANT THAN A FURTIVE FINGER
IN THE MOUTH.
“I HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE
AND IT WORKS.”
LINCOLN STEFFENS
WORKSPIRIT
