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No, they grow into Bulldog Clips.

It's actually a joke, because paper clips and hangers are both made of bent wire, but paper clips seemingly disappear from boxes and desk drawers while hangers show up in closets in increasing numbers, yet no intermediate form is ever seen. It's a humorous analogy to the way a larva turns into a full-grown insect with no obvious intermediate stage.

The joke is usually attributed to write Avram Davidson, although sometimes the late (and irreverent) comedian George Carlin is also credited.

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