Can You Solve This Tricky Riddle?

What am I?

With pointed fangs I sit and wait; with piercing force I crunch out fate; grabbing victims, proclaiming might; physically joining with a single bite. What am I?

Answer:

Stapler

The answer to the riddle is a stapler. A stapler has pointed fangs which are the staples, and it sits on a desk waiting to be used. When you use a stapler, it exerts a piercing force to fasten the papers together. The staples grab the papers like a victim, proclaiming the might of holding them together with a single bite, symbolizing the act of stapling.

So, next time you come across this riddle, you'll know that the answer is a common office tool - the stapler!

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