Note to self:
Using straightened staples to winkle that stubborn bit of bacon out of your teeth is probably fairly dangerous in itself. But at least chuck the staple away when you're done. My desk is littered with semi-straightened staples. Not only is it faintly disgusting, but it's also very dangerous:

I've been listening to music in the office this afternoon. A couple of minutes ago, I shoved my earphones into my earhole and felt a sharp pain. A staple, attracted by the magnet in the earpiece, had attached itself. I could have perforated my ear drum or something. Brrr...