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Unless you're like Patrick Bateman from "American Psycho," you don't get all homicidally obsessive when it comes to business cards. Instead, you look at them as a simple networking tool, a tiny piece of cardboard to pass out at meetings and conventions.

Oh, how you've underestimated the business card, my friend.

Thanks to the ancient Japanese art of origami, your creativity can finally be fully expressed through that little rectangular calling card of yours. We even collected an array of different patterns and examples to help get you started.

Business Card Origami

    So you're sitting in your cubicle, unbelievably bored and you want to fold up your business cards. Well, you've come to the right place. There are a lot of options, be them amphibious or ...

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    ... meant for the air. This business card airplane needs a few snips on top of being creased, but once you've got it down, there's no end to how much you can annoy those sitting around you.

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    The ram is a popular origami animal, but we advise you not to leave them out on your desk. The girl from sales you're trying to avoid is an Aries, and she'll undoubtedly interpret this as flirting.

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    Here's the puppy. It's cute, if you're into that sort of thing. However, if you really want to go all out, we've got info on how to orgami the crap out of your business cards. Click ahead to see what we're talking about ...

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    In 1996, Jeannine Mosely built a Menger Sponge out of 66,000 business cards. While some may deem creating a fractal solid a waste of time, you've at least got to admit that it's way cooler than scrapbooking.

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    Last year, Mississippi State University students attempted to make their own Menger Sponge. Kind of looks like a math geek gangbang, doesn't it?

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    Here's a post-coital shot of those crazy kids at MSU.

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    Then there's this French guy online who made a "Star Wars" X-Wing fighter out of his bus tickets. We guess you could do the same with your business cards, though that would probably make you a Jedi-level nerd.

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    Thinking about making some paper genitals out of your business cards? Check out "Pornogami" by Master Sugoi. While origami perversions might not seem office appropriate, those who spend hours folding paper on the clock obviously don't have a lot of supervision.

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    This is a fold pattern called the Dog Bone created by Jennifer Campbell. The lighter creases are only necessary for more advanced constructions. It's a good design for beginners, as well as a those stuck in meetings that slowly destroy the will to live.

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