Project Update: Neologism

Will our particular usage of the phrase "significant object" outlive the SO project? Might people browsing thrift stores, yard sales, and flea markets in the future pick up certain items and muse, "Hmmm… looks like a significant object." And if so, what qualities or attributes might make an object — without a narrative — seem ripe for significating? Do all of the objects we've curated for the SO project share these qualities, whatever they may be?

Such questions suggest themselves, this...