It's hip to be on top, where you stand out. It's celebrity status, and while there's certainly a dubious nature to pop cultural paparazzi-chased celebrity, if you are an inanimate object you probably don't care. Take the little thing on top of lamps. It's a decorative feature to that adds an eye-catching flourish. It's the celebrity of the lamp -- the finial, the apex, the pinnacle -- otherwise known as the hip-knob. It also keeps the lampshade from flying off. Just like a Kardashian.

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