dialyn opened this issue on Jul 23, 2003 ยท 13 posts
dialyn posted Wed, 23 July 2003 at 1:11 PM
** WEIRD QUESTIONS ASKED OF LIBRARIANS ** ** "Do you have that book by Rushdie: 'Satanic Nurses'?" ** "Where is the reference desk?" This was asked of a person sitting at a desk who had, hanging above her head, a sign saying "REFERENCE DESK"! ** "Do you have a list of all the books written in the English language?" ** "I was here about three weeks ago looking at a cookbook that cost $39.95. Do you know which one it is?" ** "Can you tell me why so many famous Civil War battles were fought on National Park sites?" ** "Do you have any books with photographs of dinosaurs?" ** "I need a color photograph of George Washington [Columbus, Moses, Socrates, etc.] for a school paper I'm writing." ** "I need a photocopy of Abraham Lincoln's birth certificate." ** "Do you have a list of all the books I've ever read?" ** "I need to find out Ibid's first name for my bibliography." ** "Why don't you have any books by Ibid? He's written a lot of important books!" ** "I am looking for a list of laws that I can break that would send me back to jail for a couple of months."
jstro posted Wed, 23 July 2003 at 5:50 PM
"Satanic Nurses" - I had one. Took her three tries to give me a tetanus shot! Ouch! "Do you have any books with photographs of dinosaurs?" - Fortunately, my picture has not yet shown up in any books, as far as I know. :-) jon
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pakled posted Wed, 23 July 2003 at 9:32 PM
must of had the same one trying to get a blood sample from me..only bruises I've had in many a year..;) Do you have a book translating LOC into Dewey Decimal system?..;)
I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit
anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)
Shoshanna posted Thu, 24 July 2003 at 2:24 AM
I would like a copy of that list of all the books ever written in the english language if you wouldn't mind doing an extra print out. Shanna :-)
tien_avielle posted Thu, 24 July 2003 at 5:01 PM
Oh, my, geez, and THANK YOU! I really needed this today! Priceless humor!
meico posted Fri, 25 July 2003 at 7:08 PM
Hilarious .... but be warned - this now gives me leave to compile and publish a list of extracts from Parents' notes to the Headmaster. Give me a week [going away for a few days to Chester] and I'll post!
dialyn posted Fri, 25 July 2003 at 7:25 PM
Looking forward to it!! We can all use a laugh once in awhile. :)
Crescent posted Fri, 25 July 2003 at 9:31 PM
Can I get a print out of the Internet?
dialyn posted Fri, 25 July 2003 at 9:46 PM
;) Sure, do you want it as a pdf file?
pakled posted Sat, 26 July 2003 at 8:44 PM
hey, it could be a Writer's freebie..;)
I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit
anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)
dialyn posted Sat, 26 July 2003 at 8:53 PM
Attached Link: http://www.1112.net/lastpage.html
I have a start...well, actually I have the ending.
meico posted Sat, 26 July 2003 at 9:13 PM
Nice one,dialyn ... nice one!
dialyn posted Sat, 26 July 2003 at 9:34 PM
I can't take any credit for the idea or the page...but I like it. :)