Overheard at the Library

Rushed father, to small boy doing the 'I have to pee dance' in the library foyer: Wait, wait, wait! It's a series of steps! First bathroom, then take off your pants, then pee!
Small boy: *wets himself and begins sobbing*
Father: That's okay. Sometimes I get the steps mixed up too.

"Are we supposed to be talking, or just making mouth faces?"

"What on earth's this? The Human Rights Alterer!"
"That's the Human Rights Alerter. Different thing altogether"

- "We don't want to be spoonfeeding the students"
- "For some students, there is no spoon"

As a library associate is printing a woman's very long receipt for paying her late fines, the patron says: "Well gosh! That's about as long as one of my Wal-Mart receipts!"

Current Location: da ghetto lieberry
Current Mood: amused

Patron loudly talking on her cell phone while struggling to assemble her stroller:
..."Yeah, he knocked me up as soon as we started dating!"

Current Location: da ghetto lieberry
Current Mood: full
Current Music: patron's baby

"Elementary, my dear Watson!"

[The great consulting detective apparently being channelled by one of our female students]

"And besides, there's a point in New York that is just as close to Russia as Alaska is!"


I can't even imagine how this could possibly be true, but please let me know if it is.  :)

"Dude, you had to touch all of it?"

 Jessi:  "So how much do I have to knit when I get older to justify my existance as a productive member of society?  Is it like three scarves per month?"
James:  "I think it's more like five."
Jessi:  "Now, that's really pushing it!"

Current Mood: amused