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Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Smile!

Frog retrieved a copy of a J.B.Priestley book from the Reserve stacks for a customer. She is not impressed.

"Haven't you got something with a jollier cover? It is supposed to be a comedy!"



8 comments:

Gadjo Dilo said...

Strewth. And how about it being a pop-up book too, instead of all those miserable "words".

Affer said...

All Priestley books should be adorned with pictures of Bradford - and a request for donations to get it out of the mess it's become (refer 'Yorkshire Forward' sic).

Pat said...

A picture of JB - more lugubrious than jolly.

Kevin Musgrove said...

Gadjo: you've been listening to that Margaret Hodge again, haven't you?

Affer: Bradford? Mess? Luxury!

Pat: he were always a lad for a frolic. (-:

The Topiary Cow said...

That's the curse of offering something for free.

Were you to tell her the one with the jolly cover is available but at a surcharge of 5 pounds or euros or whatever you use there, they would be glad to get the lugubrious covered one.

Moo!

Red Squirrel said...

Didn't the customer know that you should never judge a book by it's.....

Sorry.

Gadjo Dilo said...

Margaret Hodge?

Kevin Musgrove said...

Ms Cow: tempting, but we'd only get given an income target for it

Bad Squirrel!

Gadjo: government minister, back in the DCMS