tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14551345.post5300333910168346291..comments2023-05-01T05:17:41.677-07:00Comments on Tales from Helminthdale: To a young ass, its mother being tetheredKevin Musgrovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14551345.post-84739160203643966252007-07-24T12:18:00.000-07:002007-07-24T12:18:00.000-07:00In my experience, the next conversation goes like ...In my experience, the next conversation goes like this:<BR/><BR/>"What was the book you wanted, anyway?"<BR/><BR/>"<I>Harry Potter and Half-blood Prince.</I>"<BR/><BR/>"Why are you trying to reserve that copy when there are plenty more in stock?"<BR/><BR/>"Oh, are there? How do you know that?"<BR/><BR/><BR/>There is a slight variation which goes:<BR/><BR/>"What was the book you wanted, anyway?"<BR/><BR/>"<I>An Introduction to Table-napkin Folding.</I>"<BR/><BR/>"Did your borrower say they wanted a book published in 1962?"<BR/><BR/>"No, but it was the first one in the list on the catalogue."Webrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975303713948128132noreply@blogger.com