[Publib] Could we talk about funny names for patrons?

Fri Sep 11 12:45:13 EDT 2009

At risk of getting off-topic: as distateful as hiding books in one's pants
is, it's not as bad as hiding raw meat. About 2 weeks ago a man in a town
on the western edge of the Boston metro area walked out of a supermarket
with several pounds of meat hidden his pants. Unfortunately for him a
policeman was investigating a different crime at a nearby location. At the
smell of raw beef, the K-9 dog got away from the cop and went in for the
kill, as it were.

Kevin O'Kelly
Reference and Cataloging Librarian
Somerville Public Library
79 Highland Ave.
Somerville, MA 02143
(617)-623-5000

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From: TALESOFDAYSOFOLD <talesofdaysofold at yahoo.com>
To: CorinneDickman <CDickman at washoecounty.us>
Cc: publib at webjunction.org
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:41:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE: [Publib] Could we talk about funny names for patrons?

> We have Mr Manga Pants, a teen that we finally discovered was the one
> responsible for the disappearance of many volumes of Naruto and
> Bleach.  Yes,folks, he was putting them down his pants. 
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> Gina
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> --- On Thu, 9/10/09, Dickman, Corinne <CDickman at washoecounty.us> wrote:
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> From: Dickman, Corinne <CDickman at washoecounty.us>
> Subject: RE: [Publib] Could we talk about funny names for patrons?
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> Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009, 8:34 PM
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> Subject: RE: [Publib] Could we
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> I've worked in several libraries and all had names for one
> customer or another.  However, I worked in one library that had (I
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> particularly ungracious manner is known to staff as “Serial
> Kramer”. I’ve changed his name, but it does begin with k and have
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> found him viewing scantily clad mail order brides on a patron computer.
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> town drawing blood. I wouldn’t want him to hold a grudge against
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> Behalf Of Roberta Thomas 
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> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009
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> To: Anne Felix;
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> Subject: RE: [Publib] Could we
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> Behalf Of Anne Felix 
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> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009
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> To: publib at webjunction.org 
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> Subject: [Publib] Could we talk
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> How about
> funny reference questions?  I never did find the answer to “when did
> they start putting fingerholes in bowling balls?”  
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