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  • #1

    Library Fail

    I work in the administration office of a university library. This hilarious gem just happened.

    CS: Clueless Student
    CW: Coworker

    It's a quiet afternoon. Then a student walks in and asks...

    ....wait for it.....

    CS: Where are the books?

    CW: (momentarily stunned) Uh... the... library books?

    CS: Yeah, like, the ones you can check out?



    Granted, the stacks aren't all that visible on the ground floor where she entered, but she did walk past a gigantic directory to get to the stairs, then passed a gigantic room full of books on her way to our office.

    When asked, she didn't know what kind of books she was looking for... just "some books that I can, like, check out, you know?"
    "Thank God for the idiots: but for them, the rest of us could not succeed." ~Mark Twain
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  • #2
    Priceless!
    "Damn, I'm good!"-Dr. Who

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    • #3
      Quoth StarSong View Post

      When asked, she didn't know what kind of books she was looking for... just "some books that I can, like, check out, you know?"
      Five dollars says she was looking for books on tape.
      Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

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      • #4
        Were they the learnin' books???
        "Even arms dealers need groceries." ~ Ziva David, NCIS

        Tony: "Everyone's counting on you, just do what you do best."
        Abby: "Dance?" ~ NCIS

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        • #5
          Quoth AdminAssistant View Post
          Were they the learnin' books???
          I just *knew* someone was going to mention that
          Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines. --Enzo Ferrari

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          • #6
            Right next to the shoes you put your feet into.
            "Wouldn't that be unethical?"
            "That's only an issue for those who aren't already in Hell."
            --Dilbert

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            • #7
              Oh, how many times people pass the dvds to get to my desk on the first floor and they ask "Where are the DVDs?" I tell them to turn around and they turn, and they stare, and about 30 seconds latter they walk towards the dvds like the dvds are hippos...pretty but god knows if they will bite them.
              Time! Time! Time is what turns kittens into cats.

              Don't teach me a lesson; all I learn is that you are an asshole.

              I wish porn had subtitles.

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              • #8
                It's funny AND it hurts...
                "Because that's how magical meteoric size-altering space goo works." IMDB Message boards.

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                • #9
                  This just happened.

                  Me:
                  SC: acutally, not so much an SC as just...eh, a jerk I suppose.

                  Me: *greeting*
                  SC: HI, can you tell me if you have a book by this author?
                  Me: Sure.
                  SC: Her name is Joan Joany
                  Me: (when people say they want a book, they have a specific title in mind) *waits for title* Uh, do you have a specific title in mind?
                  SC: No, just tell me what she has.
                  Me: *looks up author, finds 10 books* Ok, we have "The AIDS Quilt...*
                  SC: Uh, no that's not going to do. What is the most recent one you have?
                  Me: River runs, from 1997.
                  SC: Uh, no. How about the next newest book.
                  Me: Pink Shoes
                  SC: Uh no. Do you have Blue Blanket.
                  Me: Yes, we do. It's a downloadably book *gives instructions*
                  SC: Ok, thanks.

                  Ugh, I hate when they don't tell you what they want, they just let you fumble around.
                  Time! Time! Time is what turns kittens into cats.

                  Don't teach me a lesson; all I learn is that you are an asshole.

                  I wish porn had subtitles.

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                  • #10
                    I actually have some sympathy here.
                    :-)
                    My 6th Form was moved into a funky new building.
                    (not sure what 6th form is called in other countries. Here it's the last two years before you leave school to go to university)
                    There were issues, such as the changing rooms having full length clear glass doors, and running out of funding before any books were bought.

                    So we had this really modern library, with no computers or books or anything. Empty desks and shelves..
                    So when I went to uni, I was impressed by there actualy being books on the shelves.

                    I got some funny looks from the other students.

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