[at-l] Another (I'm bored)

[nealb at midlandstech.com (William Neal)]

Never underestimate the Cluelessness of People
 
Questions asked by Library users:
 
Do you have any translations of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juilet? -- Turtle's
comment: Yeah it is hard to understand, but duh, it's in English.
 
I want this book that's red. -- Turtle's comment: This is the entire
description of the book that the patron had.
 
Do you have any books here? 
 
I want Hamlet.  I don't know who it's by...
 
What do you mean by I have to pay for the book? This is a public library
isn't it? -- Turtle's comment: On a fine for a lost book.
 
Why can't I check books out here?  This is a library isn't it? -- Turtle's
comment: Comment heard at a private library belonging to a private
organization.
 
Why can't I use my cellphone? -- Turtle's comment: In the public areas of a
small library.
 
Why can't I use my cellphone in this office? No-one's here. -- Turtle's
comment: This happened to me when I found a student in one of our back
offices.  
 
Got anything I can read?
 
Why can't I leave my children here while I go to class?  -- Turtle's
comment: This happens all the time.  They want to use us as babysitters
because kids are not allowed in classrooms when a class is in session.  And
we cannot be resposible for watching them when we are working.  Once a prof.
left his young daughter in our library.  He came back after his class.  She
was gone.  The campus security was called.  The sheriff's dept. was called.
SLED was called -- SC's version of the FBI.  Guess what happened to the poor
girl: She was with her Mom.  She just got tired and called her Mom to pick
her up.  But guess what could happened to her.
 
God protect us from the Clueless.  I once had a lecture from a very snooty
tourist on his rights to come into "your [meaning me] establishment!"  I let
him.  It was a 1%ter bar.
 
William, The Turtle.
 
 -----Original Message-----
From: Charles Frank [mailto:cwfrank@surry.net]
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 12:55 PM
To: William Neal; 'KellyGoVolsaolcom'; AT-L List E-mail
Subject: Re: [at-l] Another (I'm bored)



My guess is that some of those answers were by hikers who just wanted to
have some fun with the people taking the pole. Anyway quite amusing.

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