So I'm branching out into myspace, and oh yeah, a blog out there. But I'm having trouble coming up with new blog entries. It's always a chore to try to think of something interesting. So I decided to ask McSweeney's If I can use some of their content.
Hello Mr. T. McSweeney,
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D I S P A T C H E S F R O M
A P U B L I C L I B R A R I A N
BY SCOTT DOUGLAS
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Dispatch 23 (8/14/06)
When I first began these dispatches, I hinted that perhaps there might be observations about other libraries. Thus far I have done a bad job of this. Until now. Not long ago I came across a copy of the rules for a Paris library circa 1300. If you have always been curious about what libraries were like in Paris circa 1300, time-travel with me and read these rules of library conduct, which, if nothing else, will make you appreciate modern libraries a little more:
1. Robes and caps required.
2. No children or illiterates admitted.
3. Respectable learned men may enter if introduced by a member; their "valets" must remain outside.
4. Each member keeps his own key and loans it to no one.
What does everyone use the line "My garbage hasn't been picked up in weeks?". If it wasn't picked up one day we need to pick it up, and we will. So why does adding "weeks" make it special?
And telling me that it is starting to stink doesn't make me send out the garbage emergency response vehicles. Garbage stinks. Its what it does.
work has been crazy! sorry i haven't written back in forever. um i don't think you are me from the future. it's usually something i can feel when i see a random person, i just know that they are me from the future. it's hard to explain.
i think i'm down to about 4 braincells too. happy almost bday, what are the plans?
but yeah, good luck with that. I never seem to be able to manage an interesting blog entry here, let alone try to keep my myspace blog up to date.
A P U B L I C L I B R A R I A N
BY SCOTT DOUGLAS
- - - -
Dispatch 23 (8/14/06)
When I first began these dispatches, I hinted that perhaps there might be observations about other libraries. Thus far I have done a bad job of this. Until now. Not long ago I came across a copy of the rules for a Paris library circa 1300. If you have always been curious about what libraries were like in Paris circa 1300, time-travel with me and read these rules of library conduct, which, if nothing else, will make you appreciate modern libraries a little more:
1. Robes and caps required.
2. No children or illiterates admitted.
3. Respectable learned men may enter if introduced by a member; their "valets" must remain outside.
4. Each member keeps his own key and loans it to no one.
5. Neither fire nor light permi
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