Friday, June 10, 2011

Return your books or you won't go to heaven.

Book: Library Mascot Cage Match: an Unshelved Collection

Authors: Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum

Publication: 2005 (Overdue Media)

Pages: 120

When I walk my books into the library instead of using the book drop outside, I get distracted by stuff like this.



It’s a collection of the comic strip Unshelved (which is online and updates five days a week; your move, xkcd), so there’s no overarching plotline except that library life is crazy, so to sum up why I love this, just read the dialogue of this particular strip.

Patron: Those teenagers are talking on the pay phone!
Dewey (teen librarian): Sorry, that’s allowed.
Patron: And playing games on the computer!
Dewey: Also okay.
Patron: Now they’re tearing up library books!
Dewey: No they’re not.
Patron: How did you know?
Dewey: We can sense it. Part of our training on Dagobah.

3 comments:

  1. Glad to see you like Unshelved. The creators are nice guys and are great at talking about the inspirations behind certain comics.

    ...they gave me a hat.

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  2. Cool! I love hearing how creative people come up with their art.
    ...Also, what's the hat look like?

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  3. FFFF I love Unshelved.

    ...And they DO train us on Dagobah. But only for the microfilm readers.

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