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Re: Set your watch; it's Friday afternoon, somewhere



And to order your very own copy of The Best of Archives & Archivists . . .

Best wishes,

Tom B (yes, the opinion was unanimous - and, no, I did not carry out the
recommended forms of torture and execution!)

Holly Hodges wrote:

> Y'all could strip off the subject lines and still tell it's Friday
> afternoon...in fact, one could set a watch by the list's craziness... like a
> full moon every Friday afternoon.
>
> I envision a doctoral student tapping the archives of this list for a
> dissertation on cybernetic archival psychology.
>
> Anomalies such as:
>
> the time a couple years ago everyone compared notes on local temperatures and
> falling weather
>
> discussions on the best remedies for chapped hands from handling dried out
> paper
>
> what to use to wash gloves
>
> why archivists need to keep tetanus shots up to date (watch those rusted
> straight pins!)
>
> the difference between cataloguing a finding aid and cataloguing a collection
> (y'all check Henson's APPM 1.0B.1)
>
> using purple folders to visually identify the most recent accessions (didn't
> we veto this unanimously?  If so, someone tell Tom B's boss...)
>
> Etc.
>
> Holly Hodges
> who's enjoying Friday afternoon off!
>
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