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Re: strange reference questions
Maybe they were conducting some experimental research on its effects and
consequences . . .
Best wishes,
Thomas Berry, Archivist/Web Editor
Historical Construction Equipment Association
16623 Liberty Hi Road
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Phone 419-352-5616
Fax 419-352-6086
tberry@hcea.net
http://www.hcea.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "VANBUREN, STEPHEN" <STEPHEN_VANBUREN@SDSTATE.EDU>
To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: strange reference questions
> I'm on evening desk duty til 10, and it's 9:58 at the reference desk. Two
> young women come racing into the library and sprint over to the reference
> desk, gasping for breath. The nearest dorm is 4 blocks away.
>
> My finger is almost to 'enter' the shutdown on the desk computer.
>
> "Quick," they gasp, "we need some help (puff, puff) on a paper."
>
> My finger stops. "What class is the paper for?"
>
> "It's (gasp, puff) for a speech...(puff, gasp) we have to give at (whew!)
> 8:45 tomorrow morning."
>
> "Have you picked a topic for your speech?"
>
> "Yes, we want to do it on procrastination."
>
> [absolutely true story, give or take a puff or gasp]
>
>
> Stephen
> "Mild-Mannered Archivist by Day"
>
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