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The best innuendos don't sound like innuendos, such as "I’d like to cite that in the bibliography."

3:32 PM

I don't know, Toni--I generally agree, but I thought "a little mildew in her special collections" was brilliant.

3:34 PM

"I'd take him to the stacks" has come in handy a couple of times.

4:12 PM

I have the "Librarians do it quietly" shirt though it's not necessarily true. :)

4:38 PM

"She's a few leaves short of a folio."

5:38 PM

"You'll find him shelved at HQ450"

7:49 PM

"How's his bib record"

8:06 PM

This can only be used after a trip to the stacks, "That was long overdue!"

8:49 PM

I would like to scan her barcode :-)

5:53 AM

"I'm sure the item in question will come soon if you'll place it on hold"

Or not.

8:23 AM

"I think that fits under Ranganathan's apocryphal sixth law."

8:42 AM

I'd like to catalogue her dewey decimal system

5:45 PM

You have some fines you need to pay.

10:58 AM

"excuse me, could you suggest me a satisfying edition of the kamasutra?"

2:15 PM

"I'd like to request THAT"

2:52 PM

"What do you think his 300 field is - about 23 cm.?"

6:35 PM

Can I interest you in some Longfellow or Cummings?

6:52 AM

Not original but worst I've ever had:
Do you work in a library? Because you just increased my circulation!

10:31 AM

I'd like to shelve her in the stacks.

And right down here are my Special Collections.

Do you mind if I query your database?

This is where I do all my reference consultations.

Would you like to consult my abstracts?

I'd like to get a couple volumes of that on interlibrary loan.

Do you offer unlimited renewals?

11:47 AM

I'd FRBRize that!

3:06 PM

This is going to sound gross, but in my old library system we had a certain term, but you had to be careful or else you might make the mistake of saying this:

"He/She needs to be discharged."

10:03 PM

God I love "You'll find him shelved at HQ450"! I've heard a similar conversation with 613 or 618 (I think it was) in dewey. Just looked up a catalogue (go web opacs), try using 613.96!

10:40 AM

"Archivists can make it last longer."

(off an SAA bumper sticker)

3:11 PM

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11:38 PM

"Might I recommend some Moorcock or some Lovecraft?"

11:48 PM

Hey, allow me to resensitize that...

12:29 PM

"Librarians do it by the book."

"Cataloguers do it with authority control."

and depending what you're into...

"Anyone up for a little 306.775?"

1:08 PM

"You can have it in any format you choose."

"Dewey you come here often?"

"I miss the days when I could have stamped your slip and slipped a card in your pocket."

"Trust me, we're full service here in Adult Services."

"We even offer drive-thru service."

5:08 PM

mmmm, your decimals are SOOOooo dewey!

11:09 PM

I'd like to unlock her DVD case.

12:32 PM

"This number isn't in the Dewey Decimal system, but feel free to "check" me out when you'd like" ;)

9:13 PM