Nada's Library

[Guest guest]

Hi KOs,

I went into my local library the other day to report and pay a

replacement fee for a book that I lost. (All DH's fault, of course!

<grin>) When the librarian rang through my payment and turned the

screen around to show me that my record was clear, I had another one

of those weak-kneed moments -- I was hit very hard by how unlike that

my FOO was...when you messed up, or when they imagined you messed up,

nothing was ever really forgiven or finished. My brain decided it

wanted to play with this idea, and I came up with the following:

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If nada ran the library...

The books would be full of her notes in the margins, usually claiming

that the author was full of * & %#$@.

When nada got new books, she'd censor them by crossing out sections

in black permanent marker, or tearing out pages, before she'd let

anybody else see them.

When you had books out on loan, she'd call you three or four times a

day to make sure you were taking proper care of HER books.

She would sometimes show up at your house, unexpected and uninvited,

and demand the books you " stole " back immediately even though you

checked them out properly.

Sometimes, when you returned books, she'd insist that they didn't

belong to her library, and be insulted that you thought they were

hers.

If you brought stuff back overdue, she'd sometimes refuse to accept

it, even with a fine.

The catalogue would show different results, randomly, from one day or

sometimes even one minute to the next.

If you ever lost or damaged a book, you'd have to pay the full

replacement fee every time you walked into the library. Forever.

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Anybody got some more to add to the list?

Hugs,