Comments on Miss Information: Miss Information and the serial kisser

I'm a (used) bookseller and I recently heard a tip...

2009-04-18T01:16:00.000-04:00

I'm a (used) bookseller and I recently heard a tip from a (first-run)bookseller: shoplifters frequently stretch condoms over items because they apparently thwarts any security device that reads bar codes. Perhaps there was some attempted swipin' going on?

The Reader sometimes indulges in government docume...

2008-04-13T13:58:00.000-04:00

The Reader sometimes indulges in government documents, but for true satisfaction, you can't beat short story collections. Especially G. K. Chesterton and Flannery O'Connor.

The home handyman and herbal remedies sections are pretty good too.

...that, of course, and because my preferences ten...

2008-04-12T10:39:00.000-04:00

...that, of course, and because my preferences tend towards standing orders and periodicals.

-- Government Documents Librarian

I've heard of foot fetishes and shoe fetishes, but...

2008-04-10T19:09:00.000-04:00

I've heard of foot fetishes and shoe fetishes, but a document fetish is just abnormal.

We have a government document called "Living With Houseplants". Is that really a challenge? Just put a box over them and refuse them water, and POOF problem solved. You can do that with roommates too, but you have to nail the box down.