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| Tuesday, September 18, 2007 | Dewey: You're running the triathlon?
/ Colleen: What is that supposed to mean?
/ Cathy: We've been training together for months. / Dewey: Well, since you have each other you don't need me more moral support.
/ Cathy: If we're swinning, biking, and running, the least you can do is watch. / Dewey: That's... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070918 |
| Wednesday, September 19, 2007 | Colleen: In you go, Flabio.
/ Cathy: Make sure you get pictures of us. / Dewey: The race hasn't started yet.
/ Man: Last year I missed my wife.
/ Man with glasses: Me too. And I suffered. / Dewey: Let me know when they start coming by.
/ Man: Wow, he's brave!
/ Man with glasses: Is that a Nintendo? I'll... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070919 |
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 | [[Dewey and a bunch of men are at the finish line of a women's triathlon]]
/ Dewey: I can't believe they're still not here!
/ Man: Don't say that out loud!
/ Man with Camera: When they do run past, pretend they're in first place! http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070920 |
| Friday, September 21, 2007 | Dewey: Seriously, I'm impressed. I couldn't have walked the course, let alone run, swum, and biked it!
/ Of course, that's partly because it was women-only.
/ Damn you, sexual discrimination! / Cathy: Now give Colleen a real compliment.
/ Dewey: That leather fanny-pack really sets off your pink leotard.
/ Colleen:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070921 |
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 | [[Randy in the library]]
/ Randy: Randy hears you finished a triathlon!
/ Now Randy knows you're got *stamina*. / [[Randy leaning on the desk talking to Colleen as she types on the computer. Doreen is behind Colleen, leaning against a stack of books reading.]]
/ Randy: The question is, how'd you like... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070922 |
| Sunday, September 23, 2007 | The Unshelved Book Club presents "SLOW FAT TRIATHLETE" by Jayne Williams / [[Collen running, with bicyclists and swimmers in the backgraound]]
/ Colleen: In 1995 Jayne Williams was a chunky office worker just out of surgery, in pain and out of shape. Gradually she started exercising. One day her stocky... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070923 |
| Monday, September 24, 2007 | Mel: We need a F.A.Q. for our website.
/ Dewey: I'll get right on that. / Mel: Excellent.
/ Dewey : You don't know what "F.A.Q." means, do you? / Mel: No, but this magazine article says we need one.
/ Dewey: Does it mention a living wage? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070924 |
| Tuesday, September 25, 2007 | [[Dewey is behind the Reference Desk, a Client is standing in front of him]] / Client: Where's the bathroom?
/ Dewey: That's one. / Client: Do you work here?
/ Dewey: That's another. / Client: What are you doing?
/ Dewey: ... And that's my top three. Compiling a list of frequently asked questions, thanks... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070925 |
| Wednesday, September 26, 2007 | [[Dewey is at a computer with a F.A.Q. sign in front of him]]
/ Library Patron: Isn't a F.A.Q. supposed to be online?
/ Dewey: I'm online. / Library Patron: It's supposed to be full of facts. And helpful.
/ Dewey: I'm both! / Library Patron: But you're...breathing.
/ Dewey: Which, in my humble opinion,... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070926 |
| Thursday, September 27, 2007 | [[Woman walks up to Dewey, who is wearing a shirt with "Frequently Asked Questions" written on it.]] / Woman: Why does your t-shirt say "Frequently Asked Questions?"
/ Dewey: Because I am. / Woman: You are what?
/ Dewey: Asked questions frequently. / Woman: How frequently?
/ Dewey: Three times in the... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070927 |
| Friday, September 28, 2007 | [[Several staff members are standing in a row wearing t-shirts with slogans on them. Dewey's reads "Frequently Asked Questions". Tamara's reads "Hugged By Everyone". Buddy's reads "Regularly Injured". Colleen's reads "Fearful of Technology".]] / Mel: [[arms crossed over chest]] I think this has gone... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070928 |
| Saturday, September 29, 2007 | [[Dewey is talking to a library patron in front of the "Staff Picks" rack.]]
/ Patron: I'm appalled that you're recommending that book!
/ Dewey: And quite rightly. It IS appalling. It's downright offensive. / Patron [[angry]]: You admit you're being irresponsible.
/ Dewey: I do. I read irresponsibly and... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070929 |
| Sunday, September 30, 2007 | The Unshelved Book Club presents "Bride and Doom" by Deborah Donnelly / [[Tiered wedding cake topped with a baseball player holding a bat with his arm around the waist of a woman in a long black dress with a black veil. The feet and legs of another person can be seen sticking out from behind the top... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070930 |
| Monday, October 01, 2007 | Mel: Dewey, it's banned books week!
/ Dewey: Okay. / Mel: Well?
/ Dewey: Was I supposed to buy you something? / Mel: No! This is the week we highlight the dangers of censorship!
/ Dewey: So you're supposed to buy me something? / Mel: Tamara, it's banned books week!
/ Tamara: I know. Somebody sent me ... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20071001 |
| Tuesday, October 02, 2007 | [[A patron hands a book to Dewey. Mel watches from the back.]]
/ Patron: I heard it was Banned Books Week. I'd like to ban this book.
/ Dewey: Well, it's not that simple.... / [[Mel approaches.]]
/ Mel: Wait, Dewey, this is a great idea. Let's *make* it that simple! Let's highlight censorship's slippery... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20071002 |
| Wednesday, October 03, 2007 | [[Merv hands a book to Dewey.]]
/ Merv: I want to ban this book. / Dewey: Isn't this assigned reading for your class?
/ Merv: Maybe. / Dewey: And do you perhaps have a paper due in the near future?
/ Merv: Very near. / [[Dewey tosses the book behind him.]]
/ Dewey: This is what public service is all ... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20071003 |
| Thursday, October 04, 2007 | [[A series of patrons holding up books]]
/ GUY 1: I don't like the font. / GUY 2: The poetry doesn't rhyme. / GAL 1: My ex-husband wrote it. / MEL: How's our experiment in banned books going?
/ DEWEY: I'm not sure they're taking it seriously.
/ GAL 2: This book is too heavy. Can I just ban the last... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20071004 |
| Friday, October 05, 2007 | [[Tamara and Mel observe a pile of books in front of a sign reading "Have you banned a book today?"]]
/ Tamara: Wow! Look at all the books people have banned this week! / [[Tamara picks one up.]]
/ Tamara: "Divorce Made Simple." The note says "misleading title."
/ [[Mel frowns.]] / Tamara: ... But then... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20071005 |
| Saturday, October 06, 2007 | Male patron: Where did all the books go?
/ Dewey: They're over there. / Male patron: Your library only has three books?
/ Dewey: The rest got banned. We had a special this week. / Male patron: But that's terrible!
/ Dewey: That's the point. / Male patron. Actually I always hated this book. Can I ...?... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20071006 |
| Sunday, October 07, 2007 | The Unshelved Book Club presents "SLAM" by Nick Hornby / [[Guy lies in bed gazing at an autographed skateboarding poster which seems to have be scribbled on]] / Dewey: Sam's mum set him up with Alicia. She was hot, and they were in love, and then they weren't. But then she was pregnant, and they... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20071007 |
| Monday, October 08, 2007 | [[Tamara and Dewey are in the staff break room. Dewey is eating shrimps.]]
/ Tamara: Are those...shrimp?
/ Dewey: Yes. But I call them "lunch". / Tamara: They have faces!
/ Dewey: And delicious tails. / [[Tamara has her arms crossed now.]]
/ Tamara: Their blood is on your hands!
/ Dewey: Cocktail... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20071008 |
| Tuesday, October 09, 2007 | [[Tamara and Dewey are walking together through the library. Dewey is holding a shrimp.]]
/ Tamara: You're just eating those shrimp to bother me.
/ Dewey: No, I'm eating them because they taste good. / Tamara: It's crying out for help!
/ Dewey [[poised to drop the shrimp into his mouth]]: I guarantee... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20071009 |
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 | Mel: Dewey's allowed to eat shrimp in the staff room.
/ Tamara: But it disturbs me! / Mel: I'll stagger your meal breaks.
/ Tamara: It's painful just knowing that flesh is being consumed. Nay, desecrated. / Mel: I think you're over-
/ Dewey: Look, I made a face out of bologna! http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20071010 |
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 | Tamara: So you'll stop?
/ Dewey: Nothing but veggies for lunch next week. / [[Dewey walks off]]
/ Mel: [[to Tamara]] You got him to apologize?
/ Tamara: I got him to apologize. / Buddy: Why is Mel pinching herself?
/ Colleen: Because if she did it to any of us it would be actionable. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20071011 |
| Friday, October 12, 2007 | [[Mel and Dewey in the library.]]
/ Mel: You owe me an apology.
/ Dewey: For what? / Mel [pointing her finger at Dewey]: Something you said at a staff meeting three years ago.
/ Dewey: Why did you wait until now to ask for an apology? / Mel [crossing her arms]: I didn't realize it was an option until... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20071012 |
| Saturday, October 13, 2007 | [[Tamara and Buddy are both in a complicated yoga pose]] / Tamara: It's just yoga -- you won't get hurt.
/ Buddy: My safeword is "ow!" http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20071013 |
| Sunday, October 14, 2007 | The Unshelved Book Club presents "Always" by Nicola Griffith / [[A young woman pins her opponent to the mat during a self-defense class while onlooking class members cheer]] / Tamara: Ex-cop (and self-defense instructor) Aud Torvingen needs a break from Atlanta, so she flies to Seattle with her friend... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20071014 |
| Monday, October 15, 2007 | [[Little Old Lady holding a book and talking to Dewey in the library]]
/ Little Old Lady: You recommended this book to me.
/ Dewey: Indeed I did. / Little Old Lady: It was terrible! Awful! Every page from the first to the last a nightmare! / Dewey: Then why did you finish it?
/ Little Old Lady: I couldn't... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20071015 |
| Tuesday, October 16, 2007 | Old Man: I'm a visual learner. I need a picture book. / Woman With Headphones: I'm an auditory learner. I need books on tape. / Man With Glasses: I'm a tactile learner. Do you have this in braille? / Woman: I'm an olfactory learner.
/ Dewey: You've come to the right place. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20071016 |
| Wednesday, October 17, 2007 | Patron [[to Dewey, at the reference desk]]: What's that movie where Johnny Depp plays Don Juan? / Patron: It's "Don Juan", isn't it? / Patron [[turning away from the desk]]: I'm just going to go crawl under a rock now. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20071017 |
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