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| Saturday, August 08, 2009 | Dewey: "Hop on one leg, put a thumb tack under your heel, or go shampoo your cat." / Woman: What was *that*?
/ Dewey: THe last answer I gave. I thought it might jog your memory / Woman: I think I wanted a book.
/ Dewey: Want to hear what I had for lunch? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090808 |
| Sunday, August 09, 2009 | The Unshelved bookclub presents: The forest of hands and teeth by Carrie Ryan / [[A young woman in a gray dress runs along a dirt road in a high fenced corridor while gray monsters with yellow eyes lurk in the forest outside the fence.]] / Dewey: Generations after *the return*, *the guardians* continue... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090809 |
| Monday, August 10, 2009 | {repeat of strip published 6/25/2007} http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090810 |
| Tuesday, August 11, 2009 | {repeat of strip published 6/26/2007} http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090811 |
| Wednesday, August 12, 2009 | { repeat of the strip originally published on 6/27/07 } http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090812 |
| Wednesday, August 12, 2009 | { repeat of the strip originally published on 6/27/07 } http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090812 |
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 | {repeat of strip published 6/28/2007} http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090813 |
| Friday, August 14, 2009 | {repeat of strip published 6/29/2007} http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090814 |
| Saturday, August 15, 2009 | { repeat of strip published 6/30/2007} http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090815 |
| Sunday, August 16, 2009 | Merv: I want to offer you the investment opportunity of a lifetime.
/ *Me*!
/ Dewey: I guess it would be a *growth* stock...
/ Merv: I'm selling shares of my future earnings.
/ For a very reasonable sum you can purchase 15% of my lifetime income! / Merv: Chances are I'll be earning six figures before I... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090816 |
| Monday, August 17, 2009 | Computer victim: Quite the heat wave!
/ Dewey: Yes. Yes it is. / Computer victim: Good thing you've got--
/ Dewey: NO! Don't! / < http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090817 |
| Tuesday, August 18, 2009 | [[Mallville Public Library, exterior]]
/ Voice 1: We're on a list of buildings for the public to take refuge from the heat.
/ Voice 2: But our A/C isn't working! / [[Mel and Dewey, both sweating]]
/ Mel: We can expect significant crowding.
/ Dewey: ...which will make it even hotter. / Mel [[enthusiastic... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090818 |
| Wednesday, August 19, 2009 | [[Strip is sideways, intended to be read lengthwise. Mel and Dewey walk side by side. Mel is wearing a suit and is sweating. Dewey has on boxer shorts and an undershirt, and he is holding a portable fan to his face]] / Mel: You need to dress *professionally*!
/ Dewey: Professionalism begins with not... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090819 |
| Thursday, August 20, 2009 | Man: Hot enough for you?
/ Dewey: The real question is, is it hot enough for YOU? / Dewey: Because if not, I'd be happy to get you a steaming beverage.
/ Or perhaps a hot stone massage?
/ This magnifying glass can focus the sun's rays on the area of your choosing. / Man: I was just making conversation.
/ Dewey:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090820 |
| Friday, August 21, 2009 | Man: Is that ice?
/ Dewey: It is. / Man: Can I get some?
/ Dewey: This is already spoken for. / [[Pours the ice down Buddy's shirt.]]
/ Dewey: How's that?
/ Buddy: Seal me up. I think I'm good for the next hour. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090821 |
| Saturday, August 22, 2009 | [[Colleen and Dewey both look wilted, leaning on the desk. Colleen's hair is flat and her upper body is rather pancake shaped. Dewey's hair is still slumped to one side, and he is still wearing the undershirt that has been his heat wave fashion statement.]] / Colleen: I'm hot.
/ Dewey: Me too. / Colleen:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090822 |
| Sunday, August 23, 2009 | The Unshelved Bookclub presents: Hidden Empire: The Saga of the Seven Suns, Volume 1 by Kevin J. Anderson. / [[Pictures show a lonely looking man looking out into the galaxy from a spaceship that appears to be orbiting a huge white diamond shaped structure that may not be solid. In the background, a... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090823 |
| Monday, August 24, 2009 | Buddy: The summer reading prizes still haven't arrived.
/ Dewey: I'm going to hide my action figures!
/ Mel: I found these unused prizes from bygone years.
/ Colleen: This coupon for pizza expired in 1985.
/ Tamara: Is it too late for reading to be its own reward? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090824 |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2009 | Boy: Rubber snake?
/ Tamara: They used to be a popular novelty item! / [[Tamara rummages in a box labelled prizes]]
/ Boy: I'm here for a summer reading prize, not to help you relive your childhood. / Tamara: Sea monkeys?
/ Boy: [[reaching for them]] I don't know what that is, but I bet it's not nearly... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090825 |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2009 | Child: [[returning a stack of books]] I read all these so I could get a beading kit.
/ Tamara: There was a problem with the shipment. / [[Tamara takes the books]]
/ Tamara: Look on the bright side. You're in for a SURPRISE!
/ Child: [[Dialing a cell phone]] I'm not the only one, lady. / Tamara: Aren't... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090826 |
| Thursday, August 27, 2009 | Dewey: Bad day?
/ Tamara: Oh no! Does it SHOW? / Dewey: It's no mystery. Summer is over. And no one wants your lame reading prizes.
/ Tamara: Do I look RUFFLED? I look ruffled, don't I? / Dewey: There might be a little saliva on your face from the dad who yelled at you.
/ Tamara: I'd better get myself... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090827 |
| Friday, August 28, 2009 | Boy: Summery reading was great this year!
/ Tamara: We're out of magic kits. / Boy: That's okay! I read a great book!
/ Tamara: You ... you did? / Boy: It was about dirty tricks! I filled my brothers shoes with...
/ Tamara: Stop! I'd rather enjoy the previous moment. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090828 |
| Saturday, August 29, 2009 | Woman: I'm looking for an expert.
/ Dewey: I'm afraid I'm a generalist. / Woman: Do you think you'll be able to help me?
/ Dewey: If you believe in me, clap your hands. / Woman: Now I'm CONFUSED.
/ Dewey: Then we're ready to start. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090829 |
| Sunday, August 30, 2009 | [[An unkempt man with his hand hidden in a paper bag faces Dewey the librarian]]
/ Robber: This is a robbery.
/ Dewey: You remind me of Cole.
/ Robber: Who?
/ Dewey: He's a very bad criminal too. / [[Green tentacles (labeled "Kenneth") hold a man ("Cole") upside-down, as one tentacle in particular ("Kenneth's... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090830 |
| Monday, August 31, 2009 | Man: My wife asked me to pick up a book she reserved.
/ Dewey: Sorry, you're not authorized. / Man: She'll tell you it's OK. [[Offers Dewey a cell phone.]]
/ Dewey: She has to come here in person. / Man: Wouldn't that defeat the purpose?
/ Dewey: No, but it would suffer a significant setback. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090831 |
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 | Man: My wife's Facebook page.
/ My wife's Twitter feed.
/ Youtube video of my wife giving birth to our son. / Dewey: [[who isn't letting the man check out his wife's reserved book]] I'm required to protect her privacy, no matter how little she has left. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090901 |
| Wednesday, September 02, 2009 | Old Lady: My husband couldn't check out the book I ordered?
/ Dewey: Not without your say-so. / Old Lady: I'm saying so.
/ Dewey: I'll just need to see your ID! / [Dewey and the old lady are silhouetted against the background] / [The old lady is now chasing Dewey and Dewey is running in fear]
/ Dewey:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090902 |
| Thursday, September 03, 2009 | Old Lady: That's for making me drive back to my *house* to get my *ID*!
/ Dewey: We can't be too careful these days. / Dewey: Sign here to give your husband access to your account.
/ [The old lady is bending over to sign a sheet Dewey has handed her]
/ Old Lady: And I'll get access to his, right?
/ *Right*? / [In... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090903 |
| Friday, September 04, 2009 | [[Computer victim sits at a terminal]]
/ Computer sings: Oh-oh here she comes...
/ [[Colleen approaches]] / [[Now Dewey is approaching]]
/ Computer sings: Watch out boys she'll chew you up... / Computer victim: I suppose you're going to tell me to put on headphones.
/ Colleen: Not so long as you keep playing... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090904 |
| Saturday, September 05, 2009 | [A man walks up to the Reference Desk holding a cat]
/ Man: I need a book on... / [The cat bites the man's hand and he yelps in pain] / [The man and cat are now wrestling on the floor]
/ Dewey: ... First aid, coming up. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090905 |
| Sunday, September 06, 2009 | {{The Unshelved Book Club Presents: Richard Stark's Parker: the Hunter, A graphic novel by Darwyn Cooke. Illustration copyright 2009 by Darwyn Cooke used by permission.}} / Dewey: After breaking out of jail and crossing the bcountry, Parker walked back into the city.
/ No one knew he was still alive.
/ He... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090906 |
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