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Wednesday, October 13, 2010 [[Dewey and Elsie are walking through the library.]] / Elsie: Must we undermine professional cataloging to save a few dollars? / Dewey: Maybe people will appreciate you when they can't find books. / Dewey: Eventually they'll need catalogers to sort out the mess. / Elsie: And what will I do until then? / [[They walk behind the reference desk where a library patron lies in wait.]] / Dewey: Work the reference desk! It's entertaining! / Library patron: Excuse me, may I-- / Elsie: Not now! I'm losing bibliographic control!
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Thursday, October 14, 2010 Cataloger: You're no help at all! / Dewey: I don't do career advice. I'm more of a generalist. / Cataloger: I just want help publicizing the value of cataloging! / Dewey: I'm much better at information obfuscation. / [[Dewey has a noose around his neck]] / Tamara: That scarf doesn't look right / Dewey: Trust me. It's right
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Friday, October 15, 2010 I'm with fatty: losing fifty pounds in fifty miserable weeks by Edward Ugel / [[A man sits in a fenced yard wearing a bathing suit near a kiddie pool. With him are two girls also in swimwear.]] / Dewey: Edward is a foodie, a cook, and a compulsive eater. Then his doctor tells him to change or die. He wants to see his girls grow up and grow old with his wife. But can a man who loves food really change? His last ditch effort has two rules: 1) No fad diets 2) No pills. He realizes he can't do it on his own. / Edward: "I'm firing myself as CEO of Ed Ugel, INC. I had the job for a long time and I've basically run the company into the ground." / [[The man sits in the empty kiddie pool having splashed all of the water out onto the two little girls.]] / Dewey: Edward walks in the woods, works out with a trainer, rediscovers racquetball, and meets with a nutritionist. He faces the humiliation of joining a gym and endures a juice cleanse that includes a step-by-step account of a discount enema (you get what you pay for). He shamefully recounts setbacks but kept me rooting for him. And despite his shame at eating a "walnut ring", he made it sound so delicious I headed straight to the bakery after reading about it. / [[Dewey holds what can only be a "walnut ring" but looks like a brown square.]]
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Saturday, October 16, 2010 Man with hand on computer monitor: UH, I NEED TO USE THIS P.C. / Dewey sitting in front of computer: I'M SORRY, IT'S IN USE. PLEASE SIGN UP ON THE WAITING LIST. / [[POW! B-ZAP! Sound effects from computer.]] / Man: LISTEN HERE, YOUNG MAN! I HAVE TO DO SERIOUS WORK, NOT PLAY VIDEO GAMES! I'M GETTING A LIBRARIAN! / Dewey: I'M A LIBRARIAN. CAN I HELP YOU? / Man: UH, I NEED TO USE THIS P.C. / Dewey: I'M SORRY, IT'S IN USE. PLEASE SIGN UP ON THE WAITING LIST. / [[POW! B-ZAP! Sound effects from computer.]]
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Monday, October 18, 2010 Patron[Sitting,Mad,Holding Book]: This chair is awful! My butt's **asleep**. / Dewey[Sarcastic]: At least it will be well-rested.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 [[At reference desk]] / Patron: I want to know the history of **snow**. / Dewey: You mean how **weather** works? / Patron: I want a riveting narrative full of unforgettable characters! / Dewey[Holding up Books]: Arctic Expedition? / Patron: They were **in** the snow. They weren't **made** of it. / Dewey: Here's a Biography of **Frosty**. You'll love the part about the old silk hat.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Child[Pointing at Book]: Can I have the Book? / Tamara[Holding Book]: What's the magic word? / Child: Abracadabra?
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Thursday, October 21, 2010 Patron[Baggy eyed]: Before I ask you this question I should warn you that I'm off my meds. / Dewey: Before I answer your question I should inform you that I have an escape plan.
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Friday, October 22, 2010 [[Disembodied Heads next to "Cat getting out of a bag" coverart]] / Tamara: Jeffery Brown's Autobiographical comics usually focus on his relationships. But this features a cartoon version of his cat in *youtube*-worthy moments. Kneading, Sniffing, Pouncing, Meowing, Rubbing, Pawing, Flopping, Scratching, Climbing, Vacumn cleaner, Hiding, Chewing, Sleeping, Shrinking, Shedding... / Dewey: Sounds like it only appeals to Cat ladies. / Tamara: ...Drooling, Inapproprate licking, and coughing up Hairballs. / Dewey: I'm in. / {{Unshelved Book Club}}
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Saturday, October 23, 2010 [[At reference desk]] / Patron[Looking at Dewey]: Can you find a shoe store that stocks my size? / Dewey[Holding Books, Looking at Patron]: We can try. What size? / Patron: Do you have a ruler? / Dewey[Rummaging through desk]: Supposedly, yes. / Dewey[On Phone, Holding Library Card and Patron Foot]: About three and a half library cards. Hello? Hello? / Patron[Leg on Desk]
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Sunday, October 24, 2010 Patron[Holding 8" Floppy]: Can you help me get the files off this disk? / Dewey[Surprised]: Wow! Let me see that! / Dewey[Holding 8" Floppy]: I haven't seen an 8" floppy since I was a kid! / Merv: What's that thing made of, **vinyl**? / Patron[Impatient]: Okay, I get the point: *It's Old.* Can you help me? / Dewey: You're in luck! No place has computers more obsolete then a public library! / Merv[Whispering, Holding 8" Floppy]: I have this overwhelming urge to see "Tron"...
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Monday, October 25, 2010 Mel[Looking at Homeless Man]: You can't sleep here! / Homeless Man[Sleeping]: I beg to differ.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 [[At Reference Desk]] / Dewey[Looking at computer]: That Book isn't where it is suppose to be. / Dewey: But eventually somebody will run across it, whereever it is, and check it out. / Patron / Dewey[Looking at Patron]: And when they return it, if they ever do, we'll know where it is! At least temporarily. / Patron[Pointing behind himself]: I'll just wait over there.
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010 Mel: Welcome to the mandatory meeting on mandatory meetings! / Mel: Where's Dewey? / Colleen: I don't think he understood that he was supposed to be here. / Mel: It's mandatory! / Tamara: He said that was sexist.
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Monday, November 01, 2010 Mel: We have too many books on the shelves. / Dewey: We're out of space? / Mel: No. But we don't look POOR enough. We need emptier shelves, so people feel SORRY for us. / Mel: Then they'll give us more money, which we can spend on programs and staff! / Dewey [[walking away]]: Nothing earns the trust of the community like conspiracy to defraud.
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Are books plants? [[Side view; Dewey is removing books]] / Mel [[hands clasped]]: Don't throw out anything we can't afford to lose. / Dewey: I'll just cut out the DEAD WOOD. / [[Regular view]] / Mel: Use your professional knowledge to PRUNE. / Dewey: Thus the surviving branches of knowledge will THRIVE! / [[Close-up of Mel]] / Mel: Just WEED, okay? / Dewey [[off-screen]]: Then we'll be ready for the administration's next load of FERTILIZER!
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Wednesday, November 03, 2010 [[A woman is looking at books. Dewey is pushing a cart full of books.]] / Woman: This is GREAT! / Dewey: Doesn't it bother you that I'm throwing these AWAY? / [[Front view of the woman, holding books]] / Woman: No way! It's like the CLOUDS have burned away and I can see the SUN. / [[Regular view]] / Mel: How's it going? / Dewey: We may need to replace some of the ground cover.
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Thursday, November 04, 2010 [[A man and Mel are looking at the shelves]] / Man: Your shelves are practically EMPTY! / Mel: Well, we are in a BUDGET CRISIS. / [[Front view]] / Mel: To increase our book budget, we need the SUPPORT of concerned citizens like YOU. / Man: If you had books I NEEDED, I MIGHT. / [[The man is sitting on a bin full of discarded books, holding a book. Mel is holding his jacket and tie.]]
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Sunday, November 07, 2010 [[Dewey and woman patron looking at computer]] / Dewey: I', afraid you have some serious fines here, ma'am. / Woman: Oh? / Dewey: These books are overdue by many months. Did you lose them? / Woman: Young man, I never lose anything. / [[Woman pulling out wallet]] / Dewey: Okay then, it looks like you decided to keep them. / Woman: That's better. How much do I owe?
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Monday, November 08, 2010 THUD! [[sound comes from the left]] / [[Dewey sits in front of computer monitor, unphased.]] / Dewey standing over girl: CALLING FOR HELP? / Girl lying on the ground, holding phone to ear: CALLING MY LAWYER. / Dewey standing over girl: PLEASE TAKE YOUR PERSONAL CALLS OUTSIDE. / Girl lying on the ground, holding phone to ear: NEVER MOVE AN ACCIDENT VICTIM.
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Tuesday, November 09, 2010 [[Dewey is crouching near Angry Lady, who is sprawled on the floor.]] / Dewey: You *seem* fine. / Angry Lady: That's because I know how to control my anger. / Angry Lady: Your negligence resulted in my injury. / Dewey: You tripped over your own feet. / Angry Lady: I'm going to require compensation. / Dewey: Will you settle for the emergency chocolate we keep in the staff room?
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Girl lying down: THE LIBRARY SYSTEM IS BROKE? / Dewey, sitting beside her: WOULD AN ORGANIZATION WITH MONEY HAVE THIS CARPET? / Girl: IT IS A WRETCHED PATTERN. / Dewey: THAT'S NO PATTERN. THAT'S A STAIN. / Girl jumps up: YUCK! / Dewey: HALLELUJAH! A FILTH HEALING!
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Library tip #83: Look! Up in the sky! [[Dewey is at his desk, reading a book.]] / Fred: Did you see the SKY DIVERS? / Fred: There's a spectacular CLOUD FORMATION too! / [[The computer is visible on the desk.]] / Fred [[arms crossed]]: A PLANET-KILLING ASTEROID is heading towards Earth. / Dewey: Then I'll skip to the last chapter.
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