“WELCOME TO THE FIRST OF MANY MEETINGS OF THE CAMPUS RECOVERING YOUNG REPUBLICANS GROUP. JUST LEAVE YOUR COPY OF ATLAS SHRUGGED AND/OR THE FOUNTAINHEAD UP HERE WITH ME AND HAVE A SEAT. WE’VE GOT PIZZA, COKE ZERO, AND LOTS OF TISSUES.”
-Raina, working out a caption for this picture of a woman calling for more book donations for the New York Public Library, circa 1918.
We were collectively on fire this morning. To wit -
“EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE BOOKS IS BOTH SMUTTIER AND SMARTER THAN 50 SHADES OF GREY. PLEASE, TAKE ONE. SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TAKE ONE AND SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS.”“WE’VE PILED UP ALL OF THE DANIELLE STEEL SO I COULD STAND ON IT. NOT FOR ANY SPECIFIC REASON, REALLY - I’VE JUST ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT IT WOULD FEEL LIKE.”
“WHOEVER THE ASSHOLE IS THAT TOOK MY ‘THE LIBRARY IS MADE OF BOOKS’ LITERALLY WOULD YOU KINDLY REMOVE THESE BOOKS SO THAT I CAN RETRIEVE MY L.L. BEAN TOTE FROM MY OFFICE. IT HAS MY KEYS IN IT.”
“JUST ONE MORE STUPID ‘YOU MUST REALLY LIKE THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM’ COMMENT, ASSHOLES. JUST ONE MORE. YOU’RE TOTALLY ASKING FOR IT.”
“YOU. YEAH, YOU - THE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS LOOKING AT THE VICTORIA’S SECRET WEBSITE ON THE CHILDREN’S COMPUTERS…”
“ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS THE CASTING CALL FOR THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY PRESENTATION OF ‘LES MISERABLES.’ STUDENT REBELS TO THE RIGHT, FRENCH NATIONAL GUARDSMEN TO THE LEFT.”
“LIFE IS LIKE A HURRICANE HERE IN BOOKBURG / RACE CARS, LASERS, AERO PLANES - IT’S A BOOK BLUR / YOU MIGHT SOLVE A MYSTERY OR REWRITE HISTORY / BOOK TALES, OOO-OO / TALES OF DARING-DO, BAD AND GOOD LUCK TALES, OOO-OO” :: slides down books as if it were a waterfall ::
A+, would play again.
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