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July 28, 2009 |
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Sneezing Banned
FOUND by Hanargh
in Library
I work in a library and we have these little forms scattered around the place for members of the public to write on with their comments and leave in a little box for the librarian to respond to. This particular person wants us to BAN SNEEZING in the library.
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
does that say, "your comment has been wasted."?
Here's an idea: Why not wear a surgical mask around like I see people doing all the time? And carry a little bottle of hand sanitizer? How 'bout toting a box of Kleenex to hand out to anyone who appears to be on the verge of a big kerchoo?
Doesn't the complainant know that if a person suppresses a sneeze, his head will explode, which would be highly distracting as well as unsanitary?
Oh, brother... Just stay home then.
Best advice, Just me - because who can tell how many times the books were sneezed on when 0l' germy wasn't there to complain?
The whole set up would be easier to manage if there was a sneezing section and no-one was allowed to compute in it.
e clearly must have misunderstood; walked away wondering how someone could have an immune system only on Saturday and Sunda
Honey, if your immune system is so weak that one sneeze could put you away, you have no business in a public place anyway. Do you leave these little demands in the supermarket too?
Yes, an uncovered sneeze is gross, but they can sneak up on the sneezer.
As others have said, get yourself a mask, some surgical gloves, and/or a hazmat suit. It's a big old world out there, and you can't make it revolve around you...however hard you try.
The handwriting on both sides looks surprisingly similar. The response is smaller and tighter but the letter forms are the same.
Kendra was quite a hypochondriac. She always carried a bottle of hand sanitizer, which she used after touching anything. She also carried tissues everywhere she went, and whenever someone sneezed, she would attack them with tissues, shouting, "Cover your mouth!" She started a movement to ban sneezing in public areas. The poor librarian noted her comment, but was not in the mood to do anything about it.
It's those blasted computer viruses on the rampage again! Stop the madness!! Stop the sneezing!!!
Ah a clue! So our librarian contributor is named Hanargh. Now if I can locate her refuge I can deliberately rearrange books by color and size. Oh what fun I foresee!
You think the computer area is unsanitary? Try hangin' with gangsa rappers.
Peace out Yo.
@Kleenex, the right side says "Your comment has been noted." As is, we read it and aren't going to do a thing about it. Use a mask, honey. It's your responsibility to keep your self healthy, not that of everyone else.
the first comment nailed it already by accidentaly or not reading between the lines of the reply, at least for the second line-
the entire answer reads 'by god i have had some pretty stupid requests in my time but you just made my day - not only do i have to put up with all the morons that are unable to find the first letter of a name in order to search books for themselves and the other ones that think their own order better than mine, happily destroying hours of work no - there's always some cheeky egomaniac thinking he's being wrongfully ignored by people with bodily functions; if i were a doctor i'd advise your parents to have you put down because you'd only cost a lot of money and still seem to suffer from the world in general, or at least the parts of it not noting your presence, including rocks, people, clouds and god.
so f**k you, sir.
your comment has been wasted.'
Complainer should come to Foundmagazine.com. No sneezing here now that Pepper's gone!
(Just kidding Pepper, wherever you are.)
@ Dog breath ... "Hanargh" sounds like the name of a pirate librarian to me.
Avast ye scurvy librarian
sneezing in to your hand is more disgusting than sneezing in to the air, because now your hand is covered in germs and it will be like you sneeze directly on everything you touch now. sneeze in to your elbow or down your shirt!!
I'm against deficating in on the computers, but that's just me.
Verrryyy interesting.
Monk in denial: what about vomiting on the computer? Happens more often than you think.
how do you plan on enforcing that one?
Really though the complainant fails to recognize the real problem. most airborne pathogens are in fact spread by this reckless and unsanitary BREATHING that people carelessly insist on doing in public with very little thought to the health and well being of others
If everybody could respectfully cease all respiration upon entering the library I'm certain that it would become a more healthy and hygienic environment for everyone.
I urge the author of this suggestion to lead us all by their excellent example
Apparently I'm in the minority.. I sympathize more with the sneezed-on (although it's crazy to think there could be rules to control it). I'd like to ban sneezers from my classroom, especially those who approach me with a question and instead spew forth copious mucous-y droplets, visible in the air as they fly forth and land on me. Ugh!! Thank goodness my immune system functions 98% of the time.
My husband usually sneezes while reading the morning newspaper. It's either the ink or the paper fibers. I bet sneezing in libraries is more common than in other places, due to those factors, and the dusty nature of reading materials.
Okay, I'm done thinking about this now.
@ Farmer: It took another look at the Find, but you caused a laugh that could be misinterpreted as a sneeze. I hope nobody in my office gets sick now.
Q: What do a virgin and a sneeze have in common?
A: Goes in tight.
why is he always around sneezing people?
The library must be ancient, poor ventilation
.. get out of there ... you ....
@ Muse on the Loose - I love reading Found comments, which I generally find insightful and often witty. However, your musings are boring and uninspired and I sincerely hope you have a day job that doesn't involve creative writing. Sorry if that sounds brutal but it really, really irritates me that you insist on commenting on every Found with your lame stories/scenarios.
@ Annoyed
you aren't sorry about being blunt. few people anonymously attack another with such vitriol without getting some perverse enjoyment out of it.
if Muse's comments bother you that much just scroll down to the next one without reading once you see the poster's name.
this is a free and open forum where anyone can post their ideas whether or not everyone likes them. Muse, like everyone else here deserves a little innocent creative fun. i respect that you don't like those posts, but surely theres no need to be mean spirited and vindictive about that. it goes against the spirit of this site
this is not the place for your brutality
@ Muse
i appreciate the fact that you can build entire little worlds out of these finds.
i personally like your stories. if you keep posting them, i for one will keep reading. don't let the critics get you down!
-John
Annoyed, are you really annoyed, or just saying that?
I think Annoyed is trying to copy the tone of the find???
@ Coyote - Ok nicely said (although I think 'such vitriol' is a little strong). I shouldn't have commented as readily as I did in a moment of frustration, and I subsequently felt rather mean for it.
@ Muse - My apologies.
@ Extremely Annoyed - Haha, I asked for that.
Good day everyone.
Yeah. Shape up! Coyote, chill out. Muse, keep amusing us. Extremely annoyed, that's extremely annoying. And me, I'm just passing through like a vitriolic victrola.
achoo
Ah, but it's what is unwritten that counts..."Your comments have been noted, and we think you're a saddo."
Wow, who knew Coyote was so in love with his muse!?
I skipped most of that "defense of muse's honor and right to write" (it is, after all, more than 12 lines long), but at its core is one kernel of true wisdom: "..just scroll down to the next one without reading once you see the poster's name."
Baby Basil has a valid point. The handwriting of the reply is strikingly similar to that of the comment. (especially the word HAVE.) The c-o-m in computer isn't the same as the c-o-m in comment, but then again the b in banned isn't the same as the be in being on the comment side.
Ian, I love the word saddo. Does it basically mean "sad, pathetic moron"?
@ Annoyed in the extreme ... your comments have been noted.
@Beldar...That just about sums it up!
GET BACK INTO YOUR BUBBLE!! And here is some hand sanitizer. Have a nice day!
Is it a Scottish colloquialism, then? Do you think I can use it in the good ol' U.S. of A?
@Beldar...UK-wide, as far as I know. Surely already known in your part of the world? If you want an interesting word of Scots origin, try googling "numpty". Different from saddo, but a very useful word in the right context.
it explains the stuck pages.
Well if the complainer was talking about the computer area, I totally understand that keyboards and mice are really really germ-ridden, but the solution is to WASH YOUR HANDS when you've touched something that lots of other people touch! I'd love to see the library police come and haul out a sneezer, or eye them suspiciously if they're a little sniffly.
FREEZE! THIS IS THE POLICE! STEP AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER AND IF U SNEEZE AGAIN WE'LL SHOOT!