Lately I've been spending a bit o time at the good ole public library. This is because my computer is slow and the library's computers are fast. Simple enough?
I'll clue you in to a couple of things here- the folk that habitually use the public computers at the library are an interesting folk. You've got young and old, black and white, bond and free. Perfect for people watching. Not so good for people-be-quiet! I'm used to going to the BYU library where everyone is very uptight about being quiet. I guess I took the silence for granted. Compared to my alma mater's library, this place sounds like a freaking rock concert. People are answering their phones, getting in arguments, and screaming profanities at their neighbors. No, this is not BYU.
While at the library I've overheard a couple of gems. Please, so we can all have a better day, allow me to share those with you.
An abnormally skinny, high strung lady shouting into her phone, "Eighty six dollars?!? You think I owe you eighty six dollars?!? ARE YOU SMOKING SOMETHING?!?"
A kid was humming while playing a video game and obviously wasn't aware that he was humming loud enough to distract everybody. The old man sitting next to him gave him several crusties and even asked the librarian if she could see about "turning down the music." The librarian had no idea what he was talking about. Finally the old man looked at the kid and said, "Pardon me... can you stop making that concert?!?" The kid stopped humming.
A man with a long beard and an Italian accent on the phone, "Can you believe it? The guy keeps calling me because he wants to fight with me about religion! I don't even know a thing about religion!"
A teenage girl shouting on the phone loud enough for the entire library to hear, "Dad! What's my password?! I'm trying to log into my hotmail account and YOU changed the password! BLT bomb?!? Why in the @%*$ did you change my password to that?!"
And of course, I can't forget this gem. I can only hope my kids will go out in public with hair like this:
You guys ever overhear weird things in libraries? Or other public venues? Do tell, Do tell!
Read here for other precious things overheard in computer labs.
I'll clue you in to a couple of things here- the folk that habitually use the public computers at the library are an interesting folk. You've got young and old, black and white, bond and free. Perfect for people watching. Not so good for people-be-quiet! I'm used to going to the BYU library where everyone is very uptight about being quiet. I guess I took the silence for granted. Compared to my alma mater's library, this place sounds like a freaking rock concert. People are answering their phones, getting in arguments, and screaming profanities at their neighbors. No, this is not BYU.
While at the library I've overheard a couple of gems. Please, so we can all have a better day, allow me to share those with you.
An abnormally skinny, high strung lady shouting into her phone, "Eighty six dollars?!? You think I owe you eighty six dollars?!? ARE YOU SMOKING SOMETHING?!?"
A kid was humming while playing a video game and obviously wasn't aware that he was humming loud enough to distract everybody. The old man sitting next to him gave him several crusties and even asked the librarian if she could see about "turning down the music." The librarian had no idea what he was talking about. Finally the old man looked at the kid and said, "Pardon me... can you stop making that concert?!?" The kid stopped humming.
A man with a long beard and an Italian accent on the phone, "Can you believe it? The guy keeps calling me because he wants to fight with me about religion! I don't even know a thing about religion!"
A teenage girl shouting on the phone loud enough for the entire library to hear, "Dad! What's my password?! I'm trying to log into my hotmail account and YOU changed the password! BLT bomb?!? Why in the @%*$ did you change my password to that?!"
And of course, I can't forget this gem. I can only hope my kids will go out in public with hair like this:
You guys ever overhear weird things in libraries? Or other public venues? Do tell, Do tell!
Read here for other precious things overheard in computer labs.
