Thursday, April 7, 2016
S'am?
I was reading a diversity-themed issue of Public Libraries magazine today, and came to the conclusion that the single invention that would be the most helpful to my job is a gender-neutral equivalent of "sir" and "ma'am." Well, either that or some kind of x-ray vision device that would enable me to magically tell if someone who is slumped over is 1) asleep, 2) passed out, or 3) actually just texting under the table.
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At my lib we just say "Excuse me?" to slumpers
ReplyDeleteWhat do you say when they say "What!?"
Deletewell most of them are actually sleeping so we just move on. If they were texting under the table or meditating or whatever, I say, "Oh, just checking everything's ok"
DeleteWe are one of those libraries where sleeping isn't allowed, which I hate...
Deletehow about a very long pin you can poke them with?
ReplyDeleteI guess "hey you" doesn't really send the right message.
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