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Paul Glastris goes on the Colbert Report: "[I]t's a bit disconcerting to be twelve inches away from a guy who's doing a very believable impression of a total lunatic."
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Why you shouldn't let Christ in your Pop Warner league.
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Librarian humor at its best
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Good links - thanks. Paul Glastris gives a great glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes at The Colbert Report. Tidbit: He warns his guests before the "interviews", and in the comments section, Colbert was spotted with his son at the Museum of Natural History in NY.
I wonder if any non-cataloger understands just how hysterically funny that technical history thing is. Probably not and maybe I should lie down until it passes. Still I did get several lols on a day when I really needed them. So thanks.
MKK--former serials cataloger