Comments on: Great Moments in Pedantry: Librarian critiques Twilight Sparkle's professional practice http://boingboing.net/2012/08/20/great-moments-in-pedantry-lib.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Coderjoe http://boingboing.net/2012/08/20/great-moments-in-pedantry-lib.html#comment-1513343 Coderjoe Tue, 21 Aug 2012 01:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177118#comment-1513343  How about <a href="http://www.montypython.net/scripts/bookshop.php" rel="nofollow">Grate Expectations</a> by Edmund Wells?  How about Grate Expectations by Edmund Wells?

]]> By: B E Pratt http://boingboing.net/2012/08/20/great-moments-in-pedantry-lib.html#comment-1513247 B E Pratt Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177118#comment-1513247 Maybe a bit off-topic, but I think at least the reference librarians will like this. I worked at the main library at UT Austin a number of years back and this story came down from the reference desk: An obvious undergrad came up to the desk with this question. "Uh, our teacher said that perhaps we should look at a book called, uhm, 'Oranges and Peaches'. Can you help me find it?" It took a while for the librarian to realize that the book in question was, 'Origin of the Species' :) One other thing I remember noting is the number of freshmen who were baffled by the Library of Congress system. Early 70's, that was. Maybe a bit off-topic, but I think at least the reference librarians will like this. I worked at the main library at UT Austin a number of years back and this story came down from the reference desk:
An obvious undergrad came up to the desk with this question. “Uh, our teacher said that perhaps we should look at a book called, uhm, ‘Oranges and Peaches’. Can you help me find it?” It took a while for the librarian to realize that the book in question was, ‘Origin of the Species’ :)
One other thing I remember noting is the number of freshmen who were baffled by the Library of Congress system. Early 70′s, that was.

]]> By: Chentzilla http://boingboing.net/2012/08/20/great-moments-in-pedantry-lib.html#comment-1513141 Chentzilla Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177118#comment-1513141 Still haven't decided if the Scientology ad in this context gives a vibe of "Be a better librarian with Scientology" or "Our beliefs are as made-up as the land of Equestria". Still haven’t decided if the Scientology ad in this context gives a vibe of “Be a better librarian with Scientology” or “Our beliefs are as made-up as the land of Equestria”.

]]> By: eldritch http://boingboing.net/2012/08/20/great-moments-in-pedantry-lib.html#comment-1513088 eldritch Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177118#comment-1513088 It doesn't really strike me as a public library, though. It has none of the ordinary amenities. It's more like an archive. It doesn’t really strike me as a public library, though. It has none of the ordinary amenities. It’s more like an archive.

]]> By: Jonathan Badger http://boingboing.net/2012/08/20/great-moments-in-pedantry-lib.html#comment-1513024 Jonathan Badger Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177118#comment-1513024 A grad student with an incredibly tolerant advisor, though. Twilight and friends managed to trash Celestia's palace during the party at the end of Season 1 and yet she wasn't kicked out of her program... A grad student with an incredibly tolerant advisor, though. Twilight and friends managed to trash Celestia’s palace during the party at the end of Season 1 and yet she wasn’t kicked out of her program…

]]> By: John Farrier http://boingboing.net/2012/08/20/great-moments-in-pedantry-lib.html#comment-1512938 John Farrier Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177118#comment-1512938 Yes, I've noticed that Pinkie Pie has an encyclopedic memory. That and other traits could help her be a fine public services librarian. Yes, I’ve noticed that Pinkie Pie has an encyclopedic memory. That and other traits could help her be a fine public services librarian.

]]> By: John Farrier http://boingboing.net/2012/08/20/great-moments-in-pedantry-lib.html#comment-1512936 John Farrier Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177118#comment-1512936 I sympathize, especially after a four-hour desk shift the week before term papers are due. I sympathize, especially after a four-hour desk shift the week before term papers are due.

]]> By: hymenopterid http://boingboing.net/2012/08/20/great-moments-in-pedantry-lib.html#comment-1512907 hymenopterid Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177118#comment-1512907 That's why I go to Pinkie Pie for all my reference needs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwIEyOiw4lo That’s why I go to Pinkie Pie for all my reference needs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwIEyOiw4lo

]]> By: desdinova http://boingboing.net/2012/08/20/great-moments-in-pedantry-lib.html#comment-1512901 desdinova Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177118#comment-1512901  As a fellow librarian, some days there isn't enough coffee in the world to follow your (good) advice.  As a fellow librarian, some days there isn’t enough coffee in the world to follow your (good) advice.

]]> By: John Farrier http://boingboing.net/2012/08/20/great-moments-in-pedantry-lib.html#comment-1512856 John Farrier Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177118#comment-1512856 Woo-hoo! I got a Boing Boing link! Thanks, Maggie. Woo-hoo! I got a Boing Boing link! Thanks, Maggie.

]]> By: Jeff Wilkinson http://boingboing.net/2012/08/20/great-moments-in-pedantry-lib.html#comment-1512779 Jeff Wilkinson Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177118#comment-1512779 Good point.  Twilight is definitely more of a Grad Student, who lives in the Library, rather than an actual Librarian. Good point.  Twilight is definitely more of a Grad Student, who lives in the Library, rather than an actual Librarian.

]]> By: GoatLordMessiah http://boingboing.net/2012/08/20/great-moments-in-pedantry-lib.html#comment-1512682 GoatLordMessiah Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177118#comment-1512682 If you live in a library, you're a librarian now? If you live in a library, you’re a librarian now?

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