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[–]thelibrarina 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Considering the success of Fifty Shades of Grey and its transparent knock-offs, we might as well have a friction section.

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    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Yep. The class politics inherent in such behaviour hit me like a tonne of bricks way back when Eats, Shoots and Leaves came out. I will never forget Lynn Truss' rant about the risks of "sounding like a greengrocer" for using less-than-perfect grammar. I was all like, fuck this elitist bullshit and have never looked back. (I mean, good fuckin' luck getting on in the world without access to food. Takes all kinds!) I still love grammar and mechanics, but I'm a bit of a shark-to-slurry when people descend from espousing clarity and respect -- instead promoting a social hierarchy that's predicated on verbal and oral evidence of the ability to afford certain types of education.

    [–]robot_zeus 0 points1 point  (6 children)

    Can someone explain this to me.

    [–][deleted]  (5 children)

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      [–]robot_zeus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      Thanks man, I've heard liberry before but never friction (or not often enough for it to register). I thought this was a weird sex joke I didn't understand because I have an extremely dirty mind.

      [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      TL;DR: Anglophones have a complicated relationship with certain clusters of consonants. :)

      [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

      And only because you've clearly stated your appreciation for well-intended corrections, little bitta orthography fer ya:

      ludacris --> ludicrous

      [–][deleted]  (1 child)

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        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Kindle Fire and the what now?

        [–]SecondSuitor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

        I find this fustrating.

        [–]buyobuyo -1 points0 points  (2 children)

        That woman isn't a good example of what a stereotypical librarian looks like. She isn't even wearing glasses. And she doesn't have a messy bun in her hair.

        [–]Paremenides 0 points1 point  (1 child)

        I take offense to this stereotype. My bun is tight and tidy.

        ps I have no idea why you got downvoted for making a lighthearted joke. I guess others are determined to perpetuate the stereotype that librarians have no sense of humour.

        [–]buyobuyo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        I was totally kidding. I said that because I actually love the stereotypical librarian look and strive to look as such. I dress in pencil skirts, messy buns, glasses, frilly shirts, bass shoes .. and I admire your tight bunning skills, my bun attempts fall out.

        [–]kippen -1 points0 points  (4 children)

        Stock photo from 1990. I mean there's a VGA and a serial port on that hulk of a laptop.

        [–][deleted]  (1 child)

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          [–]kippen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          Sadly, you're probably correct.

          [–]freak132 0 points1 point  (1 child)

          The laptop looks like a Dell Latitude D600 from approximately 2003. Laptops from 1990 looked more like this. The former are still useful laptops if it's just browsing simple web pages and word processing.

          edit: Latitude model number

          [–]kippen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          It's a joke and a comment on the lack of funds in public libraries.

          [–]JD2MLIS -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

          We lost an "r"? Too bad everyone is pronouncing it Lie-Berry still.
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