Реальные вопросы, подслушанные в библиотеке

• Do you have books here?

• Do you have a list of all the books written in the English language?

• Do you have a list of all the books I've ever read?

• I'm looking for Robert James Waller's book, "Waltzing through Grand Rapids". (Actual title wanted: "Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend")

• Do you have that book by Rushdie: "Satanic Nurses"? (Actual title: "Satanic Verses")

• Where is the reference desk? (This was asked of a person sitting at a desk who had, hanging above her head, a sign saying "REFERENCE DESK"!)

• I was here about three weeks ago looking at a cookbook that cost $39.95. Do you know which one it is?

• Which outlets in the library are appropriate for my hair dryer?

• Can you tell me why so many famous Civil War battles were fought on National Park sites?

• Do you have any books with photographs of dinosaurs?

• I need a color photograph of George Washington (Christopher Columbus, King Arthur, Moses, Socrates, etc.)

• I need a photocopy of Booker T. Washington's birth certificate.

• I need to find out Ibid's first name for my bibliography.

• Why don't you have any books by Ibid? He's written a lot of important stuff.

• I'm looking for information on carpal tunnel syndrome. I think I'm having trouble with it in my neck.

• Is the basement upstairs? (Asked at First Floor Reference Desk)

• I am looking for a list of laws that I can break that would send me back to jail for a couple of months.