k, who ordered the freaks?
Being a free service such as we are (not us personally, of course, the library in which we spend our days) we attract some, um, interesting patrons. Today’s Freak Moment was a biggie. See, a guy came in wearing a long leather coat. He asked Diane if it was OK to keep it on while he was inside. She said “Uh, sure”. “Good, it’s my wife’s coat and it’s very hot, where are your books on biological warfare?” (I’m not quoting exactly here, I didn’t hear either conversation). About 20 minutes later the phone rang. I answered and got this:
“Hi, is Diane there?”
“Which DIane? We have two”
“Uh, she was on the front desk about 20 minutes ago”
“Oh, Ok. Who’s calling?”
“I’m just a patron”
“OK, and your name?”
“I’m just a customer. Can I speak to Diane?”
After warning Diane that it was some kind of freak, she answered the call. Yes, it was the Coat Guy and he wanted to know if she thought the coat looked too feminine on him. “Yeah it did a bit” she said. “Oh. Well, do you want it?” “Want what?” “The coat, do you want it?”
Once more I thank whatever forces that made me NOT a cheerful blonde.
July 13th, 2004 at 7:33 am
I hope she said no. He was probably naked underneath.
July 13th, 2004 at 10:37 am
She did say no, quite firmly. We figured if he wasn’t naked underneath, then he was probably wearing his wife’s underwear too.