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These "Weird Reference Questions" are from the Library Paraprofessionals Listserv. All of these are real and provide proof that a "better idiot" can be invented.
"Do you have a list of all the books written in the English language?"
"Do you have that book by Rushdie: ''Satanic Nurses''?"
(Actual title: "Satanic Verses")
"I was here about three weeks ago looking at a cookbook that cost $39.95.
Do you know which one it is?"
"Can you tell me why so many famous Civil War battles were fought on National Park Sites?"
hahahaha...what a bone head!
"Do you have any books with photographs of dinosaurs?"
hmmm...I don''t recollect any camera-toting cavemen...do you?
"I''m looking for information on carpal tunnel syndrome.
I think I''m having trouble with it in my neck."
(No...that''s your brain miss-firing.)
"I am looking for a list of laws that I can break that would send me back to jail for a couple of months."
(I know...how about shooting yourself? That would get you life in prison!)
"I need a color photograph of George Washington."
(Ok...hold on...I''ll check with the caveman...)
"Is the basement upstairs?" (Asked at First Floor Reference Desk)
This one gets the golden stupidity award!
Q: What does a blonde think an innuendo is?
A: An Italian suppository.