I’ve slowly been coming to terms with the fact that my most enduring legacy on the internet is going to be tweeting a screenshot of my local library’s Facebook page.
Affogatos aren't really heavy on the coffee taste. Caffeine isn't that addictive, you need to consume it quite regularly to get hooked and coke is doing the trick way better for kids I'd say, not to mention energy drinks.
Also maybe OT but the usual reason why people don't like coffee is because they never had good coffee: Most stuff out there is burned garbage, black coffee shouldn't be more disagreeable than dark chocolate. If you're ever near an artisan roaster do try a cup.
Random little anecdote: A kid at my school got suspended for 2 weeks for calling the school librarian hot. This happened years ago and it was a big scandal lmao
Two weeks for that sounds excessive. Imagine if they said that the librarian was thicker than a bowl of oatmeal, that kid would be in prison to this day.
Suspension at all is a bit over the top for some dumb thing a kid said. Maybe have them write an essay about why it’s not something you’d say to people.
One of my duties at work is IT Support for librarians in the State Penitentiaries. I have so much respect for librarians and their profession. They deserve more support from our governments. They are people making a difference.
My wife was part of a group that ran one for a bit at a science fiction convention in the 80s. The concept was for "those men and women in fandom who did not get to attend their prom as teens." In many cases, it was because they were unpopular nerds as teens, in military families, health issues, and so on. "Let's run a prom like we wanted to have." So instead of some boring "popular kid celebration" most proms were, it was just a bunch of nerdy fun men and women who dressed up in costumes, drank, and hung out.
The events DO collide, annihilating each other without collateral damage. That's the intention, at least.
A badly calculated anti-prom usually only causes minor irregularities though, such as people switching to preferring tea over coffee and vice versa for a few months.
Starbucks hate it, but Pickwick and Yogi Tea love it.
If that's the same Pflugerville I'm thinking of, they're basically a suburb of Austin, my wife worked in the Austin public library system for a very long time, and yes, i agree, we don't deserve librarians. They are awesome.
I love my wife.
Somebody/something being "too good for us" or "too good for this world" thing has been around for almost a decade at least. I mean, it used to mainly be said about animals but this isn't exactly a new concept
Try 8+ millennia. In Lake Baikal, Siberia, dogs were buried with respect equal to and sometimes better than a human burial purely due to emotional attachment, in a place where they served no utility for food gathering etc.
And if that doesn't count, then it's definitely been around since 50-ish CE when Christianity spread the idea of humans being innately terrible and undeserving of basically anything...
I’ve slowly been coming to terms with the fact that my most enduring legacy on the internet is going to be tweeting a screenshot of my local library’s Facebook page.
Celebrating librarians is a wonderful legacy!
I’m so happy this post made its way onto the Fediverse. <3
Just know you put a smile on a lot of faces, including mine :)
Best content on Twitter most likely. You did good.
Small world.
This is one of my favorite images, it brightens my day every time I see it. I save it in my phone, I send it to my friends.
Congrats on being internet famous!
'Anti Prom' in a library sounds like an event I'd attend. I'd prefer it with snakes though.
If there's one thing I've learned from American films, it's that the snakes are at prom.
Or on a plane. On the way to prom.
Snakes on a Prom
Snakes in pron
To pron.
Addendum: don't snack on snakes. Snakes will not be provided as snacks on either date.
Snake snacks = No
PPS: on May 22 the snakes may have their own snacks. Do not snack on snake snacks.
PPPS: Do not feed the snakes your snacks.
PPPPS: Feeding the snake snacks your snacks may make for a tastier snack for the snake.
PPPPPS: Unruly children (and adults) may be considered as candidates for snake snacks
https://imgur.com/RtsLpV8
Make the espresso and pour it over a scoop of ice cream. Instant coffee addiction? I wouldn't know. Can't stand the taste of coffee.
Affogatos aren't really heavy on the coffee taste. Caffeine isn't that addictive, you need to consume it quite regularly to get hooked and coke is doing the trick way better for kids I'd say, not to mention energy drinks.
Also maybe OT but the usual reason why people don't like coffee is because they never had good coffee: Most stuff out there is burned garbage, black coffee shouldn't be more disagreeable than dark chocolate. If you're ever near an artisan roaster do try a cup.
No snacks for poor snakes? :(
Snakes will be provided as dates, did I understand that right?
Dates will be provided as snacks.
Figs, raisins or sultanas may be included as well on the date.
Bringing outside dates is acceptable. Bringing dates outside is encouraged.
Dating librarians is also encouraged.
Carbon dating librarians, however, is unacceptable and considered insulting.
Does this include jelly snakes?
Please do not feed snakes jelly snakes. While not technically cannibalism, we do not wish to encourage the possibility.
If a jelly snake eats its own tail will it dissappear or cause a rip in jelly spacetime?
Wait, does anyone know the Dewy decimal number for the TVA Manual?
I'll check if it's in the TVA Manual. If anyone were to write about it, it would be Ouroboros.
Random little anecdote: A kid at my school got suspended for 2 weeks for calling the school librarian hot. This happened years ago and it was a big scandal lmao
Two weeks for that sounds excessive. Imagine if they said that the librarian was thicker than a bowl of oatmeal, that kid would be in prison to this day.
Suspension at all is a bit over the top for some dumb thing a kid said. Maybe have them write an essay about why it’s not something you’d say to people.
Is she tho?
This was like 15 years ago but yeah she was cute!
Straight to jail!
Does the jail have a library??
And if you fail to compliment her appearance at all?
Straight to jail
Believe it or not, jail right away!
Obviously, she was a librarian
In 2nd grade in the 80s, I got suspended for three days for flicking raisins
That is excessive, ridiculously so. But, like, did you want to get ants because that is how you get ants.
Rosa: Wow, she is good at shushing.
Jake: I know. She's like a librarian.
Rosa: You mean like a sexy librarian?
Jake: No, a regular one!
Van Halen weeps
Kids at my school thought I had a crush on the librarian's daughter who helped out there sometimes. I denied it, but actually I probably did.
One of my duties at work is IT Support for librarians in the State Penitentiaries. I have so much respect for librarians and their profession. They deserve more support from our governments. They are people making a difference.
Ok but there will be snacks on May 22 or no?
Yes, but only for the snakes.
Uhm... Are we the snacks in that situation?
Why do you think they are fattening everyone up with snacks on April 12?
Snek snaks
Small children especially welcome.
I doubts any of those snakes is Putin. They are snakes, not rats.
I knew he was s bad dude but... Putin eats small children?
Yes. Children who is 5-years old he will kiss and then eat, children who is 18-years old he will send conscription and then eat.
What's an anti prom? Do you get your virginity certified on that day or something?
My wife was part of a group that ran one for a bit at a science fiction convention in the 80s. The concept was for "those men and women in fandom who did not get to attend their prom as teens." In many cases, it was because they were unpopular nerds as teens, in military families, health issues, and so on. "Let's run a prom like we wanted to have." So instead of some boring "popular kid celebration" most proms were, it was just a bunch of nerdy fun men and women who dressed up in costumes, drank, and hung out.
That sounds legit amazing
There was a place near me that did an "emo homecoming dance" event and I'm still sad we had a scheduling conflict and couldn't go
It's an event meticulously crafted to exactly counteract prom so that the end result is absolutely nothing happening.
What happens if the two events collide? Do they annihilate each other? Does the resulting explosion destroy the whole city?
The events DO collide, annihilating each other without collateral damage. That's the intention, at least.
A badly calculated anti-prom usually only causes minor irregularities though, such as people switching to preferring tea over coffee and vice versa for a few months.
Starbucks hate it, but Pickwick and Yogi Tea love it.
I love the SCP but not really vibes of this.
SCP? Secretly Cuddling Proctologists? Scorecard Compilation Prognosis? Sullen Count Prepares?
Secure, Contain, Protect but this one is not actually supposed to be known by the expanded acronym, it's an internet culture thing I guess.
If that's the same Pflugerville I'm thinking of, they're basically a suburb of Austin, my wife worked in the Austin public library system for a very long time, and yes, i agree, we don't deserve librarians. They are awesome. I love my wife.
Librarians are the best.
I love thissssss!
That's one tuck, one no-tuck.
Is this "we don't deserve X" a new internet fad? If so, I hate it.
Somebody/something being "too good for us" or "too good for this world" thing has been around for almost a decade at least. I mean, it used to mainly be said about animals but this isn't exactly a new concept
Try 8+ millennia. In Lake Baikal, Siberia, dogs were buried with respect equal to and sometimes better than a human burial purely due to emotional attachment, in a place where they served no utility for food gathering etc.
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And if that doesn't count, then it's definitely been around since 50-ish CE when Christianity spread the idea of humans being innately terrible and undeserving of basically anything...
I've seen it said about dogs for years now, but only recently have I seen it said about a variety of different themes.
Not sure how old this is, but last time April 12. was on a Friday was in 2019.
It's not new, but I do hate it.