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Offline jtyangel

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Library gets book back after 57 years
« on: January 25, 2008, 08:36:22 AM »
I just thought this was a neat little human interest story.

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/library-gets-book-back-after-57-years/n20080124211809990017

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MARSHFIELD, Wis. (AP) - It's a novel but it's created a mystery - where has the overdue book been for the past 57 years? "We don't have records that go back that far," said Lori Belongia, director of the Marshfield Public Library. "We don't know who checked it out."

The book "Northern Lights" by Roger Vercel turned up in the book drop about a month ago.

Published in 1948, its most recent checkout stamp reads either March or May 10 of 1950.
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Re: Library gets book back after 57 years
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2008, 08:39:59 AM »
I was thinking it was "Tropic of Capricorn".

inside joke..
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Re: Library gets book back after 57 years
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2008, 01:31:14 PM »
Better late then never I suppose 
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Re: Library gets book back after 57 years
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2008, 01:37:09 PM »
Quote from: NonConformist on January 25, 2008, 01:31:14 PM
Better late then never I suppose 

they probably had SHELVED any hope of getting the book back.  :uhsure:
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Re: Library gets book back after 57 years
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2008, 01:40:55 PM »
Not too many Seinfeld fans in here I see.  :uhsure:
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Re: Library gets book back after 57 years
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2008, 01:43:59 PM »
Quote from: Rebel on January 25, 2008, 01:40:55 PM
Not too many Seinfeld fans in here I see.  :uhsure:

I just put something in another thread referencing Seinfeld. I'd forgotten this one...


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Kramer: Bookman. The Library cop's name is Bookman. That's like an ice cream man being named cone
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Re: Library gets book back after 57 years
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2008, 01:47:14 PM »
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Bookman
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Re: Library gets book back after 57 years
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2008, 01:48:39 PM »
Quote from: Rebel on January 25, 2008, 01:40:55 PM
Not too many Seinfeld fans in here I see.  :uhsure:
Watched it a few times and the only part where I laughed was his stand up at the beginning.
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Re: Library gets book back after 57 years
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2008, 07:54:42 PM »
Talk about an overdue book.
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Re: Library gets book back after 57 years
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2008, 08:41:02 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on January 25, 2008, 01:48:39 PM
Quote from: Rebel on January 25, 2008, 01:40:55 PM
Not too many Seinfeld fans in here I see.  :uhsure:
Watched it a few times and the only part where I laughed was his stand up at the beginning.

You didn't like Kramer?
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Re: Library gets book back after 57 years
« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2008, 08:52:02 PM »
Quote from: Rebel on January 25, 2008, 01:40:55 PM
Not too many Seinfeld fans in here I see.  :uhsure:

This is why I cantstanzya. 
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