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Kennel posted:Dustin Most likely another patron has the book checked out and Dustin is going by the set return date when he says Thursday. That's reasonable enough; personally in that situation I always point out to patrons that it might still be returned late. Or, on the other hand, early. Alternatively, the book might also still be in acquisitions or cataloguing. If the library just ordered the book it'll be there whenever it gets delivered, if it's being processed it'll be available when the cataloguers are good and ready. Point is: there are few scenarios where you'd know exactly, just from checking in the system at circulation or reference, when a book will definitely be available to patrons. Dustin has several options here, but none of them are really that great. If the book is out on loan he could offer the man to place a reservation on it. He could also try checking for another copy of the book - digital copy, different edition or different library branch are all reasonable options. He could also try an inter-library loan, although at least in the system I'm familiar with, that would take weeks. If it's in cataloguing he could well call them up and see if it could be fast-tracked cause a patron needs it today, that's a perfectly reasonable request to make. As a temp worker he'd be excused for not knowing any of that off-hand. Sometimes the reality of the situation is simply that the library doesn't have the book and can't offer any options that satisfy the patron's specific needs re: availability timeframe. Although we usually try to tell them more tactfully. I'm not sure if this is a "the customer is unreasonable" strip or a "the service person is unhelpful/Dustin is a fuckup" strip. It's structured like the former but the strip's bread and butter is very much the latter.
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somepartsareme posted:In 2004 the Dave Matthews Band tour bus illegally dumped human waste into the Chicago river and onto a tour boat It's also a part of forums history as someone who worked on the tour boat posted about it before the bus had been identified  .This is a thread from 2004 so I can't vouch for the overall content, but it's interesting anyway.
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Circus Windows Behind the curve on love It's interesting to note that of the three Bad Machinery girls, Mildred is the one with the most experience with love/romance. She had a brief fling with Lee Chaplin in Case of the Fire Inside and had a "thing" with Jack Finch in Case of the Severed Alliance. She also developed a crush on her father's coworker and Scary-Go-Round regular Eustace Boyce in New Bobbins. By contrast Lottie has been completely uninterested in romance, although she has caught the attention of Colm O'Shaunessy in Case of the Simple Soul as well as Tuan and Jordon in Space is the Place Also that appears to be Carrot Scruggs from Scary-Go-Round in the second panel. My Lovely Horse posted:Sometimes the reality of the situation is simply that the library doesn't have the book and can't offer any options that satisfy the patron's specific needs re: availability timeframe. Although we usually try to tell them more tactfully. Yeah I've had this happen to me. Most of the time patrons are understanding, but sometimes I get someone who can't understand that the library has finite resources and want the item "right now". One time I had a patron who wanted to know why an item they I had requested hadn't arrived yet. I told them that I usually takes about three days for an item move through our transit system (one day for the owning library to process it, then one or two days "in transit". The patron said that they could have driven to the other library and gotten it in under a hour ("so why didn't you do that?" I thought). I told them it might come in the tomorrow and that I would specifically contact them to let them know it had arrived, as opposed to just letting the automated system handle it. Sure enough the item came in the next morning and I contacted the patron who thanked me... and then never picked the item up. It went back to the owning library after about a week sitting on the "hold" shelf. tl;dr: patron wanted item NOW, then never picked it up
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The_Other posted:The patron said that they could have driven to the other library and gotten it in under a hour ("so why didn't you do that?" I thought).
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Johnny Walker posted:Mark Trail Okay, I know this is from yesterday, but I just can't get over how badly constructed this is. Mark's getting choked out from behind so he slams his speedboat using an outboard motor into reverse (which we know because of the sound effect "Reverse"), and this somehow knocks the attacker backwards, off of Mark. I don't even have a clue what the action in the third panel is trying to tell me. It just bugs me is all.
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Medenmath posted:Vintage Valiant (Mar. 28, 1943) Holy poo poo, especially Beric in the 5th panel. Is he clapping or dusting off his hands? Either is 
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CommonShore posted:Holy poo poo, especially Beric in the 5th panel. Is he clapping or dusting off his hands? Either is Val casually cleaning his nails as he hangs someone "without delay and with no squeamishness whatsoever." 
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EBB posted:maybe put the baby in your own room you selfish poo poo
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:Val casually cleaning his nails as he hangs someone "without delay and with no squeamishness whatsoever." What gets me about this incident is the hermit was surprised by Val's armour but Val was openly wearing it when he met the guy
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Personally I like Val's little smirk in panel four.CommonShore posted:What gets me about this incident is the hermit was surprised by Val's armour but Val was openly wearing it when he met the guy He asked Val to take it off (so as not to be "armed" in a holy place), but Val secretly kept it on under the robe.
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My Lovely Horse posted:I'm not sure if this is a "the customer is unreasonable" strip or a "the service person is unhelpful/Dustin is a fuckup" strip. It's structured like the former but the strip's bread and butter is very much the latter. As hard as it is to believe, the past couple Dustin strips have been reasonable. The smart money is on this being a fluke, but who knows? Maybe something has happened behind the scenes.
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EasyEW posted:Out Our Way (December 5-7, 1935) 
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CommonShore posted:Holy poo poo, especially Beric in the 5th panel. Is he clapping or dusting off his hands? Either is Val might be the star of the strip, but Beric's always really happy to be involved. LazyQ posted:Mämmilä 
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Hattie Masters posted:Right gently caress it i'm loving done with Overboard. It used to be on the good comics list but it's just got overbearingly tone deaf and twee. I get that its heart is in the right place but this strip just makes me want to walk into the loving ocean. No I don't know why this is the one that broke me, and I would like a Dave's Combo meal please. F Minus  Forum accident posted:Okay, I know this is from yesterday, but I just can't get over how badly constructed this is. Mark's getting choked out from behind so he slams his speedboat using an outboard motor into reverse (which we know because of the sound effect "Reverse"), and this somehow knocks the attacker backwards, off of Mark. I don't even have a clue what the action in the third panel is trying to tell me. It just bugs me is all. I think you're right. It's just not a well-done action sequence. Mark Trail  Mary Worth  The Phantom  Pooch Cafe  Rex Morgan MD  Andertoons  Apartment 3-G  Also Pearls before Swine strips that coincidently are about a attempted coup during the inauguration week are being pulled. https://twitter.com/stephanpastis/status/1349405632281993216
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Johnny Walker posted:I think you're right. It's just not a well-done action sequence.
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Professor Wayne posted:The Far Side When I was young I had to ask my parents about this one, and I don't know why but the entire thing stuck in my head, and now whenever I see parsley I think of this. July 23rd, 1940 Comics The Shadow  Flyin' Jenny  And of course, Axa   Ripping her clothes off really is her first reaction to just about anything, isn't it?
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Moominposting First panel: Yeah moomin, that's a common reaction to browsing grindr.
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She was probably just reminded of a dead husband by the suit in the shop window. Bogor 
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Mikl posted:Classic Kevin and Kell (December 28, 1998 - January 1, 1999) 
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Zereth posted:Is this the earliest example of holbrook doing a metaphor, and then taking it literally? Except this happened over like 3 strips instead of gradually forgetting it was a metaphor.
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And He Did! (January 11, 1918) Outbursts of Everett True (March 7, 1918)  Hitz and Mrs. (October 1923)  Gay and Her Gang (February 13, 1929)  Oaky Doaks (July 13, 1935)  Dark Laughter (September 9, 1939)  Mopsy Sunday (November 24, 1946)  Patty-Jo ’n’ Ginger (June 3, 1950)  “Pigeon my eye … it’s one of those foreign agent peace doves they been sending over here. I think he’s s’posed to explode or sompin’!” Dinky Fellas (April 5, 1965)  Wee Pals (April 5, 1965) 
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Johnny Walker posted:Also Pearls before Swine strips that coincidently are about a attempted coup during the inauguration week are being pulled. Weird situation, but totally understandable. Sally Forth  Pearls Before Censorship  Skippy (June 30, 1933)  Peanuts (January 16, 1974)  Funky Winkerbean  Crankshaft  9 "Oh God, This poo poo Again" Lane  Rip Haywire  Thimble Theater (August 14, 1937)  Out Our Way (December 9-11, 1935)    Toonerville Folks, featuring TOMBOYZENDORGZ. (January 15-17, 1917)    Dok's "Flipping The Bird' Duck (June 3, 1913) 
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EasyEW posted:9 "Oh God, This poo poo Again" Lane So, uh... at what point do we report Brooke to the authorities? 
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