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| Wednesday, June 23, 2010 | Man: Will you read my ereader instructions with me?
/ Colleen: I might. / Man: Over dinner?
/ Colleen: Now you're talking! / Colleen: I'll bring the wine.
/ Colleen: You really know how to sell technology. I get off at six. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100623 |
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 | Library tip #75: Don't point fingers. / Woman: This was YOUR fault.
/ Dewey: I didn't even touch it! / Woman: Well it wasn't MY fault.
/ Dewey: Clearly neither of us is to blame. / Woman: [points to Computer Victim in the distance]]: It must have been HIM.
/ Dewey: Goes without saying http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100624 |
| Friday, June 25, 2010 | "Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things" by Randy O. Frost & Gail Steketee / Man with pipe: Do you collect books? Action figures? Teapots? Comics?
/ Then you've got a hobby!
/ That's great! / Unless... you collect everything! / Then you're a... hoarder! / Treasure?... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100625 |
| Monday, June 28, 2010 | Dewey: Why are these books under your desk?
/ Colleen: Budget cuts. / Dewey: That doesn't make any sense.
/ Colleen: Neither does slashing library funding! We've never been busier! / Dewey: Nice!
/ Colleen: Thanks! I've been practicing. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100628 |
| Tuesday, June 29, 2010 | Dewey: Repeat that.
/ Colleen: I'm hiding our reference books under my desk to save them from budget cuts. / Dewey: We're not going to throw books AWAY you know.
/ Colleen: I KNOW. Because they're hidden. / Dewey: That makes a twisted kind of sense.
/ Colleen: The CDs are in the coffee maker. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100629 |
| Wednesday, June 30, 2010 | Dewey: Yes, we do have that magazine. / Dewey: Yes, it has the article you're looking for. / Dewey: Actually I WILL read it to you.
/ But only because you described my voice as "sultry". http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100630 |
| Thursday, July 01, 2010 | Tamara: What do you think about the growing empathy deficit?
/ Dewey: I don't really care. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100701 |
| a class="searchlink" href="http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100702">http://unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100702 | [untranscribed - please consider transcribing this comic!] |
| Monday, July 05, 2010 | [[Dewey speaks to a women at the reference desk. Woman has a strange bulge in her windbreaker.]]
/ Dewey: Is there anything else I can-- / [[A small rodent emerges from the woman's windbreaker. Dewey's smile slides from his face.]] / [[The rodent disappears back in the windbreaker.]]
/ Dewey: I see nothing.
/ Woman:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100705 |
| Tuesday, July 06, 2010 | Old woman: This girl has a rat in her sleeve!
/ Dewey: Mind rolling up your sleeve? / [[Girl rolls up her sleeve as rat comes out the top of her sweater]] / Old woman: Now it's on her {{rest of words covered by Dewey's words}}
/ Dewey: Sorry, one chance is all you get. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100706 |
| Tuesday, July 06, 2010 | Old woman: This girl has a rat in her sleeve!
/ Dewey: Mind rolling up your sleeve? / [[Girl rolls up her sleeve as rat comes out the top of her sweater]] / Old woman: Now it's on her {{rest of words covered by Dewey's words}}
/ Dewey: Sorry, one chance is all you get. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100706 |
| Wednesday, July 07, 2010 | Teen: You're cool for an old guy!
/ Dewey: I know. Now you need to go home. / Teen: But you helped me!
/ Dewey: I gave you an opportunity to keep your friend to yourself.
/ You didn't. / Teen: You're not cool. You're gross!
/ Dewey: Darn. I was going for "jerk". http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100707 |
| Thursday, July 08, 2010 | Mel: Why was that teen screaming at you?
/ Dewey: She was unhappy to learn we have rules. / Mel: What about your rapport the youth of today?
/ Dewey: I'm not worried. / Mel: Won't you have trouble promoting books?
/ Dewey: Trouble is my keyword tag. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100708 |
| a class="searchlink" href="http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100709">http://unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100709 | [untranscribed - please consider transcribing this comic!] |
| Monday, July 12, 2010 | [[Female patron is printing massive amounts of paper.]] / Dewey: You're wasting our limited supply of paper. [[Dewey crosses arms.]]
/ Patron: You haven't run out yet. [[Patron points to printer.]] / Dewey: I'm not sure when we're getting more.
/ Patron: There's an office supply store down the... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100712 |
| Tuesday, July 13, 2010 | [[In front of the printer]]
/ Bald old man: I need to print *now*
/ Dewey: We're out of *paper* / Old man: I *need* to print now
/ Dewey: We're *out* of paper / Old man: I need to *print* now.
/ Dewey: Fortunately this game has a finite number of permutations http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100713 |
| Wednesday, July 14, 2010 | [[By the printer. A sign that says "Bring your own paper" can be seen in the background]]
/ Bald old man, looking inside printer: Now the printer is out of toner
/ Dewey: This time we're ready / [[At the reference desk]]
/ Dewey, from below the desk: I know it's here somewhere / [[Dewey holds a sign that... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100714 |
| a class="searchlink" href="http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100715">http://unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100715 | [untranscribed - please consider transcribing this comic!] |
| a class="searchlink" href="http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100716">http://unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100716 | [untranscribed - please consider transcribing this comic!] |
| Monday, July 19, 2010 | Mel: We're taking on some building maintenance.
/ Dewey: We the people? We the living? The royal "We"? / Mel, with brush and paint can: We the staff facing crippling budget cuts. / Merv: Didn't you go to graduate school?
/ Dewey, painting a wall: Oui. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100719 |
| Tuesday, July 20, 2010 | Painter: You're supposed to go WITH the grain.
/ Dewey: I prefer artistic flourishes. / Painter: Why aren't you painting the entire wall?
/ Dewey: This is all the paint I was given. / Painter: It looks like a fever dream.
/ Dewey: These decisions are made over my head. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100720 |
| Wednesday, July 21, 2010 | Mel: You've got to FIX this!
/ Dewey: The mismatched colors or the spill on the carpet? / Mel: The CARPET?!
/ Dewey: I agree. I like the patchwork effect. / [[Mel has gone.]]
/ Dewey: Wait, did I tellyou about the kid who drank our paint? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100721 |
| Thursday, July 22, 2010 | Mel: Here's another can of paint.
/ Dewey: I finished cleaning the carpet. / Mel: I can still see the stain!
/ Dewey: That's the clean spot I just made. / Mel: [[points to the carpet]] Would you...
/ Dewey: You're about to push me right out of the noncomplaining zone. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100722 |
| Monday, July 26, 2010 | [[At the reference desk]]
/ Bold clueless man: I need to learn Portugese {{sic}}.
/ Dewey: We have some online resources. / Man: Where do I plug my head in?
/ Dewey: It's not that advanced. / Man: I'm in a rush. Isn't there a crazy metal hat? With electrodes?
/ Dewey: No. Just months of eye strain and... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100726 |
| Monday, July 26, 2010 | [[At the reference desk]]
/ Bold clueless man: I need to learn Portugese {{sic}}.
/ Dewey: We have some online resources. / Man: Where do I plug my head in?
/ Dewey: It's not that advanced. / Man: I'm in a rush. Isn't there a crazy metal hat? With electrodes?
/ Dewey: No. Just months of eye strain and... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100726 |
| Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | Patron: I don't want you phoning this in.
/ Dewey: That's why I'm here in person. / Patron: I want nothing but the best.
/ Dewey: Why would I not give you the finest sources of information? / Patron: Someone else is using them. They're checked out. You're annoyed with me.
/ Dewey: That is a compelling... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100727 |
| Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | Woman: You've convinced me.
/ Dewey: Glad to hear it. / Woman: I now believe you're the one to help solve my problem.
/ Dewey: It is the role I was born to play. / Woman: Great. Let's get started. My question is in seven parts.
/ Dewey: Darn, will you look at the time? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100728 |
| Thursday, July 29, 2010 | Dewey: That's a very complicated question.
/ Patron: What's the answer? / Dewey: You'll have to assemble it from multiple sources. We can request books from academic libraries, along with the journal articles that-
/ Patron: I just want the answer. / Dewey: I don't have the answer. No one does.
/ Patron:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100729 |
| a class="searchlink" href="http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100730">http://unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100730 | [untranscribed - please consider transcribing this comic!] |
| Monday, August 02, 2010 | Mel: Did my new sign arrive?
/ Dewey: I think there was a mixup. / Mel: [[reads]] "Chemicals in water may bleach swimsuit and/or skin." These aren't our rules! / Dewey: [[offscreen]] They are now
/ Colleen: [[wearing a swimsuit, sitting in a lifeguard chair]] No running! Children must be accompanied... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100802 |
| Tuesday, August 03, 2010 | Library Tip #76: Stay in the shallow end until you pass the test. / Patron approaches Dewey, who is not wearing a shirt and has a whistle hanging around his neck: "I just want to read some philosophy!"
/ Dewey, holding a book, says," First show me some basic strokes."
/ Patron: "But... this isn't a swimming... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100803 |
| Wednesday, August 04, 2010 | Library tip #77: Shower before entering / Grimy Man With Wrench: Tell me which nut to tighten next
/ Mel: You can check the repair manual out!
/ Man: Nah, Id get it all greasy. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100804 |
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