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| Saturday, January 01, 2005 | [[Dewey talking to patron seated at a computer]]
/ Dewey: I've given you examples. I've given you suggestions. I've told you what to type. / Dewey [[raises arms into the air]]: I even volunteered to do it for you! / [[Dewey walks away and Buddy the Book Beaver pokes his head around the partition]]
/ Patron [[addressing Dewey]]: Buddy, you've got control issues.
/ Buddy: Not since I upped my dosage! http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050101 |
| Sunday, January 02, 2005 | Patron [[to Dewey]]: But that book can't be overdue. I left here without checking it out! http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050102 |
| Monday, January 03, 2005 | [[Tamara is looking over Colleen's shoulder, both looking over Mel's shoulder, all three looking at Dewey working on a computer]]
/ Tamara: What's going on?
/ Colleen: It's Dewer. He's...he's... / Mel: ...working! I know. Incredible, isn't it?
/ Dewey: Form 5C? And you need that in triplicate? And mail a copy to your boss? No problem!
/ < http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050103 |
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 | [[Dewey is at the computer and Tamara is standing nearby]]
/ Dewey: There's lots of evidence comics help kids read better. / Dewey: And there's lots of money for literacy programs. / Tamara: And there are lots of comics you can't afford yourself.
/ Dewey: ... Which would jump start their reading, exactly! http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050104 |
| Wednesday, January 05, 2005 | [[Dewey standing holding sheaf of papers]]
/ Dewey: I'm done with my grant application! / [[Dewey stuffing papers into mailing envelope]]
/ Dewey: I doted my "i"s and crossed my "t"s. I even threw in a few umlauts / [[Tamara looking on with Dewey at mailing envelope]]
/ Dewey: I wonder if I forgot anything
/ Tamara: You haven't drawn any flowers on the envelope
/ Dewey: Nope, it's ready to go http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050105 |
| Thursday, January 06, 2005 | [[Dewey is sitting at the circulation desk with his feet on the desk, staring at the ceiling]] / [[Dewey is standing at the circulation desk, one knee bent, staring at the floor]] / [[Mel approaches desk where Dewey is sitting with his chin in his hands]]
/ Mel: Nervous about your grant application?
/ Dewey: No, but after working on it all week it's hard to cut back to my regular pace. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050106 |
| Friday, January 07, 2005 | [[Dewey is standing near staff mail area, holding a large envelope and smiling]] / [[Close-up of a thumb over letter containing the words unusual and but, among others]] / [[Dewey, no longer smiling, looks toward Tamara, who is also holding a letter. Doreen and Mel are in the scene, Doreen reaching towards Tamara and Mel clasping hands and smiling]]
/ Dewey: You applied for the same grant I did, didn't you?
/ Tamara: I told you to decorate the envelope. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050107 |
| Saturday, January 08, 2005 | [[Dewey, holding letter, is talking with Tamara]]
/ Dewey: You got the literacy grant because your application was PRETTIER?
/ Tamara: And scented. / [[Tamara has her hand on Dewey's shoulder]]
/ Tamara: Plus the two magic words.
/ Dewey: "Graphic novel"? / [[Tamara and Dewey face each other]]
/ Tamara: "Children's storytime"
/ Dewey: But they'd love Kyle Baker's "Plastic Man" if they met him, trust me!
/ Tamara: Everyone can relate to "The Cat In the Hat". http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050108 |
| Sunday, January 09, 2005 | [[Merv is talking to Dewey at the reference desk]]
/ Merv: I've got a paper due this morning and I need help.
/ Dewey: So long as you don't want me to forge a doctor's note or anything. / [[Dewey is now alone at the reference desk, just standing there.]] http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050109 |
| Monday, January 10, 2005 | < http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050110 |
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 | [[Tamara, her arms full of toys, tries to open the library door with her feet]] / [[now with her hands]] / [[Dewey opens the door.]]
/ Dewey: Want some help, or is this a new exercise program? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050111 |
| Wednesday, January 12, 2005 | [[Mel with stack of books sees unhappy Dewey wearing a sweater with a picture of Buddy on the front]] / Mel: Lose a bet?
/ Dewey: Yup. / Mel: I shouldn't say anything else, should I?
/ Dewey: Nope. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050112 |
| Thursday, January 13, 2005 | {{Bill's annual birthday strip drawn by Gene Ambaum}} / Merv [[wearing bunny ears]]: Happy Birthday, Dewey!
/ Dewey [[wearing mask]]: Merv, nice costume.
/ Colleen [[with bag over her head]]: I feel ridiculous. Doreen insisted we come. / Tamara [[with Statue of Liberty hat and torch]]: A costume party, how fun!
/ Buddy: You look great.
/ Mel [[wearing Marx brothers glasses/nose/mustache]]: Another chance to amortize my Halloween costume / Dewey: Ned, you wore your birthday suit!
/ Merv: I can't feel my ears. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050113 |
| Friday, January 14, 2005 | [[Cover of "Actual Size" by Steve Jenkins]] / [[Dewey and Tamara looking at the book]]
/ Dewey: That's its real size?
/ Tamara: Largest spider in the world. / Dewey: Godzilla?
/ Tamara: Giant squid.
/ Patron: Either of you seen a librarian? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050114 |
| Saturday, January 15, 2005 | [[Dewey on the phone as Little Old Lady waits]]
/ Dewey: No, I can't talk now. I'm working. Yes, at the desk. / Dewey: Okay, but only if it's really a reference question. / Dewey: Halo 2. My place. 8:00.
/ Tamara [[to Little Old Lady]]: Can I help you over here ma'am? It sounds like the U.N. needs Dewey's advice and he may be a while. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050115 |
| Sunday, January 16, 2005 | Tamara: What does a hippo's tail look like? A horse's?
/ Dewey: More like a cocker spaniel's? / Tamara: We have an animal encyclopedia.
/ Dewey: I'll consult the internet. / Fred: Excuse me...
/ Dewey: Not now, man. We're trying to answer the question of the ages! http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050116 |
| Monday, January 17, 2005 | Mel [[to Dewey as patron walks away]]: You should have treated that man with more respect.
/ Dewey: He couldn't figure out how to make a photocopy. / Mel: Not everyone understands technology.
/ Dewey: He needed to press a button. The *only* button. / Mel: Helping him find it is your job.
/ Dewey: It was lit up like a runway. / Mel: You still shouldn't have called him a monkey.
/ Dewey: You're right. A monkey would've aced it. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050117 |
| Tuesday, January 18, 2005 | Colleen: You can a patron a *monkey*?
/ Dewey: I was frustrated. / Colleen: To his face?
/ Dewey: It was a moment of weakness. / Colleen: Maybe I've underestimated you.
/ Dewey: Maybe next time I'll stick to plant metaphors. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050118 |
| Wednesday, January 19, 2005 | Patron [[to Dewey]]: Can you show me how to use a word processor?
/ Dewey: Sure. After you pass a simple test. / Dewey [[guiding patron away from counter]]: Just prove you have basic reasoning and problem-solving skills and I'll be at your disposal. / [[Banana hanging in foreground, assorted boxes, stools, and ladders around, Dewey and patron in background]]
/ Dewey: You can start now. I am timing you. Hello? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050119 |
| Thursday, January 20, 2005 | Mel: You're making people pass a test before helping them?
/ Dewey: That would imply that anyone passed. / Mel: *Nobody* passed your test? What does that mean?
/ Dewey: I think the results speak for themselves. / Mel: Maybe your test is too hard.
/ Patron: [[holding a peeled banana in one hand and a light bulb in the other]] Which one am I supposed to eat? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050120 |
| Friday, January 21, 2005 | Sign: Reference help for homo sapiens / Mel [[to Dewey who is reading]]: Cease this test of yours immediately! Of course our patrons are human! / Patron: So I need to kiss a guy to get help around here?
/ Mel: Well most of them, anyway. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050121 |
| Saturday, January 22, 2005 | [[Large sign reads "No Drinks". Dewey has taken a patron's coffee from him.]] / Patron: But I just bought that! / Dewey: Good, then you haven't had time to get attached. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050122 |
| Sunday, January 23, 2005 | Lambert: Do you like pickled herring?
/ Dewey: Wow! / Lambert: What?
/ Dewey: Look at my arm--you actually made the hair stand on end! / Lambert: Fine. I'll celebrate my birthday alone.
/ Buddy: Did somebody say "pickled herring"? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050123 |
| Monday, January 24, 2005 | [[dog panting outside a door]] / [[Dewey looking at slobbering dog who is leaving a puddle]] / Mel: It can't be that much!
/ Dewey: Tell that to the family picknicking around it.
/ Buddy: When did we get the wading pool? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050124 |
| Tuesday, January 25, 2005 | [[Dewey is seated at a desk speaking on the telephone as Mel walks up behind him.]] / Dewey: It's okay. Go right ahead. / Dewey: Yes, I know you're not bluffing. I really don't care if you do. / Dewey [[to Mel as he hangs up]]: I don't know why I volunteer at the crisis hotline. / [[Dewey speaks the following as Mel drops the books she's holding and falls to the floor in astonishment.]] / Dewy: Just kidding! It was my Mom threatening to rent out my room. Mel? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050125 |
| Unshelved comic strip archive | [[Merv comes across Dewey unpacking a box.]]
/ Merv: What's that?
/ Dewey: My mom's renting out my old room. These are all my things from high school. / Merv: Man, you should carbon-date that stuff.
/ Dewey: That's what you say now... / Merv: Transformers?
/ Dewey: Everything old is new again. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050126 |
| Thursday, January 27, 2005 | Merv [[to Dewey]]: Your first computer?
/ Dewey: A TRS-80 Model I! / Merv: Okay, go.
/ Dewey: What? / Merv: Show me the punchcards or whatever. I know you love to revel in the low technology of your childhood.
/ Dewey: I do not! / Merv [[looking at the back of the computer]]: Ahem. "Hey, where's the Ethernet port?"
/ Dewey: Merv, Merv, Merv. When I was a kid we didn't have networks! http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050127 |
| Friday, January 28, 2005 | [[Dewey is playing on a computer with Merv standing next to him]]
/ Merv: It's like a video game, only brain-suckingly lame and boring.
/ Dewey: This is Cosmic Fighter from Big Five Software!
/ < http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050128 |
| Saturday, January 29, 2005 | [[Tamara and belly-button revealing patron stand in front of the reference desk in the library]] / Tamara: I love your shoes!
/ Patron: Thanks. They're soft and VERY comfortable. / [[Dewey appears, leans in]] / Dewey [[whispers in Tamara's ear]]: Leather.
/ Tamara: Oh. I was hoping they were plastic.
/ Patron [[angry eyebrows]]: Actually they're veal. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050129 |
| Sunday, January 30, 2005 | [[A patron speaks to Tamara at the reference desk. Behind him Ned walks by]]
/ Patron [[indicating Ned]]: Something's wrong with that guy.
/ Tamara: Even though he's a lawyer that isn't a nice thing to say. / Patron: I mean, he's nuts.
/ Tamara: No, he's not. / [[Cut to: the staff room]]
/ Tamara: I mean, we can call them lunatics they're our lunatics!
/ Dewey: Look I got Blue Devil #2 in near mint! http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20050130 |
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