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05 Sep 07 - 10:37 AM (#2141511) Subject: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Wilfried Schaum Chairman Mao Zedong, who started his career as auxiliary librarian at the Beijing University Library in 1918. Do you know more dangerous librarians? Then tell me, please.There must be more than a few corpses on their way. |
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05 Sep 07 - 10:46 AM (#2141524) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: John MacKenzie Some people thought of Philip Larkin as a dangerous man. G. |
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05 Sep 07 - 11:06 AM (#2141550) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Amos There's one up in Pocatella, Ideeho, who keeps a massive collection of bladed weapons and fire arms. He poses as a nice sorta guy, but then I imagine Mao did too. Ya jes' never know, ya know? A |
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05 Sep 07 - 11:08 AM (#2141552) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: John MacKenzie It's the 'I' thing again Amos. |
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05 Sep 07 - 11:14 AM (#2141560) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Stilly River Sage My dad had a sharp tongue for folks who were too noisy in his library. Does that count (like Mao, he is dead, so there is only so much you can do with this suggestion). I'm not a librarian, but people confuse me with one because I work in a library. Last time I looked, I'm not particularly dangerous. SRS |
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05 Sep 07 - 11:17 AM (#2141562) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Bee-dubya-ell I don't know any dangerous librarians, but it's a great name for a band. |
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05 Sep 07 - 11:20 AM (#2141563) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: George Papavgeris How about the Librarian of the Unseen University? He's dangerous all right, just try calling him the m-word... |
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05 Sep 07 - 11:37 AM (#2141571) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: John Hardly Marion. She was noted to have read Balzak, Shakespeare, and all them other high-flautin' Greeks. |
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05 Sep 07 - 11:39 AM (#2141573) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: MudGuard I know only one librarian more dangerous than Mao: Wilfried Schaum ;-) |
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05 Sep 07 - 11:43 AM (#2141577) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Rapparee Giacomo Casanova. |
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05 Sep 07 - 11:46 AM (#2141582) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: PMB Even having access to a library can be dangerous: The fact that he and another academic had access to a library meant they were "intellectually in a position to compile the sophisticated texts of the 'militante gruppe'," the prosecutor's office said. He was released on bail after over 3 weeks in custody. |
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05 Sep 07 - 11:49 AM (#2141584) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Rapparee That's because we deal in ideas, which are more dangerous than anything else in the world. |
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05 Sep 07 - 11:53 AM (#2141589) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: John Hardly "That's because we deal in ideas, which are more dangerous than anything else in the world." Spoken as only one who has never handled an angry house cat could. |
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05 Sep 07 - 12:07 PM (#2141600) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: John MacKenzie Conan the Librarian |
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05 Sep 07 - 12:24 PM (#2141619) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Emma B Rex Libris |
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05 Sep 07 - 01:12 PM (#2141659) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Big Al Whittle John Connolly - he can get get very nasty with that melodeon.... |
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05 Sep 07 - 02:29 PM (#2141724) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Rapparee Cyrano de Bergerac. (Well, he was a writer....) Hypatia of Alexandria John Dee Benjamin Franklin John Edgar Hoover Karl Marx The Brothers Grimm Rupert Giles Barbara Gordon Malachias of Hildesheim Nadezhda Krupskaya Golda Meir |
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05 Sep 07 - 03:41 PM (#2141775) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: autolycus I'd like to know the research methods behing that fascinating list, Rapaire. Next;- Extreme librarianship but that's a horse of a different thread. Or something. Ivor |
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05 Sep 07 - 04:55 PM (#2141842) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: MBSLynne ooook! |
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05 Sep 07 - 05:04 PM (#2141850) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Amos Extreme Librarianism: S H H H H H H!!!!!!! A |
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05 Sep 07 - 05:09 PM (#2141854) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: artbrooks Well, No. 2 daughter is a librarian - works in the teen program at Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh - developing teenage minds is a dangerous concept! |
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05 Sep 07 - 05:10 PM (#2141855) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Rapparee They all, at one time or another, worked in libraries. Of course, there ARE a few fictional folks in the list.... |
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05 Sep 07 - 05:59 PM (#2141880) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Amos But that's okay, as they worked in fictional libraries. A |
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05 Sep 07 - 06:05 PM (#2141888) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: John Hardly I met a guy from Libraria once. |
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05 Sep 07 - 06:05 PM (#2141889) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Herga Kitty June Tabor was a librarian. Kitty |
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05 Sep 07 - 06:13 PM (#2141897) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Greg F. Well, there's Tuli Kupferberg & Aristosthenes... |
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05 Sep 07 - 06:29 PM (#2141918) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: McGrath of Harlow I think the murderer in the Name of the Rose turns out to be the librarian. |
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05 Sep 07 - 07:07 PM (#2141949) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: TheSnail Has Bush declared war on Libraria yet? |
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05 Sep 07 - 07:08 PM (#2141952) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Rapparee He's married to one. |
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05 Sep 07 - 07:16 PM (#2141959) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Big Al Whittle think of the libraric area as an erotogenic zone - try to imagine moving a grape very gently with your tongue from A to Aardrvark. sorry, its the Guinness talking......and the Harvey's Bristol Cream - I've been trying to emptty a bottle to get hold of the bottleneck.... |
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05 Sep 07 - 09:24 PM (#2142034) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Ebbie I tell people that if my Cairn Terrier was a human being, she would be a librarian- she's continually upbraiding other dogs when they make too much noise. That said, I am very fond and admiring of librarians, particularly those at the reference desk. |
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05 Sep 07 - 11:21 PM (#2142080) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: katlaughing The beautiful old library in Westerly, RI had a wonderful poster by the check-out desk which said something about being sure to bring one's book back by the due date. At the bottom it said, "Do dat!" I don't know why, but that little pun always made me chuckle. You might find a few dangerous ones over at the Anarchist Librarians' site! Then there's the Librarian Avengers!. Some pretty cool info and a list of famous-once-were-librarians at this site. All of the above garnered from Fighting the stereotype-Unusual Librarians, which it looks as though some of the above posters may have already found. Fun stuff, thanks! kat |
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05 Sep 07 - 11:57 PM (#2142102) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Rapparee Try this, or this one. |
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06 Sep 07 - 12:17 AM (#2142105) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Amos Even the Temple has its librarian aspirants. A |
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06 Sep 07 - 01:07 AM (#2142121) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: katlaughing Very kewl, Amos and Rapaire! Since I have tats, does that mean I can be a librarian when I grow up?!*8bg** |
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06 Sep 07 - 01:46 AM (#2142147) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: autolycus Wonderful stuff. Barbara Shrub a librarian? And to think I've already worried for her safety on another thread. Now we have the reason. :-) Ivor |
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06 Sep 07 - 04:34 AM (#2142212) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: open mike http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu-TijjVs_g i drive the bookmobile for the library.. so am a truckin' librarian.... do you know any libraries where they have library cart parade teams? some of the drills they do are hilarious! (maybe not dangerous, however) google library cart drill teams to see them in action http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/drillteam.cfm |
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06 Sep 07 - 06:44 AM (#2142259) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Keith A of Hertford London libraries are full of extremist Islamic radical publications. |
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06 Sep 07 - 07:54 AM (#2142289) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Grab Check out the intro to "Stupid White Men" by Michael Moore, about how librarians made a difference, and one in particular named Ann Sparanese. Summary here. Graham. |
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06 Sep 07 - 09:10 AM (#2142329) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Wilfried Schaum Thanks for all the hints. All are interesting, but only some meet my question: Corpses must line their way (not only by the millions like Mao, a fewer will do also). E. Hoover - interesting, considering the workings of the CIA in Latin America and elsewhere. Yes, he should be included. But the Grimm Bros. and Casanova? Telling fairy tales or banging one's way through Europe I wouldn't consider dangerous. Virtual librarians are also welcome (special thanks to Giok for Conan) like Eco's librarian. I strongly must repudiate Mudgard's remark about my dangerousness. |
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06 Sep 07 - 09:23 AM (#2142345) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Greg F. ...Corpses must line their way... Well then, that's killer librarians, not dangerous ones. The killer category brings us right back to Laura Bush- who cheerfully & enthusiastically supports, and has supported, all of her husband's idiocies and atrocities. |
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06 Sep 07 - 09:52 AM (#2142378) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Wilfried Schaum A faulty transmission. My post must end: I strongly must repudiate Mudgard's remark about my dangerousness. I like Conan's work but my director has forbidden me to do also. |
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06 Sep 07 - 10:08 AM (#2142385) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Rapparee MY Director doesn't care...whoops, I am the Director. What an idea for the hero (or villian) of a graphic novel! The DIRECTOR! Enforcing (and making) Library Policies with blazing pistols, an unmatched ability in the martial arts and a razor-sharp gladius presented by Hypatia of Alexandria herself, The DIRECTOR fights for bigger budgets and against the forces of Dr. Ignorance and Mr. Apathy!! |
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06 Sep 07 - 10:26 AM (#2142399) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: katlaughing And, Ms. Anthrope! |
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06 Sep 07 - 10:45 AM (#2142414) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: George Papavgeris The Foggy Dewey Decimal... doesn't bear thinking... |
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06 Sep 07 - 10:54 AM (#2142421) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Stilly River Sage The killer category brings us right back to Laura Bush- who cheerfully & enthusiastically supports, and has supported, all of her husband's idiocies and atrocities. Actually, Laura herself is a deadly librarian. She killed someone in a traffic accident many years ago. You can Google it, I'm sure. Happened here in Texas. SRS |
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06 Sep 07 - 11:56 AM (#2142485) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Rapparee I am a librarian My desk is my own And I work at the cataloging trade And the only only thing that I ever did was wrong Was not to be afraid. I wasn't afraid of the elcee Or of AACR Two-ee And the only only thing I ever did was wrong Was to delve into the foggy foggy Dewey. |
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06 Sep 07 - 01:52 PM (#2142574) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: GUEST,Crazy_Man_Micheal the author Stephen King wrote a little something called The Library Police, some years ago...I've never looked at librarians quite the same way since.... *LOL* King was a teacher I think.. |
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06 Sep 07 - 03:51 PM (#2142675) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: fat B****rd Roger The Skiffler, he used to be a librarian. I think. The deadliest washboard in Ascot. |
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06 Sep 07 - 04:27 PM (#2142708) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Rapparee Wilfried, maybe many dangerous librarians don't meet your criteria because they are smart enough not to get caught.... |
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06 Sep 07 - 07:14 PM (#2142851) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Little Hawk It is a little known fact that Atilla the Hun served as a librarian in the formative years of his late adolescence. |
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07 Sep 07 - 08:42 AM (#2143217) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Jim Dixon Wikipedia's list of "Well-known people who have been librarians." |
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07 Sep 07 - 11:04 AM (#2143300) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Amos Eratosthenes of Cyrene (Greek EñáôïóèÝíçò; 276 BC - 194 BC) was a Greek mathematician, geographer and astronomer. His contemporaries nicknamed him "beta" (Greek for "number two") because he supposedly proved himself to be the second in the ancient Mediterranean region in many fields. He is noted for devising a system of latitude and longitude, and for being the first known to have calculated the circumference of the Earth. He also created a map of the world based on the available geographical knowledge of the era. Eratosthenes was born in Cyrene (in modern-day Libya), but worked and died in Alexandria, capital of Ptolemaic Egypt. He never married. He was reputedly known for his haughty character. Eratosthenes studied in Alexandria and claimed to have done so for some years in Athens. In 236 BC he was appointed by Ptolemy III Euergetes I as librarian of the Alexandrian library, succeeding the first librarian, Zenodotos, in that post. He made several important contributions to mathematics and science, and was a good friend to Archimedes. Around 255 BC he invented the armillary sphere, which was widely used until the invention of the orrery in the 18th century. In 194 BC Eratosthenes became blind and a year later he supposedly starved himself to death. He is credited by Cleomedes in On the Circular Motions of the Celestial Bodies with having calculated the Earth's circumference around 240 BC, using knowledge of the angle of elevation of the Sun at noon on the summer solstice in Alexandria and in the Elephantine Island near Syene (now Aswan, Egypt). |
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07 Sep 07 - 12:28 PM (#2143355) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: katlaughing Fidel Castro considers these folks to be dangerous. In March 2003, his government arrested seventy-five members of various opposition movements, including independent librarians and journalists. The groups had been infiltrated by the "Agents of State Security." All those arrested were found guilty in May of that year and most were sentenced to twenty years or more. Two of the men who were arrested were Hector Palacious, a librarian and member of an umbrella group, Todos Unidos, who received a twenty-five year sentence and internationally known poet and journalist, Raul Rivero, sentenced to twenty years. I found that info at the back of a novel I just finished by Barbara Parker called "Rage of Suspicion." She also tells about her inspiration for the book: In 1998, a married couple, Ramon Colas and Berta Mexidor, who founded Bibliotecas Independientes de Cuba (Independent Libraries of Cuba) were at a book fair, when they heard Castro say, "In Cuba there are no prohibited books, only those we do not have the money to buy." So, they took him at his word and started the Feliz Varela Library in their home, as well as supervised the opening of a dozen other home libraries within nine months. In 1999, they were evicted from their home and had their books and personal papers taken from them amid much harassement and threats by the government. In 2001, the USA granted them political asylum. They and their children came here that year. My grandpa wouldn't have thought much good of a government that might've taken his home lending library and evicted him for having it back in the 1890s! |
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07 Sep 07 - 12:55 PM (#2143374) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Greg F. Sounds kinda like the PATRIOT Act, Kat. |
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07 Sep 07 - 01:06 PM (#2143378) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: Little Hawk Yeah, it is a bit like that. |
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07 Sep 07 - 09:12 PM (#2143664) Subject: RE: BS: Wanted: Dangerous librarians From: katlaughing Headed in that direction, imo. |