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Reading the f_w report on the QQ thing, I was amused to think that I participate mostly in two fandoms: the most wanky fandom in the universe, and the least.

Rock on. :P

*snickering*

So whilst reading the responses on metaquotes to an experience eclipses came across yesterday...

... I came across this.

"What people don't realize is that God gave librarians 10 commandments too. They were featured in the old testament book of Letters, but this was lost among the stacks since it was before the Dewey Decimal System and far before the Library of Congress filing system. It was written in Letters 20:

"God spoke all these words, saying: This is THE BOOK of the Lord thy God, in which you read about Egypt and slavery. Do not have any other books before IT. Do not represent other books by any woodcut print or xerox of anything in the library above, on the newstand below, or in the recycle bin below the office building. Do not bow down to false books such as romance novels by Daniella Steele. This is THE BOOK of God your Lord, a God who demands exclusive readership and distribution rights, much like Oprah. Where My enemies (Harper-Collins, News Corp, Tim-Warner, et al) are concerned, I keep in mind the sin of the printers for [their] audience, to the third and fourth [generation]. But for those who love IT and keep ITs bindings oiled and crisp, I publish pamphlets for thousands [of sinners who need comic book versions of IT]. Do not sound loudly in the hallowed halls of the Library. Shhhhh. God will not allow the one who eats potato chips whilst other are reading the ONE TRUE BOOK to go unpunished. Remember the Gutenberg printing press and keep it holy. You can print in red, blue and even pink ink. But the press must be a Gutenberg. Do not mistake this for Steve Guttenberg, for his movies were shit. [This includes] 3 Men and a Baby, 3 Men and a Little Lady, Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Cocoon: The Return, Short Circuit, Amazon Women From the Moon, and Diner. It was during this period that man forsook the ONE TRUE BOOK, and turned away from God. God therefore blessed the Guttenberg printing press and made it holy. He also caused Steve Guttenberg's career to tank. Honor your library card and due dates. You will then read long on the words that God your Lord is giving you. Do not read other books. Do not write other books. Do not write Jesus/Judas slash. Do not write angry letters to the editor for he is God your Lord. Do not sort the ONE TRUE BOOK by author, illustrator, translator or editor. Do not be envious of your neighbor's translation, his magazines, his illustrated bible, his original first edition of Uncle Tom's Cabin, his Michael Moore books, or anything else that is your neighbor's."

Now, as you can see from this Libriblical passage, there are ten commandments for librarians too. This can be summed up in this oft repeated phrase:
There is only one book and Gutenberg is its printer."

*dying*

ALSO on lj-is-funny-like-crack, A Brief Brief History of Time really, really rocks. Especially when you get to chapter four, which is easily the best so far. :D