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15 January 2008

Today at work, my supervisor 86'd a couple of our regulars. →[More:] These two guys, an inseparable pair of semi-homeless winos, had apparently been observed (while outside waiting in line to sell us books) 'cleaning' the books by spitting on the covers and then rubbing it in vigorously. I've been handling these guys books everday for months now. Bleah.

post by: jonmc at: 19:33 | 9 comments

Also, plep dropped by. He's a cool dude.

posted by jonmc 15 January | 19:39

The worst part?

Knowing there are many more books out there that they did that to.

posted by Miko 15 January | 19:40

I was in a Half Price Books once, near the buying counter, when I overheard the following exchange:

Clerk: We can give you $25 for this stack, but the ones in this box we can't accept.
Customer: Why not?
Clerk: There's a biohazard issue with them. Bodily fluids.
Customer: I don't know what you're talking about.
Clerk: Sir, do you really want me to go in to this?

And then the guy took the box of books and left.

posted by mudpuppie 15 January | 19:48

There've been a few bags of books brought in that reeked of piss, and I simply said "I'm not going through these." This particualr case is exceptional because of the inventiveness/stupidity of the approach.

posted by jonmc 15 January | 19:52

Do they do windows?

posted by Pips 15 January | 22:31

Sorry man, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Fritzy spent the Clorox wipes money on a Listerene party.

posted by Divine_Wino 15 January | 23:36

Do they do windows?

They sound like Linux guys.

posted by quonsar 16 January | 10:37

Yuck!

posted by brujita 16 January | 11:14

They sound like Linux guys.

You leave poor mister Stallman alone.

posted by cortex 16 January | 12:02

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