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  • I was called Wicked Witch of the West

    ocb : old crazy bitch
    me :
    cw: one of my cws that I get along with and doesn't start shit with me.

    me answering phone around 11 am: this is X public library, how may I help you.
    ocb: honey, can you tell me, I was looking for the number Billy Grahams, of Franklin Graham ministries. If you don't find Franklin Graham ministries give me Billy Grahama ministries baby.
    me: alright, Franklin Graham ministries, but pleas do no call me baby.
    note: most people might say, "aw, but that was cute that she called you honey or baby." Others might say "at least she didn't call you bitch." But I just don't like being called "baby".
    I place her on hold and I find the number. I see it's not toll-free and hope she doesn't have a fit for that.
    me: the phone number is xxx-xxx-xxxx.
    ocb: alright, now you didn't tell me your name when you told me not to call you baby.
    me: It's Miss Fan
    ocb: Well I'm going to call you Wicked Witch of the West.
    me: you too!

    So now it's after lunch and the ocb called again. I see her name on our caller id.
    me: This is the wicked witch of the west.
    ocb: hi wicked witch of the west, I need....
    me: you were very rude to me.
    ocb: *foaming at the mouth crazy, I forgot what she said.*
    me : *hangs up*

    cw asks what happened, I tell him, he says send the call to him when she calls back. She does call back but he's on the phone with another customer.
    me: this is X Public Library.
    ocb: I need the number to (name of some famous minister), bishop (famous minister).
    me: I'm sorry, I'm not going to help you because you were rude to me.
    ocb: I WANT TO TALK TO YOU SUPERVISOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    me: no, sorry, you were rude to me.
    ocb: *really foaming at the mouth* I WANT TO TALK TO YOU SUPERVISOR YOU BITCH!!!!!!
    me: *I want to tell her, oh, keep on yelling, I want you to have an anurism. Of course, I really dont' mean it * I'm sorry, you were really rude to me. *hangs up on her*

    So far she hasn't called back. Wish we had a way to block numbers.

    Bonus, one of our crazy people called, saying he didn't have a title of a book but if he gave me the info about the book can I find it? I asked if he had the author and he said no. Then he told me it was "reading the bible for the love of God." I asked him if that was the subject but he said no, it was the title

    Then another of our regulars (religious-question asking- rqa) called. He called yesterday, talking about a friend he hadn't seen in 30 years and wanted to know why he was so thin and "the gold light in his eyes are gone. Today conversation:
    rqa: beyond gold.
    me: um, yes?
    rqa: what is beyond gold?
    me: *thinking, on the periodic table?* Is that a book?
    rqa: no, in Christianity, there is beyond gold. What could that be?
    me: I'll google it.
    of course, I find nothing, except something about sports.
    Time! Time! Time is what turns kittens into cats.

    Don't teach me a lesson; all I learn is that you are an asshole.

    I wish porn had subtitles.

  • #2
    Quoth depechemodefan View Post
    ocb: I need the number to (name of some famous minister), bishop (famous minister).
    He says you swore at him.
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    • #3
      Quoth depechemodefan View Post
      ..
      rqa: no, in Christianity, there is beyond gold. What could that be?
      me: I'll google it.
      of course, I find nothing, except something about sports.
      I wonder if he meant the color coded cards they used to give in Bible School.
      I think white was after gold. It was a long time ago.

      And yes, I know I'm Jewish. But the lady that taught the classes was really nice and right across the street and the classes were free.
      Hebrew School was $600.00 back then (1965) and we didn't have it.
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      • #4
        I'm wondering if I should let my super know about this...

        I think I remember reading somewhere that a virtuous woman is beyond the price of rubies. googling that, I find in Proverbs "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies." Maybe he got confused. But he always seemed confused when he calls.

        Oh, another fun part of my job today was shelving books in the computer, philosophy and religion sections. So I remembered, looking at a book by this minister, that the famous minister she wanted was T D Jakes.
        Last edited by depechemodefan; 07-27-2012, 08:04 PM. Reason: adding
        Time! Time! Time is what turns kittens into cats.

        Don't teach me a lesson; all I learn is that you are an asshole.

        I wish porn had subtitles.

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        • #5
          Quoth depechemodefan View Post
          "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies."
          That must be it. The OCB was bitten by another female dog and became infected with rubies.
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          • #6
            So how come you have to look up phone numbers? Why doesn't this person just dial directory assistance?
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            • #7
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              • #8
                I worked in the library for 10 years and people always call asking for information. I enjoyed it most of the time. I remember looking up what temperature baby chicks had to be in an incubator.

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                • #9
                  I'm not sure who let the nutcases out lately but WOW. You know, you should've given him your best witch laugh at some point, just to creep him out. Just saying.
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                  • #10
                    Quoth MoonCat View Post
                    So how come you have to look up phone numbers? Why doesn't this person just dial directory assistance?
                    Libraries are often used as information desks by callers. I don't know if it's "just something that people have done for a long time", or what. Apparently, Librarians are expected to be omniscient >_>

                    Google would be faster and easier 99.99% of the time, these days, tho....Where's that web address, again? Ah! Found it!

                    http://www.justfuckinggoogleit.com/

                    ...And I didn't even have to pester a librarian for help ^_^
                    Last edited by EricKei; 07-28-2012, 07:19 AM. Reason: url issues
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                    • #11
                      So how come you have to look up phone numbers? Why doesn't this person just dial directory assistance?
                      I had a caller say she was calling from Tennessee, that she couldn't afford to call directory assistance. My library is in Texas. My mind boggled.

                      I didn't mention there is a woman who calls for the number for pawn shops and loan companies. The same fucking places, almost every month. Does she not own a fridge to attach these numbers to? How about a tv?

                      I'm not sure who let the nutcases out lately but WOW. You know, you should've given him your best witch laugh at some point, just to creep him out. Just saying.
                      OCB was a woman, but still, if she wasn't ashamed when I answered the second time she called "This is the Wicked Witch of the West" then she wouldn't be put off by a cackle.

                      I remember looking up what temperature baby chicks had to be in an incubator.
                      I had a guy that I guess was opening a business involving pets. He asked about feeder mice, and then about snakes, then about other pet related things. Of course, actually going to the library to get a fucking book is too much trouble.
                      Time! Time! Time is what turns kittens into cats.

                      Don't teach me a lesson; all I learn is that you are an asshole.

                      I wish porn had subtitles.

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                      • #12
                        *splashes water on DMF*

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                        • #13
                          One thing I just realized this morning. The first time the ocb called, she calls me "honey" and "baby," but the other two times she does not. Did she learn a lesson?
                          Time! Time! Time is what turns kittens into cats.

                          Don't teach me a lesson; all I learn is that you are an asshole.

                          I wish porn had subtitles.

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                          • #14
                            Quoth depechemodefan View Post
                            there is a woman who calls for the number for pawn shops and loan companies. The same fucking places, almost every month. Does she not own a fridge to attach these numbers to? How about a tv?
                            Well, I'd wager after the first phone call to them, she no longer has a TV or Fridge
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                            • #15
                              Quoth Zoom View Post
                              That must be it. The OCB was bitten by another female dog and became infected with rubies.
                              *snerks* Nearly broken rule #1, I did however get some funny looks for the laughs
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