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This Week: Why You Should Proofread, Funny Mini Essays, Sassy Librarians

JK Evanczuk / Wednesday, April 21, 2010 View Comments

Lewis Carroll’s original Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland manuscript.

That’s “freshly ground black pepper,” not “freshly ground black people”: why you should proofread.

29 mini essays by Joe Brainard, via. Some samples:

AMERICA
That a giant economy-sized box of “Supreme—Three Ply—Extra Soft—De Luxe” cleansing tissues only costs 39¢ ought, it would seem, to restore one’s faith in something.

PEOPLE
If I’m as normal as I think I am, we’re all a bunch of weirdos.

PRIDE
Pride creates its own banana peels.

The Hypothetical Library invents new books by well-known authors, via.

Aaand because it’s hump day, here are some sassy librarians. First, passive aggressive library signs:

Is that BLOOD or am I seeing things?

Is that BLOOD or am I seeing things?

More here. And if sassy signs aren’t enough for you, check out this smack-talking librarian:

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