Subversive Art

Scene: The Library Children's Catalog Terminal

A: (clicking on Yet Another Arthur the Aardvark DVD) "I want to get this one."

J: "Hey, bud; I just spoke with the librarians, (A navigates to another DVD in his search results) and they told me that there's a limit to the number of holds (A clicks on the "PLACE HOLD" button again) you can place. It's thirty. And you're about to hit it."

A silently makes another hold request.

Terminal: "Unable to process your hold request: You have reached the limit of items you can have on hold."

J: "See, A; it says you can't make any more holds."

A: "I want all the library shelves to be EMPTY! Mwha-ha-ha-ha HA!"




Scene: The Library in the 700-stacks.

J: "Hey, A; here's a Really Big Book on Michelangelo. Wanna get it?"

A: "Sure. Hey, look! How come there's pictures of people's penises?!"

J: "Back then there wasn't such a big taboo on penises." (starts the Long Walk toward the circulation desk.)

A: "And butts!"

J: "Yeah, well -" (glancing around at other patrons in the stacks)

A: "Penises and butts!"

J: "Um, A..." (trying not to laugh too much)

A: Penises! And Butts!"

J: "A, you can't shout taboo words in the Library."