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Patron of the Week: Mr. Scientists-Are-Making-Non-Organic-Life-And-That’s-Scary-Isn’t-It?
November 30, 2011 — Austin Powers, biological lasers, biology, lasers, librarian assistant, libraries, library patrons, non-organic life, Patron of the Week, science, scientists, sharks
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This Week’s Patron of the Week comes from the Land of Random Thoughts To Tell The Librarian Assistant Before You Leave The Circulation Desk.
Please welcome Mr. Scientists-Are-Making-Non-Organic-Life-And-That’s-Scary-Isn’t-It?
So yes, as he was walking away from the desk, he turned around as if he had forgotten something and then said,
“Scientists are making non-organic life and that’s scary, isn’t it?”
Me and co-worker who also was standing at desk at time: “Hmmmm.”
What else can you say to that?
On the other hand, he said, scientists making non-organic life also could be seen as “cool.”
He then told me what else was cool: biological lasers…
…and really cool: “If they’d put those lasers on shark’s heads.”
Me and co-worker: “Hmmmm.”
After he left, I realized where his daughters, who are always taking out geeky books, get it from.
Today, I typed in “lasers on shark’s heads” and came across this (showing how much not of a geek I am since I completely missed the reference):
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Alex loves Austin Powers. Me? Not so much. I wouldn’t have gotten the reference either.
I liked the first one okay, but after that, whatever…so no, didn’t get it. Not one of those movies that sticks with me.
Hmmmm, is right!
I guess that movie reference was to prove how cool he really is. Um, yeah.
I so enjoy these Patron of the Week stories.
I’m thinking that too: about the movie reference. I guess I’m just not hip enough to get the reference. Oh, well.
And thanks for the encouragement on the Patron of the Week stories: one of the few vestiges from my previous blog. I really couldn’t leave it there since I’m still working at the library.
