Comments on: LibraryVenture!

LibraryVenture!

Ambrosia Voyeur — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:34:22 -0800

Mazes and Monsters? Dungeons and Dragons? Faugh! When the Earth's very history is at stake, it's time for Tomes and Talismans! Learn the Dewey Decimal System and other library skills with Ms. Bookhart, a librarian cryogenically preserved from the 1980's and revived by The Users to save the books of Future Earth from technology-destroying race of alien beings, The Wipers. 260 of the geekiest minutes ever committed to video.

By: ikahime

ikahime — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:44:55 -0800

Only 3 minutes in and already some stellar quotes: "Put it on file and microfilm it, Dundee!" and also, "That's where they belong according to the Dewey Decimal system!" It brings a tear (of joy) to my eye.

By: mbd1mbd1

mbd1mbd1 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:53:39 -0800

A few of us had that inflicted on us in school and would like to see it again. Too bad the AskMe question is closed now...can the youtube link be added by an admin?

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:54:33 -0800

my favorite thing about the dewey decimal system is that it required so much awareness material to be published and promoted for so many decades and it's still not that commonly understood.

By: Justinian

Justinian — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:01:44 -0800

The black guy couldn't do anything but repeat obvious information being displayed on the screen. That's not right.

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:15:00 -0800

But where's Dr. Who? He isn't in this?

By: Ambrosia Voyeur

Ambrosia Voyeur — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:30:28 -0800

Do not be afraid. For I am the question mark that lives in your dreams.

By: GavinR

GavinR — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:42:39 -0800

I grew up in Biloxi, MS so I vividly remember the MS ETV stuff was a part of my childhood growing up in the 70's and 80's. The Clyde Frog Show was a favorite of mine and it still cracks me up that Carman on South Park has a frog doll named the same thing. Then there was The Write Channel with R.B. Bug and his famous ending sequence...well famous if you grew up in MS.

By: JDHarper

JDHarper — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:02:06 -0800

I remember seeing this at home, during a really bad thunderstorm. We didn't have cable yet, and the reception was really bad, but it was good enough to figure out what was going on. I'm afraid to watch it, because I don't think it will be kind to my nostalgia sense.

By: anazgnos

anazgnos — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:32:22 -0800

What's this about The Wipers?

By: fearfulsymmetry

fearfulsymmetry — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:41:52 -0800

The numbering of those clips is even more mind-bogging that the Dewey decimal

By: Caduceus

Caduceus — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:46:47 -0800

I always preferred Library of Congress.

By: klangklangston

klangklangston — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:10:22 -0800

I loved watching this in our libraries. I'm so glad you found it!

By: kendrak

kendrak — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:16:00 -0800

Thanks! It's sort of neat to see how many things changed and how some parts of the library will be around forever. It also reminds me how silly Dewey seems compared to Library of Congress.

By: oonh

oonh — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:21:16 -0800

There was also Read All about It!

By: P.o.B.

P.o.B. — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:46:27 -0800

I'm so glad I came back to this post. Awesome just happened.