Tuesday 18 December 2012

Don't Fear The Spinsterhood...

We love It's A Wonderful Life here at Orkney Library and Archive, don't get us wrong, but there is one scene in particular which irks us a little:




Yes, we are all spinsters, yes, we all wear spectacles and yes we dress like our grans but no librarian or archivist would ever, ever break into a run.

4 comments:

  1. But would a self-respecting archivist or librarian scream and faint? I screamed once, on my way into the Michigan State University archives, but I won't tell you why. ^_^

    In case I don't get back to visit before then, wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, and a new year full of good health, good friends, and some sunshine!

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  2. We scream and faint on a daily basis for various reasons: discovery of mildew, readers using pens, cap-less bottles of fizzy soda, handsome men crossing the threshold... the list goes on

    A very merry festive season to you too! (And please tell us why!)

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  3. Um...sorry it took me a month and 10 days to get back to you. I've been reading the blog, but not always the comments.

    I don't want to write anything offensive or graphic here, so will speak very obliquely about why I screamed on my way into the MSU Archives. It's funny to me now.

    I was followed by a male "person" who thought he could get away with some inappropriate behavior. I screamed, and instead of running away, did something really stupid and turned and yelled at him. He was about a foot taller than me, but having 4 brothers gave me a good clue as to how to browbeat him. He sure looked surprised when I screamed loudly in his face "DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN!!" after which, I bolted through the door into the Archives and collapsed in a heap next to the director's desk (archives provide refuge for more than dusty documents!).

    LIke I said, it's funny now, especially when I think about how shocked he looked that I dared turn and yell at him. I'll bet he didn't try that stunt again!

    I wish you could find my Culbert ancestors in Orkney, but I don't think that's where they came from. I think they were from another part of Scotland.

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  4. What a thrilling tale, well done for yelling!

    Culbert is not a very Orcadian name, you are right, they seem to have been mainly concentrated across Central and West Scotland.

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