Does this sound familiar?
Librarian: Good morning. Reference. How may I help you?
Caller: Hi. Is this Reference?Librarian: Yes, sir. You have reached the Reference Desk. How may I help you?
Caller: Gee, I hope you can help me.Librarian: I will certainly try. Tell me what you are looking for.
Caller: Well, I’m not sure what I’m looking for, but my wife told me to call.
Librarian: Great! What did your wife want?Caller: She said you’d know what that new book is by that lady mystery writer. You know, the one everybody is reading.
Librarian: Oh, that one. Good. Ah. Would you have any idea the name of the author?
Caller: No. Oh, wait a minute, wait a minute. The lady’s name is…oh, I can’t read her writing. It’s impossible. Um…My wife said the cover of the book is a really neat picture.
More (and who knows, maybe the title of the book?) from Daily News Transcript (Norwood MA).
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