Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Interlibrary Loan of the day


Captain ILL has fought all sorts of terrible creatures in his career: bug-eyed monsters from mars, mad scientists, Dick Cheney; but none have brought a chill to his heart like the time he was surrounded by a dozen ninja librarians. All masters of shush-fu, with razor sharp shuriken hidden in their hair buns, the Captain was ambushed late one evening while searching for a book about proper boot maintenance. Those ninja librarians were tough customers, and beat Captain ILL to within an inch of his life before depositing him outside the front door. The Captain learned a valuable lesson that night: when the lights flash in the library, it means it's closing time and you'd better head for the door before the ninja librarians come out to teach you their lesson in promptness.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Captain ILL,

Bear in mind that the book could be talking about Six Sigma Blackbelts who happen to also be librarians. In which case you can take a few days off to rest up and think about a "booting evil" strategy that could be deployed in the event that the McCain/Palin ticket moves into the White House.

Captain ILL said...

While Captain ILL is devoted to booting evil, he also seeks justice which means he is bound by the laws of the land. This is why Dick Cheney has been safe for the past 8 years, and why the Captain is powerless to boot whoever lives in the White House.