New York Times writer Amy Chozick giving an example of what
it was like working for a fashion magazine: “A girl got on [the elevator] with a Birkin bag, and her friend goes, ‘Oh, my God, I love your bag;
is that new?’ and she goes, ‘No, I got it, like, a week ago.’”
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Letter of the Month - Dear AbbyDear Abby,
I have never written to you before, but I really need your advice. I have suspected for some time now that my wife has been cheating on me. The usual signs. phone rings but if I answer, the caller hangs up.
My wife has been going out with 'the girls' a lot recently although when I ask their names she always says, 'just some friends from work, you don't know them.' I always try to stay awake to look out for her coming home, but I usually fall asleep. Anyway, I have never approached the subject with my wife. I think deep down I just didn't want to know the truth, but last night she went out again and I decided to really check on her.
Around midnight, I decided to hide in the garage behind my golf clubs so I could get a good view of the whole street when she arrived home from a night out with 'the girls'. It was at that moment, crouching behind my clubs, that I noticed that the graphite shaft on my driver appeared to have a hairline crack right by the club head.
Is this something I can fix myself or should I take it back to the golf shop where I bought it?
Thanks Jim
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Dear Abby, I've suspected that my husband has been fooling around, and when confronted with the evidence, he denied everything, and then said it would never happen again.
Dear Abby, I joined the Navy to see the world. Now I've seen it, how do I get out?
Dear Abby, My forty year old son has been paying a psychiatrist $50.00 an hour every week for two and a half years. He must be crazy.
Dear Abby, I was married to Bill for three months and I didn't know he drank until one night he came home sober.
Dear Abby, My mother is mean and short tempered; I think she is going through mental pause.
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A public library book issued in 1945 has amassed an overdue fine of NZ $9,000 ie [£3,500 GBP; $ 6,101USD]'The Punch Library of Humour' book was borrowed from the library in Rotorua, 288 miles north of the capital, Wellington, 61 years ago, but was recently found among family belongings in Marie Sushames' attic. Ms Sushames was presented with the fine on her 85th birthday, Rotorua's Daily Post newspaper reported yesterday. The library's manager, Jane Gilbert, said she would be delighted to waive the charges in return for the privilege of displaying a book which had been 'out for 61 years'.
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The following strange articles were found in the books returned to the library:1 A rasher of uncooked bacon [presumably a book mark]
2 A £10 note
3 A shoelace
4 One large feather
5 A bag of hashish in a hole gouged in the book's centre pages
6 A Pension book
7 Love letters to Edith
8 Vomit [sorry]
9 Photos
10 A page where every letter 'O' had been coloured in
11 Excrement [sorry again]
12 Bank statements
13 Spaghetti
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The Librarian's Voice The more you read, the more you know.
The more you know, the smarter you grow.
The smarter you grow, the stronger your voice.
When speaking your mind or making your choice.
Author unknown
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Library Book Returned: 99 Years LateThe book returned to the New Bedford Public Library in Massachusetts, USA, this week wasn't overdue by a week, a month or even a year. It was nearly a century overdue, and the fine came to $361.35.
"Facts I Ought to Know about the Government of My Country" was supposed to have been returned by May 10, 1910. Stanley Dudek told a local news reporter newspaper that he came across the book while going through things that had belonged to his mother, who had died some 10 years earlier. He decided that returning the book to the city was the right thing to do.
The overdue book fine was a penny a day in 1910. However, Mr Dudek wasn't asked to pay it. The library plans to display the book in its special collection
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Washington's Overdue Book ReturnedA New York library has finally been recompensed for a library book that George Washington took out 221 years ago and never returned.
Earlier this year, it was revealed that the first US president had failed to bring back a copy of Emer de Vattel's, "Law of Nations" , that he checked out from New York Society Library on October 5th, 1789.
Last month, head librarian Mark Bartlett joked that he was 'not actively pursuing' an overdue fine of $300,000 (£209,000), but wanted to receive a replacement copy.
In a statement, the library said, 'A few days after learning of the situation, staff at Washington's home in Virginia, Mount Vernon, offered to replace Vattel's "Law of Nations" with another copy of the same edition.'
New York Society Library held a special ceremony which saw the replacement volume taking its rightful place on shelf.
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Good morning everyboomie.
Welcome to the weekend!!
Friday was cold and rainy all day. No heavy rain, just piddly stuff.
While that was going on outside, we stayed cozy and warm inside watching movies and having hot chocolate.
I did my exercising too but it's really hard to get motivated for that on days like this.
I need some sunshine.
None of it scheduled for Saturday though.
Here's hoping your day is sunny. Have a happy day everyone.
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We are supposed to get snow today, but not much. 
Wishing everyone a Sunny Day! 
And more importantly, congratulations to you and L4L on your new grandson!!! 