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"National Library Week: Reference Desk" Transcript

Hi. Do you have an autobiography on me?

If I were to buy a ring for the statue of liberty, what size would I need?

How do you spell "one"? How do you spell "two"? How do you spell "three"?

Where's the bathroom?

Would you mind checking out this rash and telling me what that's about?

How would spell "four"?

What's the best way to brush a monkey's teeth?

Why are some people hairier than other people—you know what I'm saying?

How would you spell “139”?

How do you make a rope out of human hair?

If a Kodiak bear were to fight a gorilla who would win? But the Kodiak bear has the Bubonic Plague and the gorilla has a flamethrower.

Where can I get information on insect dating habits?

I'll give you $2.00 for this—$3.50.

Aren't you supposed to be old and crotchety instead of young and nasty?

If time travel really does exist and I traveled back in time and visited myself, would two of us exist, or would one of us explode?

How do you undo nerve gas?

Have you seen pair of old socks laying around here?

I have a series of questions on this topic: If you have 2 gallons of holy water, would that work best against zombies or vampires?

How would you spell “1,817”?


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