And I Thought Being Bi-Lingual Was A Good Thing

So I have to say, I never expected this conversation. Usually, our Hispanic communtiy loves finding out that there is a person who can speak Spanish to them. Many of them still appreciate speaking english to me, but the like knowing that if ever there is something they can get across in english, they can ask me and they'll get taken care of.
Well, today, I found the Anti-Lingual Man. I was the only one at the librarian's desk and a half drunken man came to the desk. I have helped this man a few times now, but this time he stopped me and said, "I don't want any Bi-Lingual people helping me out! Everywhere I go, people are always sending bi-lingual people to talk to me. I don't want to speak to Bi-Linguals!" So I said, "Well, sir (and I want you all to understand, I have never spoken Spanish to this guy), I am the only one here right now. You can wait here until someone else comes, or I'll gladly come and help you." He grumbled the same sentence about not wanting help from bi-linguals and then I followed him to his computer to help him send an e-mail.
I looked at the screen and everything was in Spanish. he then asked me how to send an e-mail. I almost laughed my head off. How was anyone going to help him if they don't know Spanish. he even asked me what one of the phrases said...! So I told him what it meant and I showed him how to send his e-mail and I took off. If he didn't want my help, I didn't want to give it.
Well, he actually came up to my coworker a few minutes later and told her, "I don't ever want to a bi-lingual person." I just smiled. Finally, one less annoying person that I have to smile pretty for. I think I may have to do a happy dance or something.... wait, maybe not. I don't want to crack a bone.

Customer Service

So my title, until recently, was Customer Service Specialist... code word for "part of the team of people who have to deal with the angry, insane, or otherwise unpleasant people"... Having a job, even in the library... well, especially in the library, were you deal with strangeness, you're bound to have funny experiences. Here's one of my favorite.

A 9 year-old boy came up to the desk and looked into my face matter-a-factly and then he looked down at the sign on the desk which reads "Customer Service." I knew I was doomed right then and there.
I read the sign intently and then looked back up to me with a sense of authority.
He asked, "Can I have some Customer Service?"
I was impressed with the cleverness and thought I'd match his wit.
I responded, "Yes, How may I help you Today?"
He looked at me quissically, almost offended and said, "No, I want your job!"

I laughed, but he didn't when I told him I'd go take a break while he took over on his own.

Photobucket, Flikr, Shutterfly, Zoomonga... Fotki?!!

What kind of websites are these? Now photobucket I get, it's a bucket of Fotos. And Flikr.... well it does sound more like an unhygienic behavior involving mucus. But Fotki? Sounds like a naughty word... and Zoomonga? Sounds like a Japanese Anime novel about

Noah's Ark vs. Godzilla.

But hey, they're all fun web sites were you can do stuff like This!!!

When I think of turkeys, I'm also thinking about naughty, unsupervised kids