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Slime And Punishment

In Boise, Idaho a senior citizen was recently arrested after a string of unusual book deposits at her local library. It seems since 2009 someone had been leaving little surprises in the drive-up drop-boxes resulting in books being covered in such items as maple syrup, mayonnaise and ketchup. The old condiment Queen was charged with 10 such slimy deposits over the last two years. Her efforts caused roughly $1,000 in damages. Police say the woman, who's now spending a month in jail, apparently had some issues with the library's patrons and staff. Hmm. No kidding. As I understand it, to save money, the library decided to simply rename some of the classic volumes the old biddy had damaged. These books are rumoured to include: To Syrup With Love Pride and Pear Juice Mess of the d'Urbervilles The Invisible Yam Don Chipotle Great Eggspectations The Red Badge of Ketchup Uncle Tom's Mayo Robinson Caruslaw Middle Mush Catsup-22 The Unbearable Relish of Being Moby Pick-le The Ket...