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 Ketchup in The Rye
The Strange Case of Dr Dijon and Grey Poupon
Librarians decided to leave Jean-Paul Sarte's classic Nausea well enough alone.
Police did not expect to encounter any further Grapes of Wrath as the 75 year-old culprit has been banned from the library for two years.
Comments
Might I pepper your list further with:
Lord of the Fries
Worcestershire Heights
Ethan Fromage
;-)
The Hotdog Stand (Stephen King)
The Girl Who Played With the Deep-Fryer (I believe you read that one)
Tic Tac (James Patterson)
and, of course
Hotel on the Corner of Sweet & Sour Sauce (Jamie Ford)
You know, Nicky, I'll bet the folks at this library were royally cheesed off.
Good ones from Nicky, too!
I wonder if it's really Jane Fonda taking a stand.
Good ones from Nicky, too!