The most patient folks on earth

[moominmolly]

A Dutch library is now lending out people.

In other news, Senator Santorum is having cops arrest young girls for going into bookstores.

Comments

[dpolicar]

This is absolutely fucking brilliant. I hope it catches on.
Er... I'm referring, of course, to the Dutch library.

[arachne8x.livejournal.com]

The arrest is disgusting and I hope more of a public stink is made about it.

[ocschwar.livejournal.com]

Leave it to the Dutch to take an American entrepreneurial venture (http://rent-a-negro.com/) and make of it a public utility.

[ivorjawa.livejournal.com]

Well, they have been renting out people for quite some time in certain parts of Amsterdam ...

[gentlescholar.livejournal.com]

That troubles me. I don't know why. (the library)
That troubles me. I know exactly why (Santorum and police suppression)

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

I have a mixed view of the library thing. Mostly, I think, I'm thrilled -- maybe it will actually contribute to genuine understanding, if people can ask their dumb questions of a real, live patient person, rather than keeping them bottled up! But partly, there's something a little bit unsettling about it, and I can't figure out what.

[delerium69.livejournal.com]

Free speech my ass. Welcome back, 1950s.

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

I love that they didn't even get as far as, oh, speaking to anyone or expressing an opinion.

[safetybitch.livejournal.com]

The Dutch are so brilliant. I want to be able to go into my local library and request a gay muslim!

LOL

[dbang.livejournal.com]

You mean young women. I read "young girls" and, of course, pictured 6 year olds going to the bookstore and getting arrested, and was fully prepared for a link to The Onion!

Re: LOL

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

Heh! Okay, point taken. Young women, then.

Re: LOL

[chaggalagirl.livejournal.com]

seconded. and i honestly thought it would be something real about harry potter and witchcraft.

my expectations from society are so low. but this succeded in disappointing me.