A dead frog
A used band-aid
A squashed and leaking Ketchup packet.
Bedbugs
A tampon
Toe nail clippings
Dozens of baby roaches
A slice of bacon
Boogers
A used Q-Tip
A used condom (and it was in a Bible!)
A grilled cheese sandwich
Dental Floss
Used Kleenex
Toilet Paper (and this happens ALL the time…)
Pubic hair
An ad for lap dances (in a children’s book!)
Questionable food stains
A dirty diaper
Pornographic photos
A slice of bologna
Attention Library patrons! The next time you’re tempted to mark your place in one of our books with insects, snack food, porn or anything that used to be part of your body? Please do us library workers a big favor and JUST DOG-EAR THE #@$%PAGE!
(Roz Warren is the author of Our Bodies Our Shelves: A Collection Of Library Humor and Just Another Day At Your Local Public Library: An Insider Looks At Library Life.)
Wow. I’m not the type to say “Ewwww!”, but “Ewwww!”
Why is it that books get no respect, not to mention the people who will be reading them after they are turn in?! Ewwwww! Some things are just NOT funny. Thank you, Roz. Dog eared pages are right up there with the other list but yes, at least they aren’t ewwwww!
I meant “turned”! Sorry, so grossed out that I had the typo.
The snotty tissues would make my daughter gag when we found them. LOL People are sometimes too gross.
That’s why I wash my hands after every trip to the library!
If I read this post every time I want to take a bite of food, I will lose 50 pounds in no time! 😀
Back when I taught Whitman, I used a long, dried blade of Bermuda grass as a bookmark.