Cell Phone Bingo
As you go through your day, the annoying behavior of the cell phone users around you can drive you nuts. But don’t let it. Instead? Play Cell Phone Bingo! Roz Warren is the author of […]
Author: Roz Warren
Roz Warren, who writes for everyone from The New York Times to The Funny Times, is the author of Our Bodies, Our Shelves: Library Humor and Just Another Day At Your Local Public Library: An Insider's Tales of Library Life, which make terrific gifts for your favorite librarian or other bookish person.
A Few Random Things I Learned About Bill Murray From “The Big Bad Book Of Bill Murray.”
He once owned a dog named Bark. As a kid, he was kicked out of the Boy Scouts of America. His childhood nickname was “Sleepy.” When he was little, and alone, he used to sing […]
Bad Librarian!
I work at the circulation desk of my local public library. I recently handed a patron’s library card back to her after scanning it, but I lost my grip and basically ended up throwing at […]
A Beatles Tune Pop Quiz For Boomers
It’s been 50 years since the Beatles first came to America, but even if you’re 64, their songs are probably as fresh in your mind as they were when you first heard them. Don’t believe […]
Cary Grant’s Underpants
Cary Grant, allegedly, wore women’s panties. Not boxers, or even briefs. Panties. He said he wore them because they were more comfortable, according to “An Affair To Remember,“ a memoir written by one of his […]
Fun With Telemarketers
After spending five minutes of my life that I’ll never get back again trying to politely get rid of a slick-talking dude who’d phoned, intent upon selling me seasons tickets to the opera, I asked […]
Congratulations On Your New Diagnosis! (Greeting Cards for People With Mental Problems.)
Happy birthday to you and all of your personalities. Deepest Sympathy for the Loss of your Imaginary Friend. Have a nice day! Hope that all the folks who are out to get you fail. Roses […]
A Capital Time for Tweeting, Plus When To Shoot A Moose
Buy Shoes On Wednesday and Tweet at 4:00 is an advice book which tells the reader the best possible time to get everything done, from flossing ones teeth to visiting Zanzibar. As a public service, […]
Baby Names, Teeth, Alien Abduction and LSD
Last week a patron at the suburban library where I work spent five minutes telling a colleague all about why (and exactly how) she should use a water pic. This inspired me to log onto […]