2 March 2009

The most disgusting person in Canberra

| Pommy bastard
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There is someone, someone who I presume is literate, has good choice in books, and who is sufficiently able as to visit the library. This person, believe it or not has the most disgusting perversion I have ever come across(and that’s saying something.) This person takes books out of the library, mainly detective fiction. Not only do they Bowdlerise these books, crossing out any obscenity, but, and it’s a big BUT, they leave snot on the book pages.

Yes, this person picks their nose and wipes the boogers on the book pages.

If I ever find out who they are, I will write a note to them; this note will read “DO NOT WIPE YOUR SNOT ON LIBRARY BOOKS”. In order to ensure they do not forget this instruction I will nail it to their forehead with a six inch nail.

Seriously though, you are a very sick person mate. Get yourself assessed.

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Americanberran8:23 pm 02 Mar 09

LMAO so much so, I nearly split my ass crack in two.
If it’s any consolation- A few years back in a New York City public library, I was killing some time reading the memoirs of a rather notorious sport’s personality, when I began to notice what looked like entrails and remnants of mucus. It was so omnipresent, that I immediately surmised, “Just couldn’t be.”
A couple of years later, I recognized similar “supplementary artwork” in a couple of other books; by this time, no longer being in denial.
Nothing like a tender, victim-bonding moment on RiotAct, ay?

bigfeet said :

He also seems to have a thing for military fiction. I have unfortunately borrowed books that have been similarly defaced and snotted upon.

And it’s not just Woden. I got mine from Gunghalin…but ACT Library books get shifted around through each library.

eeeooooggh! Thats disgusting, i never thought that i would live in a time when you could catch an LTD (Literary Transmitted Disease).

He also seems to have a thing for military fiction. I have unfortunately borrowed books that have been similarly defaced and snotted upon.

And it’s not just Woden. I got mine from Gunghalin…but ACT Library books get shifted around through each library.

Pommy bastard7:24 pm 02 Mar 09

Woden

ewwwwwww.

which library?

You all have an appointment with the Offal Thread. Now.

Americanberran6:02 pm 02 Mar 09

Nah, the ear wax is used to polish down the brown stains on the chairs; for we like putting Mr Evil in his place.. properly. 😛

Americanberran said :

Better not let the Prime-suspect-Minister access this before he gets some grand idea, like: Having all the books removed from our libraries, as a matter of public heath concern, and anti-censorship policy.. just in time for the deficit cuts.

Any ear-wax on the books?

Maybe someone was reading the book whilst tending a herd of Llamas?

Americanberran5:01 pm 02 Mar 09

That’ll certainly make us green with envy..

Americanberran5:00 pm 02 Mar 09

Classicly done, Henry! PS: We like “Golddigger” in the finale at Phlegmington; Here’s to hoping you pick a nice long one, yourself LOL

I’m always up for a bit of hanky panky!

Looks like we’re on a roll!

Goatta go. I need to catch the last race at Phlemington, see if I can win some serious green.

Yep I’m done. Sorry.

Take your pick!!

*guffaw*

Americanberran4:38 pm 02 Mar 09

One snotty remarkable remark after the other..

Alright then, youse can ‘stick around’ for a bit longer!

Golly Granny!!!

I meant BKW! Youse can all booger off!!

Booger off, BRK!

i dunno, beserk, was nothing to sneeze at.

Beserk Keyboard Warrior3:49 pm 02 Mar 09

That snot very funny.

> Peter Robinson’s “Piece of my heart”, a fine book.

I heard it was a bit on the nose.

Pommy bastard3:37 pm 02 Mar 09

Skidd Marx said :

Someone please draw Ozchick a booger so she knows what one looks like.

What was the book P.B? And which library was it?

Peter Robinson’s “Piece of my heart”, a fine book.

Americanberran3:08 pm 02 Mar 09

ramblingted said :

Nothing I enjoy more than getting my nose into a good book…

Gotcha! Nose-book hook.

Americanberran2:47 pm 02 Mar 09

Better not let the Prime-suspect-Minister access this before he gets some grand idea, like: Having all the books removed from our libraries, as a matter of public heath concern, and anti-censorship policy.. just in time for the deficit cuts.

Nothing I enjoy more than getting my nose into a good book…

Someone please draw Ozchick a booger so she knows what one looks like.

What was the book P.B? And which library was it?

Thanks for sharing, stay classy

OzChick said :

This thread is useless without pics. We want evidence.

Would a dramatic re-enactment work?

This thread is useless without pics. We want evidence.

Thats, pretty bad PB. Grossest thing I’ve read today.

I agree that you should take it up with library staff.

I reckon if the library were keen, they could easily find the offender by checking their borrowing list.

Anyway, yet another good reason not to read books.

Pommy bastard1:03 pm 02 Mar 09

I’ve reported it in the past, and nothing has been done about it. The best way to catch the idiot would be to ensure that an identified new book, of the genre s/he reads, is inspected each time it is returned.

hmmmm, thats a tad worse than dog-earring a page. However it is an interesting way to tell where you are up to in a book.

Well it obviously isn’t Todd Carney because we all know he’s illiterate.

screaming banshee12:10 pm 02 Mar 09

toriness said :

report it to the library

+1, the staff wont know its happening unless they’re told.

Thats f’in disgusting

Are you sure its snot?

Other bodily fluids might also cause pages to stick together and uh… stain.

Nambucco Deliria12:05 pm 02 Mar 09

What a disappointment. I thought at the very least the perpetrator would have scrawled crude representations of male genitalia ‘at climax’ all over the pages.

now i am having flashbacks of finding boogers on pages from my public library days. thank god i can afford to buy all my own books now.

Omg. Some people are seriously gross.

Hilarious!!!

I am sure it’s not to you, but from an outside point of view, it is a crack up.

How many times has this happened to you? Have you borrowed more than one book that this happened to?

That is a disturbing story.

They cross out obscenities? Weird.

really foul :/

report it to the library – logic dictates it was the person who borrowed the book before you? then the librarians can check other recent books this person borrowed and should the same damage exist in them, they could pursue some course of action – at the very least monitor future returns from them, and if damage is found, cancel their account.

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