Amusement – Page 5 – Dumpling in a Hanky

When Google gets it wrong

Today, I couldn’t be bothered to dig into my bookmarks and find the link for the online version of the magazine of JLSS – The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland.
So I asked Google to find me it, by cunningly searching for the terms “JLSS” and “magazine”. I’d say that’s a pretty clear search: two words, both of which are correct.

But no: Google knows better.

I’m not actually wanting to look at a recent article on Agency Worker Regulations.
Actually, what Google knows I’m really looking for is sites about JLS, the boy band.

Obviously, me putting in the actual words that I want to look for just isn’t accurate enough, as after being presented with a screen of nonsense about disturbingly flexible young boys in tight t-shirts, I then have to click again to correct the search. Which actually was correct when I originally input it.

Google, I am NOT thick, and I do NOT want to have to see JLS!

Tiny book prizewinner

So, after a strict judging process (i.e. I collated the entries, and asked some workmates which one made them laugh the most), the winner of the tiny book was………………..the final entry by Daniel .
His reasoning was:

I want the History of Apples:

Because I have lost the manual for my Ipod Mini and assume this small book about Apples will cover the same ground.

So Daniel, please get in touch via the email address on the right, and I’ll get the book and its bottle posted off to you soon 🙂

And the others all provoked giggles from those who read them too…and lots from me. Thank you for the amusement, peoples! 😀

Win a book in a bottle

I like to do crafts in my spare time, and in particular, I like to make mini things. And being a librarian, miniature books are a particular favourite. I cut strips of white paper to size, draw tiny dots and dashes and lines on the paper to represent text sections (it’s too small to write actual words), glue these together onto a paper strip spine, write a short title on a front page (I can fit approximately three or four short words onto the front cover), glue the front and back covers on, sand or trim the pages to equal sizes, then finally decorate the spine and front cover corners.

So, what I’m offering to do today is to give away this mini book, called “The History of Apples”, which fits within the glass bottle you see it in at the top of this post. The bottle lid has a hole, which means this could be worn as a necklace, added to a keyring…or just kept on a shelf to confuse people.

All you have to do is leave a comment below within the next week, completing the following sentence:

“I want The History of Apples” because…”

The most amusing or ridiculous reply is the one who’ll get it!

And…the rest

Following the Good and the Bad, this is the WTF category. The contents are…interesting.
Some are fun and cool.
Some are twee-as-Hell, and play on the dowdy/boring/cat-loving old woman librarian theme.
Some have gone for the shushing harridan stereotype.
Some are unusual and interesting.

And some, quite frankly, are terrifying.

I leave it up to you to decide which is which. And whether some of them would find a better home on Regretsy.