[PW] Unusual/amusing reference questions

Sue Kamm suekamm at mindspring.com
Tue Apr 3 08:33:56 PDT 2007


My first question to the querent would be:  "Cricket bat or baseball bat"?  <g,d,&rlh>

-----Original Message-----
>From: Frances Hammond <frances.hammond at liswa.wa.gov.au>
>Sent: Apr 2, 2007 10:45 PM
>To: list at project-wombat.org
>Subject: [PW] Unusual/amusing reference questions
>
>I've been away so if this is too late I apologise...
> 
>I once had a patron request that I identify a bat - they had the book on bats but they couldn't check themselves as the bat needing identification was tatooed across the full width of their back, it appeared to be a Vampire bat!
> 
>
>Frances Hammond 
>Business  Subject Specialist 
>State Library of WA 
>
>ph: 08 9427 3456 
>email: frances.hammond at slwa.wa.gov.au 
>
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