[PW] Unusual/amusing reference questions

[Askapart]

I giggled at this one so much I had to forward it to a friend. Then I realised he's going to reply pointing out that 'Die Fledermaus' is by Strauss. I'll have to accuse him of being a pedantic librarian :)
   
  Bridget

"Frear, Ruth" <Ruth.Frear at wolterskluwer.com> wrote:
  The request for bat identification gives me an excuse to wander
off-topic to note that yesterday morning WFMT, Chicago's classical music
station, started off its 9:00 hour with the overture to Mozart's "Die
Fledermaus" in honor of opening day of baseball season -- because, the
host said, it's the only opera he knows of that has a bat. . . and a
ball.

Cheers,
Ruth Frear
ruth.frear at wolterskluwer.com

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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 

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