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This is what people did for information Before Google
Posted on 1/8/15 at 8:43 am
Posted on 1/8/15 at 8:43 am
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Recently, a staff member found the recipe box (labeled “Interesting Reference Questions”) containing it and hundreds others asked between the 1940s and 1980s while cleaning out a desk. NYPL has since been posting pictures of its contents to Twitter and Instagram under the hashtag #LetMeLibrarianThatForYou.
“People came to the library for reference, but also for info on buying and selling, looking for inspiration, crafty project ideas, and even to find photos,” it wrote. “In a world pre-Google, librarians weren’t just Wikipedia, they were people’s Craiglist, Pinterest, Etsy, and Instagram all rolled into one.”
The library told Gothamist that while it always tries to answer such inquiries right away, the ones in the box were likely those for which it didn’t have an immediate response. Some are amusing (“Is it possible to keep an octopus in a private home?”), while others are heartbreaking (“Is it proper to go to Reno alone to get a divorce?”). Seen together, they’re a testament to what might be one of humankind’s greatest attributes — our unquenchable curiosity.
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This post was edited on 1/8/15 at 8:54 am
Posted on 1/8/15 at 8:48 am to Green Chili Tiger
SHC had everybody freaked out back then.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 8:59 am to Green Chili Tiger
Among my friends, I was the go to person for trivia. My services are no longer needed.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 9:14 am to Green Chili Tiger
Wow, and not one question about naked chicks and tits... unbelievable...
Posted on 1/8/15 at 9:15 am to Green Chili Tiger
This is actually how I keep tabs on the OT and a Poster's Post History. I don't use google.
This post was edited on 1/8/15 at 9:15 am
Posted on 1/8/15 at 10:22 am to Green Chili Tiger
Missed opportunity by the OP to photoshop one of those cards to show it signed by Ken M.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 10:42 am to Hangover Haven
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Wow, and not one question about naked chicks and tits... unbelievable...
I don't know the one from New Years Day probably involved naked chicks and tits. Ya have to read between the lines.
This post was edited on 1/8/15 at 10:44 am
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