From: spike66 (spike66@attbi.com)
Date: Tue Mar 11 2003 - 22:18:41 MST
S.J. Van Sickle wrote:
> Amara Graps <amara@amara.com> wrote:
>
>>Libraries might not be the best way of reading books these days,
>>anyway, given the current political climate.
>
> According to my librarian wife, the Fed's have *always* been able to snoop
> into your reading habits...the threshold is just a little lower, but this
> is nothing new...
I wonder why no one used to worry about this in the
old days? Are any of you here old enough to remember
when libraries checked out books by having you sign
and date the little paper sheet stuck in the back
cover? Anyone could look at any book and tell who
checked out anything and when. No one cared. Until
a title showed up that my ten year old mind had to read,
called "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know about Sex,
But Were Afraid To Ask".
Funny thing, no one would sign that book out. {8^D
spike
ps, Amara karma=+273/-4. Hmmm, Amara, it would be a
grievous understatement if I declare you are radiant
this fine day, and may you have a billion more at
least as good as this one.
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