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#211022 - 05/19/13 11:33 AM Shorts found in Library of Congress
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 8429 Loc: Land of the Flat Water	Short Subjects When PLAFSEP magazine asked its readers to nominate the silliest library subject heading, the hands-down winner was BUTTOCKS (IN RELIGION, FOLK-LORE, ETC.). Other highlights, gathered by columnist John R. Likins: AMERICAN GIANT CHECKERED RABBIT BANKRUPTCY–POPULAR WORKS CATASTROPHICAL, THE, see also COMIC, THE CHILD ABUSE–STUDY AND TEACHING CONTANGO AND BACKWARDATION DENTISTS IN ART FANTASTIC TELEVISION PROGRAMS FOOD, JUNK GHOSTS–PICTORIAL WORKS GOD–ADDRESSES, ESSAYS, LECTURES HEMORRHOIDS–POPULAR WORKS JESUS CHRIST–PERSON AND OFFICES LABORATORY ANIMALS–CONGRESSES LOVE NESTS–DIRECTORIES MANURE HANDLING MUD LUMPS ODORS IN THE BIBLE PRAYERS FOR ANIMALS SICK–FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS URINARY DIVERSIONS, see also URINE DANCE WASPS (PERSONS) That’s from Likins’ article “Subject Headings, Silly, American–20th Century–Complications and Sequelae–Addresses, Essays, Lectures,” in Technical Services Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 1/2, Fall/Winter 1984, using data from the Library of Congress and Cataloging in Publication. In The Library at Night (2006), Alberto Manguel gives these: Banana research Bat binding Boots and shoes in art Chickens in religion and folklore Sewage: collected works Sex: cause and determination Tic: see also toc And the Whole Library Handbook (1991) offers these, collected by the Library of Congress Professional Association: Adult children Beehives; see Bee–Housing Diving for men Drug abuse — Programmed instruction Feet in the Bible Hand — Surgery — Juvenile literature Lord’s Supper — Reservation Low German wit and humor Monotone operators Running races in rabbinical literature Standing on one foot; see One-leg resting position Stupidity; see Inefficiency, Intellectual I think some of these may now be out of date, but there’s certainly no shortage of curious headings — in doing research for this site I recently ran across “Raccoon — Biography.” _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep----
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#211025 - 05/19/13 02:44 PM Re: Shorts found in Library of Congress [Re: LukeJavan8]
Rhubarb Commando old hand Registered: 11/13/11 Posts: 1075 Loc: Lancaster, UK	At first sight, these do seem to be pretty fantastical, Luke. However, if one were to take the time and energy to investigate what has been written on these strange topics, it is not impossible that they are actually pieces of serious - and potentially useful - research. Or maybe not! _________________________ I'm immortal until proven otherwise
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#211030 - 05/19/13 09:09 PM Re: Shorts found in Library of Congress [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 8429 Loc: Land of the Flat Water	I especially like "odors in the Bible" and 'hemorrhoids-popular works". Feet in the bible is neat too, especially for fetishers, and 'urinary dances". Edited by LukeJavan8 (05/19/13 09:10 PM) _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep----
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