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The Whistler 
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 Topic: Help Decide the Whistler's Future...The Revenge
Posted: September 05 2007 at 03:19 |
No, amazingly enough, this is NOT about what albums I should buy now that my birthday's over...but Strange Days is lookin' pretty strong at this point.
See, I borrowed this Tull CD from the library...about a year ago or so. I kid you naught! It was the third CD from the 25th Anniversary set...or, uh, "something." Lotsa cool crap on that.
Look, my basic point is that NO ONE is capable of appreciating this CD like I am. Probably. And if they are, I don't want to think about it. YES, I've already copied the thing into the family iPod, but also, you have to think of the fines! Those fines dude, not even Jeffrey himself could afford them at this point.
However, and of course, I'm sure that there are others who can appreciate this CD and would want it from the library, perhaps some who've even not heard the Tull yet! Also, I do understand paying the fine is...ugh...the "right thing to do." Or at least returning it and starting a new account under a different name.
Or there's always the "panic" option...
Edited by The Whistler - September 05 2007 at 03:22
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kazansky
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 03:36 |
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how could other people enjoy the greatness of the cd if you keep it to yourself, dude? i thought you want as much as possible people to enjoy tull...
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The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us.
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The Whistler
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 03:41 |
Dude, the fine? TOTALLY not metal that...
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kazansky
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 03:48 |
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euh,well... how much is it aproximately...?
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The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us.
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The Whistler
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 03:51 |
 kazansky wrote:
euh,well... how much is it aproximately...? |
Well, let me put it this way: saying I checked it out a year ago might be a slight exageration (sic); saying I checked it out nine months ago is closer. And they charge more for "media" items...
Of course, if the Tull is back in circulation, I suppose I did the nobler thing. Besides, I can always let the account lapse, and see if that cancels the fine.
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kazansky
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 04:08 |
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better fined than accused stealing it isn't it...?
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The Whistler
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 04:21 |
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Well, I guess you and two other forum members can't be wrong...
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Man Erg
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 04:26 |
Leave it on the library counter (or somewhere where a librarian will find it) when no-one is looking,then run away.' Ooh! We've been looking for this for ages,We wndered where it had gone...' they will probably say. They will let you off completely...or catch you doing the deed on CCTV. 
Edited by Man Erg - September 05 2007 at 04:27
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 Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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The Whistler
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 04:37 |
Man Erg wrote:
Leave it on the library counter (or somewhere where a librarian will find it) when no-one is looking,then run away.' Ooh! We've been looking for this for ages,We wndered where it had gone...' they will probably say.
They will let you off completely...or catch you doing the deed on CCTV.
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I actually considered returning it, then coming back later and when they said, "Uh, sir, you have a six hundred dollar fine," I'd say, "What the crap are you talking about?!? I returned that ages ago!"
But I like that idea better, leave it somewhere in the library, and hope for the best! Yes...
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Vompatti
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 07:20 |
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Just put it on the shelf. The next time somebody tries to borrow it they will probably mark it as returned.
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Bastille Dude
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 08:06 |
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Ai Yai Yai! How'd you get yourself into that mess? Maybe you can offer to wash the library's windows or sweep the sidewalk or put books back on the shelves to work off your fine? Do I believe that would work? Probably not.
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DEATH TO FALSE PROG!
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 09:54 |
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Return it,they cannot charge you a years worth of fines.They can only charge you the cost of the item.
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andu
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 12:17 |
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Is it your college lybrary? At the university I went one couldn't officially graduate without having all the business with the institution resolved - like returning everything borrowed from the library! Be careful.
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Bastille Dude
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 15:03 |
TheProgtologist wrote:
Return it,they cannot charge you a years worth of fines.They can only charge you the cost of the item. |
Jody is right, If the fine exceeds the cost of the CD they should only charge you for the cost of the CD. But return the CD and Pay the amount that equals the cost of the CD, Don't get railroaded into paying 9 months of finage! Because that would be bogus and excessive.
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DEATH TO FALSE PROG!
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LeInsomniac
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 15:06 |
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TRASH IT!!!! SCREW THE FINE!!!!!!!! SCREW EVERYONE!!!!!!!!MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH!!!!
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Evans
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 15:16 |
The Whistler wrote:
Man Erg wrote:
Leave it on the library counter (or somewhere where a librarian will find it) when no-one is looking,then run away.' Ooh! We've been looking for this for ages,We wndered where it had gone...' they will probably say.
They will let you off completely...or catch you doing the deed on CCTV.
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I actually considered returning it, then coming back later and when they said, "Uh, sir, you have a six hundred dollar fine," I'd say, "What the crap are you talking about?!? I returned that ages ago!"
But I like that idea better, leave it somewhere in the library, and hope for the best! Yes... |
Hehe, i did that once... or rather, they made the mistake, but i got away with it because i had replaced it without them knowing it. Otherwise, i say keep it. Who cares, i have a few books at home i've had for years, and if they ever came to fine me for them, i'd be a bum. :)
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jimidom
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 15:29 |
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Keep it!
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"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - HST
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The Miracle
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 15:48 |
If they charge you a year of fines, it'll be much more then the CD's cost, so keep it and pay the cost. If they just make you pay the cost... keep it because you have to pay the cost anyway  Either way you'll have to pay at least the cost of the album... so basically keep it or return it it' the same deal. So decide that yourself
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rushfan4
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 16:03 |
This thread reminded me of either a movie or a tv show or both that I saw some time ago where one of the main characters owed fines for an overdo book or books from his childhood or college days. He returned to his old home town and the librarian had his name on THE LIST OF DELINQUENTS. I think that the librarian was something like 80 years old and finding this guy who was so delinquent was her crowning glory. I can't remember what this movie or tv show was. Any thoughts?
For some reason, the made for TV version of Stephen King's IT comes to mind. John Ritter played a character who returned to his childhood hometown to take on the child predator/monster from his childhood. It seems like this added comic moments as this librarian was chasing him around town while he was searching for IT. But I also think I might just be mixing scenes from this movie up with another TV show or movie that I may have seen where this occurred.
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Bastille Dude
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 18:22 |
^ This actually sounds vaguely familiar but I have no clue.
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DEATH TO FALSE PROG!
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