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Who will be the library nazi that kicks you out when you talk too loudly?

• xpe 4y ago
  We don't need to refer to a librarian that way. Yeah, I know, Seinfeld did it. It isn't funny or interesting. It is a cliché. Let's try to choose our language so that our history and language can hold onto meanings that matter. There is a Star Trek TNG episode called Darmok that describes a culture that only speaks in metaphor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmok https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmok Surely we have a better metaphor for a meek but powerful librarian than ... > Who will be the library nazi that kicks you out when you talk too loudly?
  • thrown_22 4y ago
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  • wccrawford 4y ago
    That person isn't "meek" usually, though. They are very clear that they have the power and you will obey them. They are very insistent, without ever having to get loud, and they will force you to follow the rules. I don't have another word for that kind of person, but I agree that "nazi" should not be used that way.
  • kbelder 4y ago
    It's more modern to refer to them as library stasi, anyway. And probably slightly more accurate.
  • spc476 4y ago
    There's always Conan the Librarian.
  • 867-5309 4y ago
    "librar" should suffice - just remember to zip it
  • tetrep 4y ago
    Librariarch? Library + https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-arch https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-arch