FurBabies by Nancy Beiman for March 08, 2024

Good question. She’s got you there, Kate.

Floof in the first panel may be the cutest thing ever, although I also love the little Mother Goose. And Sirius is so adorable and patient, watching and learning and wondering.

Floof would love 636.8 in the Dewey Decimal system.

I worked as a library aid at a local high school right out of college. It paid minimum wage, which at the time was around $2 an hour, but it was the most interesting job I ever had. It made me wish I’d majored in library science instead of English Education. I loved updating the old wooden file drawer card catalog.

Because Dog a log sounds silly.

So true, Floof.

But all the books are dogeared

Sirius is adorable listening to Kate and Floof. I love the play on words Floof used to Kate.

And why are there so many bookworms..? I’m so confused now!

And why are some libraries organised like a catacomb? And so quiet they’re like catalysts to catatonia?

Does the Cat alogue have Cat egories?

Good question.

Cat-alogues are obsolete ! ☹️

Oooh Dewey, I knew thee well….❤️

No one said it?! Dog-a-logue! LOL Serius looks so serious! (❁´◡`❁)

Ba-da-BOOM! SOOO bad! I love it (sez the retired librarian!)

I was going to say Dog-a-log, I was going to say the books were Dogeared… but you guys all beat me to it. I’ve gotta get up earlier. But then I’ll need a Cat nap.

Pum, pum, kip (the drummer alerts us of a pun at Floof’s question)

I miss the old card catalogues. I like the digital system just fine, but sometimes I think about filling out a slip of paper and handing it to the librarian, who would stamp the due date on cards in my books. I was a young patron of the library and still go regularly.

I’ve just scrolled through and seen so many puns, lol. As for me, my brain is a bit more linguistic leaning, so I looked up “catalog vs. catalogue” (answer: American vs. British spelling) and its etymology (answer: Greek: “pick out or enroll”).