Library Launches 'Borrow A Person' - You Can Even Borrow A Lesbian!

[matcom]

:D

I'm sorry sir, Misunderestimator is overdue.

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IF you're one of those people who thinks all lesbians are sexually frustrated or all animal rights activists aggressive, then a Swedish library project that allows you to "borrow" a human being rather than a book may provide some useful insight.

The Living Library project will enable people to come face-to-face with their prejudices in the hopes of altering their preconceived notions, Ulla Brohed of the Malmoe Library in southern Sweden said.
"You sometimes hear people's prejudices and you realise that they are just uninformed," she said.

This weekend, nine people, including a homosexual, an imam, a journalist, a Muslim woman and a gypsy, will be available at the Malmoe Library for members of the public to "borrow" for a 45 minute conversation in the library's outdoor cafe.

"Maybe not all journalists are know-it-all and sensationalist, just unafraid and curious. Maybe not all animal rights activists are angry and intolerant, but intelligent and committed," she said.

The nine "items" on loan were not hard to find, Ms Brohed said, but admitted they would be paid "a small sum" for their efforts.

If the project is a success, the Malmoe Library may run it again later this year.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16290045-13762,00.html

[In_The_Wind]

1. what happens

when the 'hunks' are returned 'overdue'



huh! two cents a day .... or what

[Spinzonner]

2. What, no prostitutes ?

and are there overdue fines ?

[Misunderestimator]

3. LOL! That's great! Where do I volunteer? And what are the penalties

For late returns?

:rofl:

[matcom]

4. hopefully the penalty is

:spank:

[Hugin]

5. I foresee lots of civil unrest.

I'd check out a RWer just for the chance to shove them
through the "Return Slot" or make them sit for days in
the hot sun cramped inside the drive through metal "Return Box".

[underpants]

6. How do you think this guy made THIS?

American Rob McDonald, right, now a resident of the Netherlands, stand on the stern of a ship he built from wooden ice cream sticks at the launch of the replica Viking ship in Amsterdam harbor, Netherlands, Tuesday Aug. 16, 2005. McDonald estimates he used 15 million birch wood ice cream sticks to build the 'Mjollnir', named after the hammer used by the mythic Nordic god Thor. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Man Launches Ice Cream Stick Viking Ship
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050816/ap_on_fe_st/netherlands_viking_ship_2

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A former Hollywood stunt man now living in the Netherlands launched his greatest project to date Tuesday: a 45-foot replica Viking ship made of millions of wooden ice cream sticks and more than a ton of glue.

"I have a dream to show children they can do anything," McDonald said before the launch. "If they can dream it, they can do it."

He said he was confident the ship would float, but organizers had prepared an alternate press statement just in case something went wrong. The biggest fear was that the ship's keel might be too light and it would capsize. But the launch went smoothly, and McDonald plans to apply for a mention in the Guinness Book of Records.

McDonald set the previous record in 2003 with a smaller version of a Viking ship built from 370,000 wooden ice cream sticks, which has been approved by the Guinness Book of World Records.

The inside of the boat was reinforced with fiberglass and it can be propelled by its modern mast and sail, or oars, or a backup motor.

[Misunderestimator]

7. Um... He rented lesbians to do the work??

:shrug: :crazy:

*Did I miss a connection somewhere?

On edit.... did you mean to post here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3868106

[Hugin]

8. Umm... With wooden ice cream sticks?

That's what it says.