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May 19, 2010 by Travis Jonker

Morning Notes: Wait Wait Edition

May 19, 2010 by Travis Jonker   3 comments

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A couple months old? Sure. Any less funny? (Doing horse impression) Neigh!

The other day, I saw a show on MTV called Silent Library. Have you seen this? Possibly the oddest game show (excuse me, not game show) in existence. I can try to explain it, but it might be easier to just watch.

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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  1. Katie Davis says

    May 19, 2010 at 7:22 am

    My 14-year-old daughter LOVES this show. Why did I never think to post it? 😎 Why are there never any girl contestants on?

    • Travis says

      May 19, 2010 at 8:24 am

      Hmm – good question. Maybe because boys have more of a rep for being noisy in the library? This is one of the more bizarre things on television.

  2. Miss Julie says

    May 24, 2010 at 9:50 pm

    After that round of bluff the listener I somewhat cheekily asked Mr. Sagal on twitter if he used his hometown library (it’s lovely; I used to work there) and I think my question annoyed him. His answer was yes, though, so I was happy.

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