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A man in Australia just returned a book to a school library that his grandfather checked out 120 years ago
Not the Bee ^ | 12/10/2022 | Harriet Rigby

Posted on 12/10/2022 12:56:52 PM PST by DFG

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To: DFG

Did the library send them an overdue bill?

Remember, George Washington had an overdue book, Vattels’ “Law of Nations” which many here swore didn’t influence him.


21 posted on 12/10/2022 3:02:40 PM PST by bgill
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

You put a good twist on it.


22 posted on 12/10/2022 3:33:23 PM PST by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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To: Fledermaus

Nevertheless it’s a pip (spot or speck) on his record.


23 posted on 12/10/2022 4:33:54 PM PST by xp38 (!)
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To: left that other site

We must remember that, by the 1930s, it was hard times and not easy to get money to pay the fine.


24 posted on 12/10/2022 5:25:23 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (If you're not part of the solution, you're just scumming up the bottom of the beaker!)
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To: DFG

After a period of time, libraries will make you pay to replace the book. If the grandfather paid the replacement cost then the book is theirs.


25 posted on 12/10/2022 6:19:03 PM PST by Homer1
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