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A man in Australia just returned a book to a school library that his grandfather checked out 120 years ago
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| 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.
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posted on
12/10/2022 3:02:40 PM PST
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bgill
To: ProtectOurFreedom
You put a good twist on it.
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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.)
To: Fledermaus
Nevertheless it’s a pip (spot or speck) on his record.
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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.
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posted on
12/10/2022 5:25:23 PM PST
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ProtectOurFreedom
(If you're not part of the solution, you're just scumming up the bottom of the beaker!)
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.
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12/10/2022 6:19:03 PM PST
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Homer1
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