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HANCOCK, Mich. - Robert Nuranen handed the local librarian a book he'd checked ... |
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01-07-2007, 01:00 PM
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| Man pays library $171, 47-year late fee
Quote: | From the lighter side of the news..... | HANCOCK, Mich. - Robert Nuranen handed the local librarian a book he'd checked out for a ninth-grade assignment — along with a check for 47 years' worth of late fees.
Nuranen said his mother misplaced the copy of "Prince of Egypt" while cleaning the house. The family came across it every so often, only to set it aside again. He found it last week while looking through a box in the attic.
"I figured I'd better get it in before we waited another 10 years," he said after turning it in Friday with the $171.32 check. "Fifty-seven years would be embarrassing."
The book, with its last due date stamped June 2, 1960, was part of the young Nuranen's fascination with Egypt. He went on to visit that country and 54 others, and all 50 states, he said, but he never did finish the book.
Nuranen now lives in Los Angeles, where he teaches seventh-grade social studies and language arts.
The library had long ago lost any record of the book, librarian Sue Zubiena said.
"I'm going to use it as an example," she said. "It's never too late to return your books. Man pays library $171, 47-year late fee - Yahoo! News
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01-09-2007, 01:59 PM
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Country:  | well good on him for taking it back! very ammusing, great story!
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01-12-2007, 11:58 AM
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Country:  | $147 isn't that much for 47 years! I payed around 800Kč when I kept books for more then two months extra a few years back. I had like 10 of them. 800Kč is exactly $21,50. now imagine how much would I pay if I'd keep it for 47 years!!!
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so few Americans use libraries they're obviously in no rush to get the books back
| Ummmm........ my city is getting a brand new library this spring.
A few years back, my neighboring city (Tustin) had a mjor renovation and expansion of their library.
Back in the 80's and 90's when I lived in the South Bay area, Redondo Beach and Rolling Hills both had brand new libraries built. Torrance had a HUGE expansion of their library.
My college I attend just completed a huge brand spanking new library. Opened last summer.
Once again Lancaster opens his mouth before putting his brain in gear.
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Country:  | How did he hit the nail on the head when he is completly wrong.
I do however think that Lanc was just kidding...
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet  How did he hit the nail on the head when he is completly wrong.
I do however think that Lanc was just kidding... | He was not the only one... | |
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But trust me, my job is to work with Americans and some of them are so dumb!!! Once one girl asked me if we have also eggs with both glair and yelk in it - she wanted to have an omolet in a café. (!!!)
If we have water pipeline, flushing toilets or TV's and such like are quite often questions...
I wouldn't say Americans are uneducated, by they know only the US but nothing else...
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I wouldn't say Americans are uneducated, by they know only the US but nothing else...
| I work with many people who are quite smart in one thing or another.
I've also met plenty of Europeans that thought they were smart but hardly were.
I know US and Asian history. Do you?
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