On Mon, 4 Mar 1996, Michael Rissinger wrote:
 
> Most of us I suspect endorse the maxim, "The heavier the book, the less the
> use."  In an article in the latest issue of the ANNALS OF IMPROBABLE
> RESEARCH, Erika Love tests our rule and finds reality not quit as we
> suspected.  She discovers the Harrison limit (10 lbs.) and describes how it
> affects use.
 
This reminded me of when I was still in a hospital setting & had one lib
committee member who would always heft a possible acquisition (which was
generally heavier than his brain, even if the tome was *small*).  I
finally grew so aggravated with this man that I blurted out "Do you judge
the worth of the book by its weight?"  Glad I don't have THAT to contend
with anymore--I have differnet things to contend with that are just as
much a pain!
 
Lee Hover
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