Those librarians aren't like I remember them

October 9, 2005 6:05 PM

And you thought librarians were stuffy. (should be SFW, though some flesh does show)
posted by malaprohibita (38 comments total)

Before you go belly dancing tone your stomach... Thank you.
posted by Rubbstone at 6:15 PM on October 9, 2005

Speak for yourself. Real women have curves, my freind.
posted by jonmc at 6:33 PM on October 9, 2005

As a former librarian, no I didn't think librarians were stuffy.

Some of the most kinked people I know are librarians.
posted by obfusciatrist at 6:41 PM on October 9, 2005

Liberty: By thy breath and strength does that torch live,
in our darkest hours. Though its light may mortal flesh reveal,
and some among us that sight's seeing will revolt,
I pray your step remain as true as that with which the stars
tread lightly over all our heads tonight.
posted by nervousfritz at 6:55 PM on October 9, 2005

Anyone who thinks librarians are stuffy has never met an actual librarian. Librarians are awesome.
posted by Soulfather at 7:01 PM on October 9, 2005

Not all librarians are awesome.
posted by jimmy at 7:39 PM on October 9, 2005

Many are just as boring as any non-librarian.
posted by jimmy at 7:39 PM on October 9, 2005

Most are, I'd wager.
posted by jimmy at 7:40 PM on October 9, 2005

Speaking as the husband of a bellydancer who has probably gone to far too many bellydance shows, I didn't really see any bellydancers on that page that looked unpresentable. Much better than many I've seen.

And yes, real women have curves.

I've known some librarians. Not stuffy. Fun. Funny. In my experience.
posted by geekhorde at 7:47 PM on October 9, 2005

SEX IS BAD
posted by Satapher at 7:53 PM on October 9, 2005

BAD SEX IS BAD
posted by Falconetti at 7:55 PM on October 9, 2005

Bellydancing isn't sex, dude. Bellydancing is much, much less interesting than sex.
posted by nebulawindphone at 8:09 PM on October 9, 2005

also, where's jessamyn?
posted by delmoi at 8:15 PM on October 9, 2005

Late fees on "The Koran for dummies": 75 cents.

"Music for Belly Dancers" CD: $1 at a yard sale.

Sitting on thick rugs and eating shish-kebab and couscous while the belly dancing pretty librarians in their colorful silk scarves do that rhythmic thing with their cantilevered hips: Priceless.
posted by longsleeves at 8:29 PM on October 9, 2005

Damn. I think I'm in love. With all of 'em.

Rubbstone, my child, you are showing your ignorance.
posted by Catch at 8:36 PM on October 9, 2005

longsleeves: "Late fees on "The Koran for dummies": 75 cents.


You had an obligation to be disrespectfull to Koran ?
posted by zouhair at 8:38 PM on October 9, 2005

Hmmmm..... you should work on your english, or check this out.
posted by IronLizard at 8:46 PM on October 9, 2005

also, where's jessamyn?

Hi. Thanks for reminding me of this page, I've always enjoyed it.
posted by jessamyn at 8:57 PM on October 9, 2005

You had an obligation to be disrespectfull to Koran ?

Of course not! "The Koran for Dummies" is a real book, recently published. I haven't yet read it or borrowed it from the library, but it's there and late fees would be 25 cents per day. And it's not really a Koran.
posted by longsleeves at 9:01 PM on October 9, 2005

He probably had the idea it was: "the koran is for dummies". A combination of ESL and the fact that the series is probably not as pervasive elswhere as it is in the US.
posted by IronLizard at 9:18 PM on October 9, 2005

Uh, what does the Koran have to do with belly dancing?
posted by whir at 9:27 PM on October 9, 2005

Ask a librarian.
posted by longsleeves at 9:50 PM on October 9, 2005

Yum yum yum. Nice womanly curves :)

Yes, I am treating them as a sex object, thankyouverymuch.
posted by Kickstart70 at 9:57 PM on October 9, 2005

Personally, I prefer a modified librarian. Takes all kinds, though.
posted by box at 10:16 PM on October 9, 2005

Belly dancers learn to dance at the Navel Adademy. (I used to own this related album, for humor value alone.)
posted by kirkaracha at 10:37 PM on October 9, 2005

I've always found reassuring the contradiction that a collection of cultures that can countenance wahabbism and the Taliban can boast of belly-dancing too. And now I wonder how a library-science major I used to know would look in a belly-dancing outfit.
posted by alumshubby at 4:50 AM on October 10, 2005

I've always thought librarians are probably crazygood in the sack.
posted by sciurus at 6:05 AM on October 10, 2005

Who was disrepectful to the Koran? I'm all confused.

Those are quite the gazongas on my girl Rowan. Yikes.

And shut it, Rubbstone. Women are not obligated to make sure that you, personally, have a 24-hour chub. Plenty of people do, in fact, find that body type attractive, especially in the belly dancing tradition. And even if not, there is a tiny wee chance that women occasionally do things because they're fun or make them feel good, rather than to be an embodiment of someone else's fantasy.
posted by LittleMissCranky at 6:28 AM on October 10, 2005

No male belly dancing librarians?
posted by funambulist at 6:54 AM on October 10, 2005

What's with the librarian fixation on meta? Really, I understand that librarians are super-human, crazycool, kinky folk, but is this discrimination against archivists in general? Up with archivists!
posted by arcticwoman at 8:34 AM on October 10, 2005

These librarians...they vibrate?
posted by chandy72 at 9:14 AM on October 10, 2005

Speaking as another one who's dating a bellydancer, it tends to develop the stomach muscles in a way that results in a nice curve rather than a six-pack ... most of the librarians on that page can probably do things with their stomach muscles that you can only dream of, rubbstone, and with that attitude, probably will continue to only dream of.

Both Western and Middle-Eastern attitudes towards bellydance tend to be weirdly bipolar. In Egypt, good bellydancers can be internationally famous superstars and everyone wants a bellydancer at their wedding while at the same time it's considered a shameful profession, and in America it must be patiently explained that bellydancers are not strippers, which is never a problem you seem to have if you do, say, ballet.

Anyway, bellydancing rocks! Bellydancers rule!
posted by kyrademon at 9:27 AM on October 10, 2005

I've always thought librarians are probably crazygood in the sack.

I married one, which I realize is a small sample size, but, well... yes.
posted by Foosnark at 9:36 AM on October 10, 2005

Bellydancing librarians?
I know there's a niche website for everything and everyone, but that's just so ... specialized.
posted by sour cream at 12:58 PM on October 10, 2005

It's not specialized, they don't mention whether they're right or left-handed.

But seriously, the world needs more bellydancing librarians. Just watch literacy improve.
posted by tommasz at 3:50 PM on October 10, 2005

box beat me to the modified librarians, of which I am one, so here's one of my favorite sites: http://www.librarianavengers.org/

I especially like the Klingon fairy tales post.
posted by ancientgower at 7:03 PM on October 10, 2005

Dang, forgot the link. Librarian Avengers.

Sorry about that.
posted by ancientgower at 7:04 PM on October 10, 2005

I worked with a crew videoing a manang's birthday party at a rented hall; the emcee was hinting all over the place that there was going to be a special "surprise." I didn't know what it would be, since they didn't give us the complete program before the shoot.

Wells, after the duet between the emcee and a buffed out transvestite, I didn't really know what to expect. As you might assume, since this story ought to go somewhere, it was a belly dancer, old enough to be somebody's grandmother.
posted by evil holiday magic at 9:43 AM on October 11, 2005