Berne Library Notes for Tuesday, October 11, 2022

“That’s a bit odd,” Marshall commented.

“What’s that Marshall?” Sally asked looking up from her book.

“Well, the same exact Berne library article was printed in the Sept. 22 and Sept. 29 editions.”

“Ok, Marshall, don’t get overly analytical now. I’m sure there is a perfectly reasonable explanation,” Sally assured him.

“Yeah, but. Well, um. I think I should call Sandra and ask her,” Marshall stammered. “Because she always has the Word of the Month Club’s new word in the issue closest to the first of the month.”

“If it will make you feel better, Marshall, then definitely call her,” Sally said as she patted him on his knee.

Thanks for the call Marshall. This one's for you and any other interested parties.

 Quackadoodle 

So, here we are with several members of the Word of the Month Club in the throes of their unpaid vacation at Letchworth State Park enjoying scenic waterfalls, miles of hiking trails, multiple games of Scrabble, and mafficking to their heart’s content.

While trolling about, Roxanne, Guinevieve, Cindy Leigh, Cathy Tee, and Eric were having some rousing chatter about new words they’ve encountered.

One word stood out. When they got back to the cabin it was time to offer it up to the group.

Gathering around the firepit, Guinevieve stood up.

“I think you’re going to like this one.” Guinevieve glanced over at Roxanne as she struck the mini gong. “And the winner is — quackadoodle.” 

“Maybe a quackadoodle is part wackadoodle,” Eric chimed. There was a chuckle swirling around the firepit. Quinevieve continued with a quick explanation. 

“A quackadoodle is a person who thinks they know everything but they really don’t. Quackadoodles often talk to themselves and join conversations without being asked to join in. As you know a wackadoodle is a person who is eccentric or fanatical so maybe the lines do cross a bit.” 

“Anyway, keep your radar sharp for quackadoodles over the next month.”

“Here’s to the quackadoodles,” Roxanne said as she lifted her glass to a rousing “Here, here!”  

Upcoming adventures

Now, for a rundown of the Berne library adventures available the week of Oct. 14 through the 21st:

—Oct. 14, Journeys on the Page: Library writing group mingles at the library and on Zoom at 7 p.m.;

—Oct. 15, Movie Night at the Library at 6:30 p.m. featuring “Where the Crawdads Sing”;

—Oct. 16, Knit Wits: With their 500 hats project reaching over 335 units, the Knit Wits gather at 7 p.m. for sharing, yarning and community;

—Oct. 18. Fall Story Time at 10:30 a.m.: Bring your young ones and fall into a good time

—Oct. 18. Financial workshop via zoom and in the library: From 4 to 5:30 p.m., week 2 of 6. Emergency Fund; Building a Strong Financial Foundation; and

—Oct. 19. Homeschool Hangout at 11 a.m.