The adventures of Joshua M. Neff, the Cartoon Goblin
Who Is the Annoyed Librarian?
November 12th, 2007
Time for me to fess up: Meredith Farkas told the truth when she said she isn’t the Annoyed Librarian. She’s not. I am.
I know, I know, everyone assumes the Annoyed Librarian is a woman. What better way to pull the wool over everyone’s eyes than to blog as if I were female? Better than slapping on a pair of glasses and claiming I’m not Superman.
And sure, I’ve slagged off the Annoyed Librarian in public, claiming “she” is nothing more than an attention hound, cultivating a loyal following while also maintaining an identity of “rebel” and “victim of the mainstream biblioblogosphere.” I’ve also said I don’t think “she” is funny. Again, how better to throw everyone off the scent than to disparage my alter ego in public?
People have been claiming lately they know the true identity of the pseudonymous (not anonymous!) blogger called “the Annoyed Librarian,” but they keep naming the wrong people. My misdirection has worked too well. But I refuse to let other people get the credit for my work, and so I’m outing myself.
I am the Annoyed Librarian!
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Nice stuff Neffster. Now…..I had always assumed that you were an annoying librarian. But never supposed that you were
THE Annoyed Librarian.
Now I have to re-read all those posts in this new contextual framework.
He he, have you noticed how many librarian bloggers are posting that they are the Annoyed Librarian? Just to be clear, I have blogged about it as well…
http://talkingbookslibrarian.blogspot.com/
Wait, other bloggers are claiming to be the Annoyed Librarian? The nerve!
[...] Kathryn Greenhill ï¼ I am the Annoyed Librarian… Meredith Farkas ï¼ I am NOT the Annoyed Librarian John Blyberg ï¼ It annoys me to just tell you this… K.G. Schneider ï¼ I am the Annoyed Librarian Cindi T Richmond ï¼ Will the REAL Annoyed Librarian please stand up? 還有這裡ã€é€™è£¡ã€é€™è£¡ [...]