At the bookstore, titles are assigned shelves randomly, according to weight and available room. One of the main rules for stocking the shelves (a.k.a. "bins") is that we don't put books which look similar, or which have similar titles, on the same shelf. This is to prevent those of us who are picking books from grabbing the wrong one as we hurry to fill orders.
Today I needed to pick a book called "Sweet Jesus." I went to the assigned bin and reached up. I saw "Baby Bible" and grabbed it. Upon further inspection, however, I realized that the words "Sweet Jesus" did not appear anywhere on the cover. This seemed odd. As I pondered the discrepancy, I suddenly noticed "Sweet Jesus" on the spine of a book right next to the bible. I frowned, annoyed that someone put books so closely related beside each other. But when I pulled the book down and saw the rest of the title, it made more sense. It also made me laugh.
Someone put "Baby Bible" next to "Sweet Jesus... I Hate Bill O'Reilly."
Either the placement of the books was an accident, or someone's sense of humor got the best of them.
Today I needed to pick a book called "Sweet Jesus." I went to the assigned bin and reached up. I saw "Baby Bible" and grabbed it. Upon further inspection, however, I realized that the words "Sweet Jesus" did not appear anywhere on the cover. This seemed odd. As I pondered the discrepancy, I suddenly noticed "Sweet Jesus" on the spine of a book right next to the bible. I frowned, annoyed that someone put books so closely related beside each other. But when I pulled the book down and saw the rest of the title, it made more sense. It also made me laugh.
Someone put "Baby Bible" next to "Sweet Jesus... I Hate Bill O'Reilly."
Either the placement of the books was an accident, or someone's sense of humor got the best of them.
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