In the 1980s, American Forces Network (AFN) Radio Berlin aired a few sketches based on the adventures of Betty Fishwish. Here is one of them:
Wednesday, 1:15 pm. I knocked on the door of Mrs. Betty Fishwish:
F: Yeah, who is it? And what do you want?
L: Open up Mrs. Fishwish, this is the library. Come out with your overdue books and no one will get hurt.
F: Overdue books? I don’ t have any overdue books, so I’m innocent.
L: I don't believe you, Mrs. Fishwish. Let me see the due dates on your books.
F: Here you go.
L: Hmm, let’s see: Due last week, due last month, due two years ago, Mrs. Fishwish!
F: Ah, I believe that’s my own.
L: They’re all overdue, Mrs. Fishwish.
F: Isn’t that my book?
L: They’re all from the library and and they’re overdue, Mrs. Fishwish.
F: Look’s like I'm guilty.
L: You certainly are. Remember, Mrs. Fishwish: When your books are due, return then to the library, so the next guy can enjoy them.
The story you have just heard is true. The names were changed to protect the innocent. Mrs. Betty Fishwish was found guilty of book-napping and is now serving a three-to-five-year sentence in the main library mopping floors.
Does this remind anyone of… overdue bugs?