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Dear Kate,
 
I was making conversation once with a friend of my partner's mother in the pub. She asked me what I did and I told her I was training to be an archivist. Expecting her to not understand what that was, I was surprised and delighted when she nodded enthusiastically and said 'Oh yes, I know, Paulo Coelho wrote a book about that didn't he?', to which I had to reply, 'Um, actually I think that was called 'The Alchemist'?'...
 
Sarah

On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Kate Thompson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Dear colleagues

I am talking to the Catholic Archives Society annual conference next month and have come up with this title.  Obviously I have my own stories but if anyone has a particularly unusual or funny experience when trying to explain what they do I would be pleased to immortalise you!  Needless to say, you can remain anonymous if you prefer.

Thanks
Kate

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