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Phoebe: I mean, books, free speech, newspapers on sticks.

Phoebe's new boyfriend says to her that she can't play at the library anymore. This where Phoebe previously played her 'age inapropriate' songs to kids. She is upset now and takes it out on her guy.

Phoebe: I can't believe this is the library! I mean, books, free speech, newspapers on sticks.

Why would she mention "newspapers on sticks"? And how is it funny?
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  1. Katie17 March 2014 at 10:19

    The sticks for a Newspaper are 'designed to enhance the newspaper reading experience by keeping pages neat and tidy'. Here is a link to a picture:
    http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/re-nest/1-20-dailyfind.jpg

    But is that all what it is to the joke? Or there are more to get?

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    1. Unknown29 March 2015 at 20:05

      no, that's it, really not actually a joke at all

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  2. Triene21 April 2015 at 23:43

    Yeah, it's just sort of a quirky thing that only exists in libraries, and when you just refer to it plainly as "newspapers on sticks," its just sort of a funny image to conjure in itself. It's also a bit of an odd thing to put in her collection of "things from the library that make this situation galling." Books and free speech are sort of making her point, but "newspapers on sticks" kind of takes it off the rails in a Phoebe-ish way.

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