Patron: Hi, I got an email for a hold and it’s not here.
Me, looking into their record: That’s weird, we definitely have this on the shelf. Here, one sec.
I go up into the stacks and I pull down a copy of 1984.
Me: Here we go! Jeez, I wonder what’s going on in the world that would make you want to read this.
Patron: Really? No idea?
Me: Nope, not a clue. Everything is so relaxed and nice, politically speaking.
Coworker, walking by: Hey you know we’re supposed to be setting those on fire, right?
Your stories are good, but yes, the world seems more and more double plus ungood these days.
I like the way you told this one. Perfect punch line — at least for those who know both Orwell and Bradbury.