司法笑话|Change of jobs

A judge in his golden years decided^{1 that retirement2 had become too boring. So he volunteered as a librarian at his local library branch.}

A week later, his supervisor^{3, a stern woman in her sixties, called him into her office.}

She cleared her throat and said, You know, I appreciate that when you were a judge you were stern with lawbreakers. And you carry that with you to your new job, which is commendable^{4. But when someone owes an overdue5 fine, you can't just...}

The judge interupted... I had to throw the book at him or he would think I was soft.

I know, said the librarian, but the Oxford^{6 English Dictionary?}