A prank note in an Australian library declaring that disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong’s books would be moved to the fiction section has gone viral on the internet, with one commentator declaring: “Hell hath no fury like a librarian.”

“All Non-Fiction Lance Armstrong Books, including Lance Armstrong – Images of a Champion, The Lance Armstrong Performance Program and Lance Armstrong: World’s Greatest Champion, will soon be moved to the fiction section,” reads the sign posted at Sydney’s Manly Library.

A photograph of the sign posted on the internet quickly sparked heated debate over whether Armstrong’s fight against cancer and motivation of people outweighed his drug cheating in a sport rife with doping.

“You feel embarrassed for recommending his book to ­­­­people, you stare at the books on the shelf questioning if the lessons and the inspiration is honest and real,” said one commentator.

Manly Library said the printed notice, which was placed in a plastic stand on a bookshelf in the library, was a prank and that an internal review was underway. (Reuters)

Smart refrigerator offers recipes

Refrigerators are getting smart. A new model released earlier this month runs apps to help users browse recipes, create shopping lists and manage the expiration dates of items such as yogurt and milk.

The T9000 refrigerator by electronics company Samsung has a 10-inch Wi-Fi-enabled touchscreen and includes apps such as Epicurious for recipes and Evernote for note-taking.

“The fridge, because it’s the hub of the family and the kitchen, is now another access point without having to drag around your tablet or have your phone with you in the vicinity of where you’re cooking or entertaining,” said Warner Doell, a vice president in the home appliance division at Samsung Canada.

The display enables users to keep up with the news, weather and even Twitter from the fridge door. It can also replace hand-written calendars with Google Calendar integration, and run slideshows of photos. (Reuters)

Baby boom for television drama

Producers of hit show Call The Midwife have been “bombarded” by new parents who want their babies to appear in the drama.

Heidi Thomas, who wrote the BBC1 series, said it had been a challenge finding babies for the first run, but she said the situation had changed since the TV drama, now in its second series, was seen by record numbers of viewers. She told the Radio Times: “During the first series we sometimes struggled to explain what we were up to. Second time around, we’ve been bombarded, with some expectant mothers calling us direct and e-mailing photographs.” (PA)

Subway Footlong not a foot long

The US fast-food chain Subway got caught up in an online furore after an Australian teenager measured his “footlong” Subway sandwich and found that it was an inch (2.54 cm) short.

Matt Corby’s photo of the sandwich next to a tape measure attracted hundreds of thousands of likes and hundreds more comments when he posted it on Subway’s Facebook fanpage.

In response, Subway Australia said the “Subway Footlong” was a registered trademark “as a descriptive name for the sub sold in Subway restaurants and not intended to be a measurement of length”.

Angry sandwich fans quickly took to the internet to knock the company’s response.

“I refuse to eat at restaurants where I need to bring a measuring tape to choose my bread,” said Phil Tripp.

And John Ralph made the case for the necessity of that extra inch: “An inch or two can mean a big difference... if the Titanic had missed the iceberg by an inch or two it wouldn’t have sunk.” (Reuters)