The couple barely looked up, so Ross took his grievance to the front desk. The librarian, a woman who looked like she hadn’t smiled since the mid-seventies, stared at him blankly as he explained that his book was being used as a "backdrop for a tryst."
"Joey, you finally found a woman who can keep up with you and your first instinct is to run?" Rachel asked, exasperated. "Exactly! If she’s like me, she’s dangerous!" [S7E7] The One With Ross's Library Book
Meanwhile, back at the apartment, the rest of the gang was dealing with a different kind of territorial dispute. Joey’s latest girlfriend, Erin, was actually liked by Rachel and Phoebe—a rare occurrence that terrified Joey. The couple barely looked up, so Ross took
He pulled the book from the shelf, tracing the gold-embossed letters of his own name. It was a physical manifestation of his life’s work, and he expected the surrounding air to hum with intellectual reverence. Instead, he heard a rhythmic thump-thump-thump coming from the next aisle over. If she’s like me, she’s dangerous
"No one goes back there?" Ross recoiled. "People should be flocking there! My findings on the late Cretaceous period are revolutionary!"
Determined to protect the sanctity of his contribution to science, Ross began a self-appointed "Dissertation Watch." He spent the next three hours lurking behind a cart of encyclopedias, pouncing on anyone who lingered too long near the 700s. He even brought a small velvet rope from his apartment, though the librarian made him take it down.