Cristóbal Orrego Sánchez2026-03-222026-03-22201510.5354/0719-5249.2001.36296https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5249.2001.36296https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/71881The English sense of humor -conservative, in this case- tells the story of a reader who goes to a library and asks for an issue of the French Constitution, only to receive, for the only answer, a sober and phlegmatic excuse: "This Library does not is subscribed to periodicals".esExcuseHumanitiesConstitutionPolitical sciencePhilosophyarticle