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- From: hillman@carina.unm.edu (Dan Hillman)
- Subject: Re: Loaded, Locked & Naked
- Message-ID: <wkqr=2j@lynx.unm.edu>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 19:12:14 GMT
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- In article <1hsk8vINNpk1@news.umbc.edu> potler@umbc4.umbc.edu (Laura Potler (GSFC)) writes:
- >In article <06prdkg@lynx.unm.edu> hillman@carina.unm.edu (Dan Hillman) writes:
- >>MR DANIEL C A HILLMAN
- >>What do you do if you're locked out of your hotel room--naked?
- >>
- >>No shit, there I was, getting the mail out of the mailbox, and
- >>*that* message glared up at me. Guiltily, I glanced down the street.
- >
- >well? did they suggest an answer?
-
- Yes, and a pretty flaccid answer it was. After skimming through the
- letter (a plea to subscribe to *Smithsonian* magazine), I found the
- answer:
-
- To what you should do if you find yourself locked out of your room--naked--
- in a fancy European hotel.
- (ANSWER: Find the concierge. He is trained to handle just such emergencies,
- from the improbable to the downright bizarre.)
-
- Now this really peeves me. Judging from the original question one would
- assume they're talking about average American hotels. I figured that the
- answer would say something like "if you lock yourself out of your room
- buck naked in the Hyatt Regency, you can always take the elevator down
- to the pool and steal someone's towel."
-
- But "in a fancy European hotel" makes me wanna scream "bait & switch."
- Fancy European hotel indeed. Hell, if you're in a fancy European hotel
- the best strategy is to just knock on the next door over; you're sure
- to meet someone interesting. Who knows, it could be a perky feem with
- a cute accent who also happens to be rich, it being a *fancy* hotel and
- all that.
-
- d "pardon me, i was just strolling 'round naked as a jay bird and wondered
- if you had any grey poupon..."
- --
- We've replaced the fine baby Jesus we normally use with Folgers Crystals.
- Let's see if they notice the difference.
-