Temporarily Stairs
"I like an escalator, because an escalator can never break. It can only become stairs. You'll never see an 'Escalator Out of Order' sign, only 'Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience.'" -- Mitch HedbergI flew home from San Fransisco earlier today and in the airports I kept encountering escalators that weren't moving. No reason given, I'm not sure if they were broken down or what.
Anyway, it made me think of Mitch Herberg's bit.
Posted May 29, 2005 1:50 AM
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People (okay, teens) seem to think it's funny to hit the emergency stop button when they've finished their ride. Restarting the escalator usually means finding somebody who can get into the locked panel. These people are never actually in the same building that houses the escalator unless they are hunted down like the dogs they are, and are often in a different county, state or country trying to evade service requests.
Stan Rogers, May 29, 2005 6:01 AM
I was reading this bit to my wife, and she said, "Mitch Hedberg from Minneapolis who just died?"
http://www.mitchhedberg.net/
Jonathan Feinberg, May 30, 2005 7:50 PM
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