Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hanger trick not limited to Ivy Leagues. Unfortunately, most dorms at most colleges have bedrooms lining long halls, so the hanger has the effect of alerting a large portion of the campus that someone "got lucky." All one had to do was check to see who was sleeping in the lounge to know who was not sleeping at all. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron Sandler" <aaron.sandler@duke.edu> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Aaron's PAW 17: Visiting my brother at college >A good technique, but the bedroom doors have no locks...only the main door >has > a lock, leading to a living room shared by two bedrooms...For freshmen > there > are two people per bedroom...the hanger goes on the bedroom door. > > Now if you ever find yourself there, you will know what to do! > > Quoting Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be>: >> We just locked the door and left the key on it. >> As if we needed it, since there is no roommate tradition over here. >> >> >> > From: Aaron Sandler <aaron.sandler@duke.edu> >> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> > Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 12:25:11 -0400 >> > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Aaron's PAW 17: Visiting my brother at college >> > >> > Hi Philippe, >> > >> > You were on the right track. It's a tried and true method to let one's >> > roommates know that the bedroom is occupied by more than the usual >> > occupant...normally prevents embarassing situations. >> > >> > In my day it was foolproof unless one's roommate had consumed an >> > unnatural >> > amount of alcohol, in which case he failed completely to notice the >> > hanger >> and >> > barged right on in...fortunately he still remembered which bunk was >> > his, >> > avoiding an even more potentially embarassing situation! >> > >> > Best, >> > Aaron >> > >> > Quoting Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be>: >> > >> >> Hi Aaron, >> >> >> >> Explain the trick with the clothanger? A US Ivy league tradition? >> >> Has it something to do with roommates or so? >> >> (I think I can imagine what it does/meas though ;-) >> >> >> >> Love the B&W BTW. >> >> Thanks for showing, >> >> Philippe > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information