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I wanted to upload some photos for today's post, but Blogger is not being nice tonight. So you'll have to wait for another day. Deal with it.
Being the good blogger that I am, I have an alternate post ready for your reading pleasure. This I found on someone else's blog, so I "borrowed" it.
It also reminded me of a recent post on Stephanie's excellent blog.
Some Fun Things To Do In An Elevator:
1. Crack open your briefcase or purse, and while peering inside ask: "Got enough air in there?"
2. Grimace painfully while smacking your forehead and muttering: "Shut up, all of you just shut UP!"
3. Whistle the first seven notes of "It's a Small World" incessantly.
4. Sell Girl Scout cookies.
5. On a long ride, sway side to side at the natural frequency of the elevator.
6. Greet everyone getting on the elevator with a warm handshake and ask them to call you Admiral.
7. When at least 8 people have boarded, moan from the back: "Oh, not now, motion sickness!"
8. Meow occasionally.
9. Wear a puppet on your hand and talk to other passengers "through" it.
10. Draw a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passengers that this is your "personal space."
11. Stand in the elevator with your back to the door. When the car fills up, put your hands over your ears and yell: "Oh My Gawd, NOT AGAIN!!!"
12. Grab the "emergency phone" inside the elevator and start a conversation with whomever picks up the other line.
13. Press the button to call the elevator. When it comes - if no one is inside - press all of the different floor buttons so they all light up at the same time. Then get yourself another elevator.
I've added some here. Sarafina and American Guy have added a few more, which you can read in their comments.
Can anyone else think of more to add to the list?
posted by Tim @ 23:55
10 Comments:
Is it wrong that some of these are tempting??
lol I was thinking the same thing!
There's no such thing as a long elevator ride in Michigan. Most of our buildings are no more than five levels. That's discrimination!
I haven't gone that far, but I have found that just starting up a random conversation with people on elevators really freaks some of them out.
i also DO tend to stand facing with my back to the doors, just to see people's reactions. When i do this, i also exit the elevator backwards.
another trick of mine is to get in and get right to the edge of the car and stare at the side or back wall. Everyone else stares at the front, but somehow me staring somewhere else disturbs people.
(This works really well when the walls are mirrored)
Here are a few more just for variety's sake... hey, think of all the rides you could have in a year! :)
Offer name tags to everyone getting on the elevator.
Lean over to another passenger and whisper: "Noogie patrol coming!"
Start a sing-along.
Announce in a demonic voice: "I must find a more suitable host body."
Carry a blanket and clutch it protectively.
If anyone brushes against you, recoil and holler "Bad touch!"
Laugh hysterically for five seconds, stop, and glare at the other passengers like they are crazy.
Make chalk drawings on the walls.
As the elevator is going up, jump violently up and down, shouting "Down! I said down, dammit!"
Crouch in one corner and growl menacingly at everyone who gets on.
Try to get a game of "Twister" going.
haaaaaaaa...I actually peed a little...thanks ever so much!
ag & sarafina: you've got the right idea!
Can anyone else add to the list?
hmmm .. what a conincidence.
http://nabeelzeeshan.blogspot.com/2006/01/elevator-moods.html
you should check the above link out :)
nabeel: I did. Very interesting.
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