>>>>>>One of the MDs in the elevator poked fun at me because there was nowhere to go but "up," but really I meant, "Are you wanting to get on the elevator? If so, please get on so we can go up." I had never considered the other interpretation of my question, but I got my smile for the day.
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>>>>>The hospital has no basement, with boilerroom etc., or underground parking lot? - Not such a stupid question. :-)
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>>>>>If you HAD said "Are you wanting to get on the elevator? ..." they might just as well have said "No. I stand in front of elevators to admire the interior decor when they open, dummy" :-)
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>>>>That's a Bill-Engval-style Here's-Your-Sign joke.
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>>>Can't say I've heard of him or recognise him. But sarcastic humour hits the spot for me!
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>>In our lunch room, we have a few toasters, and above them on the wall is a sign that says "Please to not leave toasters unattended." Well, I went in there and damn if there was nobody else around. I had to sit there with those toasters for hours until someone else came into the room. Then I ducked out in a hurry.
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>The winter nights must just roll by for you if you walk past a newspaper and notice STOP PRESS ... and obey :-)

In a food fair in an underground mall near here there are a bunch of fast food outlets - pizza, burgers, subs, etc. The 'Fit for Life' outlet has a sign at one end of their counter that says "Place Orders Here". Whenever I go there and ask for a pizza from the pizza place across the way, they get really mad. They ought to remove the sign if they don't really mean it.

And don't get me started about the so-called 'all you can eat' restaurants. Try explaining that you're just taking a break until tomorrow, and that you'll certainly be able to eat more then.