[ST] making stairs fun (was: Re: Elevator Suggestion Submitted With Minimal Comment)
Benjamin Cline
brc at peppermint.org
Mon Jan 14 20:15:29 EST 2008
Just for the record, I will NOT be putting this plan into action. Response
to suggestion was mixed, with a tilt towards negative.
If anyone else would like to make this happen, please feel free to take
this idea and run with it.
Benji
On Sun, 2 Dec 2007, Benjamin Cline wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Dec 2007, Kit Golan wrote:
> > Therefore, I would suggest that the signs said something like "this way
> > to the stairs. No wait!" I also love the suggestions about cute signs in
> > the stair way (someone on the lj community suggested comparing the
> > number of stairs in famous things, like the statue of liberty or the
> > eiffle tower, etc.).
> >
>
> I like this idea! Perhaps we could also do funny signs like the old
> Burmashave highway signs[1], maybe one sign per floor or a sign every four
> risers (so for each flight of stairs there is a complete slogan).
>
> Putting my money where my mouth is, I'm not sure I can come up with an
> entire hotels worth of witty sayings, but I'm willing to collect
> suggestions in addition to my own ideas, pick the best ones (IMO, subject
> to some oversight by "senior management"), coordinate with the sign shop
> for printing, and get the signs deployed in the hotel (this may need to
> get done by a gopher or some of my minions, depending upon my work
> schedule and general availability).
>
> Benji
>
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmashave#Roadside_billboards
>
>
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Benjamin R. Cline
brc at peppermint dot org
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