Which reminds me of the (very) old joke about the crowded hotel elevator:

As the doors opened on one of the upper floors, a fellow tried to squeeze his way in and, in the rather close crush of people, ended up all the way in the rear of the car. The elevator operator called out, "Floors, please!" The fellow replied, "Ballroom, please!" A little old lady directly in front of him turned around and said sweetly, "Oh, I'm terribly sorry - I didn't realize I was crowding you!"

Thank you, ladies and germs...

Signor V.


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