Elevator behaviors..HUMOR...

Hi Gang:
    Last time I was at the casino I spent alot of time in the elevator going to and from my 3rd floor room.  What is up with people in elevators??
            What I find fascinating is the behavior of people riding in elevators together with strangers. Just watch for it the next time you ride one.
       
      There are unspoken rules that must be followed when riding in an elevator with a stranger, it seems. However, in my observation, those rules are not in effect until INSIDE the elevator. Outside the elevator, the rules don't apply. Life carries on as normal, someone pushes the up or the down button, people make small talk, sip their coffee, smile at each other and exchange pleasantries while waiting for the elevator to open.
          But once the elevator doors slide open, the rules for proper elevator behavior go instantly into effect. It's an unexplained social phenomenon, but it happens every time. In fact, you can almost feel the weight of the unspoken rules as you step over the threshold. 
          I am not sure who came up these rules in the first place, or how it is that everyone knows them and abides by them so well. But someone did, and people do. I tell you, it's an unexplained social phenomenon.

          1. Upon entering the elevator, stand as far away from the stranger as possible. If they are front left, press your body into the back right. Or vice versa. This gets complicated when there are multiple strangers in the elevator, but you'll figure it out.

        2.Keep the space in the elevator as quiet as possible. Try not to make noises with your feet or your mouth. Under no circumstances should you speak to the stranger in the elevator. The only allotment is a two word limit, if floor direction is needed, for example, "Eight, please." Even if you had just been conversing to the stranger before you stepped onto the elevator, cease and desist immediately once entering the lift and confirming your desired floor. Guttural sounds are discouraged, as are audible bodily functions. Avoid those if at all possible. Maintain complete silence for the duration of the ride.

        3.As if your life depended upon it, do not make any eye contact with the stranger on the elevator. Appropriate places for your eyes to land are: on your cell phone, on the floor, and either at or above the doors of the elevator.

        4.Go so far as to pretend you can't even see the other strangers in the elevator and don't know they are there.

          5.As the elevator nears your floor, step towards the door. As the door slides open, try to slide out before there is even enough room to get your body through the opening. This will add to the perception that riding in the elevator with a stranger was so uncomfortable, you couldn't bear for it to last even a moment longer than it needed to.
        6.Exit the elevator. Go about your merry way, feeling free to speak with others once you are out of the elevator.
        7.Repeat this behavior each and every time you ride an elevator with a stranger.
                                    All in Fun:
                                        PMM
       

Good one...Oh, btw

Always press the up or down button while waiting for the elevator, no matter if it is lit..ALWAYS do this!! It's a RULE!!

funny pam..and its so true, you can be standing outside waiting for the elevator, chatting away, but as soon as you step in there..boom silence!

too funny!!

hey you need to start writing in the lcb story, it needs some more funny people in there