> I keep meaning to make a sign with something like, > “Piano tuner at work. Please do not disturb.” > Michelle Smith A few years back, I walked through the music room full of high school creatures with the teacher, headed for a piano back in the catacombs. As we passed, I heard "Hey, Santa Clause" come from the back of the room. I looked the room over, said "special ed?" and kept walking. It got really really quiet. About the do not disturb sign: one Sunday, in an Air Farce barracks in Germany a bit over 38 years ago, I put a sign on my door saying "Out of order. Do not inquire within". Through the afternoon, close to twenty people knocked, opened the door, and asked what the sign meant. I also had a big square ashtray hanging from the ceiling by a string, level, about three inches above a table. When they looked in to ask about the sign, they saw the ashtray, and naturally asked "what's that?" "Idiot trap", was the reply. It got a nod and a grin every single time, then they left. Served 'em right for not believing the sign. So I guess the message is that you won't win, but it's sometimes possible to have some fun during the failure. Other times, not. Ron N
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