# I swear, the seats are trying to kill me... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 26, 2001, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-swear-the-seats-are-trying-to-kill-me/83908 "2001-09-26T13:48:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VitrolicBump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a587f6/32.png) [@VitrolicBump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VitrolicBump)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-swear-the-seats-are-trying-to-kill-me/83908/1 "2001-09-26T13:48:23Z")
I was leaving my Psych 101 class (pretty interesting stuff), and I noticed that the desk top part of some seats that were next to me were in the upright position. So what do I do? I do the most citizen like thing in the world. I decide I will close them for the students that just left (those idiots). So I close the first one. It is fine. The second one I go to close and what happens? It hits my thigh. Ouch! Then as I leave my row of chairs, I see my friend. I try to catch up with him, but a seat jumps in front of me and jams its arm into my thigh right where the previous seat smashes me with its desk. Of all that is holy! All I can do is walk along like there is nothing wrong. I wanted to swear and curse, but I didn’t. I am a lady (yeah, sure). I just had to tell all you this. Don’t know why. So there. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Nightsong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nightsong/32/3083_2.png) [@Nightsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightsong)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-swear-the-seats-are-trying-to-kill-me/83908/2 "2001-09-26T14:47:15Z")
Just to confirm, those seats **are** trying to kill you. I ended up with a bruise the size of an egg (extra large) upon my thigh from those stupid ‘desks’. Another time, I used the desk-part as a lever to help get out of the seat and ended up ripping the desk-part right off. Ooopsie. :eek: Guess that falls into the category of me trying to kill the seat. And they’ve been keen on revenge ever since. * * * \<\< 2 + 2 = 5, for sufficent quantities of 2. \>\> ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-swear-the-seats-are-trying-to-kill-me/83908/3 "2001-09-26T15:04:59Z")
mustn’t sleep… seats will kill me… mustn’t sleep… seats will kill me… mustn’t sleep… seats will kill me… mustn’t sleep… seats will kill me… ---
**Author:** ![VitrolicBump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a587f6/32.png) [@VitrolicBump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VitrolicBump)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-swear-the-seats-are-trying-to-kill-me/83908/4 "2001-09-26T22:03:19Z")
Thanks for replying, you two. Your posts are pretty amusing. I now have a confirmation that furniture is trying to kill me. I just crunched my knee on a computer desk when I was trying to reach the phone. I even heard it do that squishy crunchy thing. Ewww. Now I have two welts; one on each leg. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-swear-the-seats-are-trying-to-kill-me/83908/5 "2001-09-26T23:21:04Z")
just ask elenfair about chairs and their attack ability. rocking chairs on the other hand are good and wonderful.