# I'm trapped inside my apartment building!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trapped-inside-my-apartment-building/419475>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 17, 2007, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trapped-inside-my-apartment-building/419475 "2007-09-17T09:43:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trapped-inside-my-apartment-building/419475/21 "2007-09-18T22:52:32Z")

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[QUOTE=Baffle]  
Hah!

Is ‘Wombat’ a British thing? You’re not the first person from Britain I’ve seen use that internet handle.

… or maybe you’re the same person.  
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Uhhhh nope, **Wombat** [is an australian thing.](http://serf.org/wombats.html)  
[They are amazingly cute though](http://www.flickr.com/photos/denis_fox/192391010/) and thus many people may use the Wombat handle.

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trapped-inside-my-apartment-building/419475/22 "2007-09-18T23:54:52Z")

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[QUOTE=Harmonious Discord]  
They couldn’t have somebody in that rental in the USA. They must have at least two exists.  
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_Generally_ true but it depends on the local zoning laws and how old the building is.

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**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trapped-inside-my-apartment-building/419475/23 "2007-09-19T00:18:42Z")

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[QUOTE=AngelicGemma]  
I did consider calling the fire brigade, but as their [last visit](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=385380) to the building was due to me, I wasn’t in a hurry to call them.  
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Didn’t you say they were cute? You should have pulled on that alarm

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**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trapped-inside-my-apartment-building/419475/24 "2007-09-19T19:28:33Z")

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[QUOTE=TPWombat]  
Uhhhh nope, **Wombat** [is an australian thing.](http://serf.org/wombats.html)  
[They are amazingly cute though](http://www.flickr.com/photos/denis_fox/192391010/) and thus many people may use the Wombat handle.  
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I was referring to calling oneself a ‘wombat’. I’m quite familiar with the creatures themselves having spent quite some time in Australian zoos, but everyone I’ve ever seen who uses that handle has actually lived in Britain (England to be more precise). Sorry for the confusion.

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trapped-inside-my-apartment-building/419475/25 "2007-09-19T19:33:04Z")

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A little something to while away the time. (YouTube)

[Vic Reeves]  
And remember… if you do get trapped in your flat, try _NOT_ to get trapped in your flat.  
[/Vic Reeves]

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**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trapped-inside-my-apartment-building/419475/26 "2007-09-19T21:29:51Z")

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[QUOTE=Sapo]  
Didn’t you say they were cute? You should have pulled on that alarm  
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The neighbors were the cute ones. But they’ve moved out. The firemen wern’t too bad though. Maybe I should have pulled that alarm!

[QUOTE=Colophon]

[Vic Reeves]  
And remember… if you do get trapped in your flat, try _NOT_ to get trapped in your flat.  
[/Vic Reeves]  
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Loved that clip!

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