# oriental rugs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oriental-rugs/138373>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 23, 2002, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oriental-rugs/138373 "2002-11-23T19:23:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![A1C\_Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@A1C\_Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A1C_Joe)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oriental-rugs/138373/1 "2002-11-23T19:23:33Z")

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why is it that so many band photos of where they play show an oriental rug on the ground. is it good for acoustics? is there some sort of superstition linked to the rug?

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oriental-rugs/138373/2 "2002-11-23T20:27:33Z")

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Closed. Duplicate question.