# Silly things you've seen in public **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 1, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607 "2014-08-01T21:48:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/101 "2014-08-12T16:04:31Z")
Many years ago I saw a cartoon in an adult magazine: an outfielder yanks a busty woman fan’s halter top off, to catch a fly ball in one of the cups. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/102 "2014-08-12T16:46:43Z")
> [@MLS](#): > > No, it doesn’t. It says take the stairs if there is a fire. 😕 Not exactly. “In case of fire” could be any time. Like carrying an umbrella “in case of rain”, even if it’s not raining now. I write a will in case of my death. “In case of a fire” or “In the event of a fire” would say take the stairs only then and not all the time. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/103 "2014-08-12T20:06:58Z")
> [@CheshireKat](#): > > I think **gigi** saw it as: in case of fire, _pick up and remove_ the stairs. Like the Rodney Dangerfield joke, “Take my wife…please”. That’s a Henny Youngman joke. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/104 "2014-08-12T21:37:51Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > That’s a Henny Youngman joke. :smack::smack::smack: I knew that! As soon as you said it, I realized my mistake. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/105 "2014-08-12T22:20:45Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > Not exactly. “In case of fire” could be any time. Like carrying an umbrella “in case of rain”, even if it’s not raining now. I write a will in case of my death. “In case of a fire” or “In the event of a fire” would say take the stairs only then and not all the time. NOT NOW, Stupid! In case of fire! ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/106 "2014-08-13T02:02:41Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I try to visit the major league ballparks as I travel. Over the years I’ve been to 25 of the 30. One bizarre thing that I saw, in any baseball stadium, was at Marlins Park in Miami. Inside the stadium, in left field there’s a bar called The Clevelander with restricted access - they card you at the door, and then there’s a $10 cover charge. But once inside I was surprised to see … > > … topless dancers. Topless dancers? Really? At a baseball stadium? I found that a little bizarre. Yeah, silly. Stupid, really. Yeah…we’re kinda special down here, apparently. I haven’t been to the Clevelander there, but I have friends who have…I’ll have to ask about that tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/107 "2014-08-13T02:23:34Z")
The dancers were topless, but sported body paint. Art, apparently. And they weren’t quite completely topless. Almost. They sported flesh-colored pasties. I had to look very carefully to see those pasties. 😃 Yeah, please ask. I’d be curious to know if it is an every day thing, or if it’s rare. I was only there once, on a Sunday. It was the final game against the SF Giants in a 3-game series. The winning Marlins’ cleanup hitter Casey McGehee hit a homer off of losing Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum - McGehee’s 2nd homer of the year. That should pin down the exact date of my visit, if it matters. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/108 "2014-08-13T23:07:00Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > NOT NOW, Stupid! In case of fire! I guess it’s a case of knowing what the sign meant, if you don’t think about it too long. The elevator must have been taking too long that day. How about: “If fire alarms are ringing, use the stairs!” ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/109 "2014-08-14T01:57:30Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I guess it’s a case of knowing what the sign meant, if you don’t think about it too long. The elevator must have been taking too long that day. > > How about: > > “If fire alarms are ringing, use the stairs!” You expect to hear teh alarms over the screams of panic? ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/110 "2014-08-14T02:04:28Z")
The Great Take the Stairs Debate…will [this](http://31.media.tumblr.com/3f2290c9ae23942e0fe11be9e90ebe22/tumblr_mjpomsR3F51qbo3a3o1_400.jpg) help? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/111 "2014-08-14T02:36:22Z")
Earlier this summer, I spotted a sign above the pedestrian walkway by a construction site in downtown Toronto: [CAUTION: PEDESTRIANS MUST ADHERE TO TRAFFIC PERSONNEL](https://www.flickr.com/photos/komiksulo/14912160922/) > [@simster](#): > > not usually - as they are often used for ramps, so they are rightly “in” the water - no curb, no nothing - and they may extend out some distance. > [@kayaker](#): > > Yep, there is no demarcation between road and ramp. The lake is part of a flood control system. When the water is low the road is longer. Okay, that makes sense. The boat ramps I’m familiar with are fairly clearly delineated from the road. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/112 "2014-08-14T14:02:28Z")
> [@simster](#): > > You expect to hear teh alarms over the screams of panic? “If there are any high-pitched noises, use the stairs!” ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/113 "2014-08-14T17:06:44Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > “If there are any high-pitched noises, use the stairs!” oh, so what do you have against Tinnitus sufferers ? have you no soul? ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/114 "2014-08-14T18:03:23Z")
If you have Tinnitus it is best not to travel down roads that end in boat ramps, as it could aggravate the condition. No one thinks to put up warning signs about this. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/115 "2014-08-14T19:20:25Z")
> [@CheshireKat](#): > > If you have Tinnitus it is best not to travel down roads that end in boat ramps, as it could aggravate the condition. No one thinks to put up warning signs about this. because that only matters if there are stairs on fire in the water - ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/116 "2014-08-14T19:34:10Z")
> [@simster](#): > > because that only matters if there are stairs on fire in the water - 😃 I’m going to put this on a t-shirt - “IF STAIRS ARE ON FIRE DO NOT GO IN WATER” ---
**Author:** ![Hopeful\_Crow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/117 "2014-08-14T20:36:06Z")
One one of my walks, I noticed a business with Everlast in its name. The large sign is professionally made but there are two signs in the side windows that are handwritten in the same scrolly script. One says “Everlast Parking Only,” while the other clearly says, “Everlust Parking Only.” It’s not a case of the loop of the “a” not being properly closed as there’s no hint of the sides curving in at the top to give you that impression. It looks like the signs have been up for quite a while. I wonder if I’m the only person who’s ever noticed in all that time? (They’re very small windows.) ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/118 "2014-08-15T01:21:57Z")
All Target stores have doors labeled Enter Only Do Not Enter It’s on the entry doors, so I say Entrance Not an Exit would be better. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607/119 "2014-08-15T15:47:12Z")
> [@simster](#): > > oh, so what do you have against Tinnitus sufferers ? have you no soul? :smack: 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607.md?page=5)