Re: raison d'être

[Kevin McLauchlan <kmclauchlan -at- chrysalis-its -dot- com>]

On Wednesday 02 October 2002 14:01, Lin Sims wrote:
> I'll admit I hadn't thought of this sign as a cry for
> help from a real technical writer, but it's one that
> always made me say "huh?".
>
> This sign was on a stairwell door, and it said (wait for
> it):
>
> "Use Stairs Between Floors Only"

Oh gawd!  This is worse than having a stupid tune 
running through my head.


er... wait a minute... could that have been somebody 
trying to say something like:
"No exit to lobby, except in emergency."  ??

Excuse me. I'm going to re-read all my manuals, now, 
to see if I left any of bloopers like that in them.

/kevin

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