Gel, Its an urban legend:
http://www.snopes.com/racial/mistaken/hitfloor.htm larry >"On a recent weekend in Las Vegas, a woman won a bucketful of quarters >at a slot machine. She took a break from the slots for dinner with her >husband in the hotel dining room. But first she wanted to stash the >quarters in her room. "I'll be right back and we'll go to eat," she told >her husband and carried the coin-laden bucket to the elevator. As she >was about to walk into the elevator she noticed two men alreadyaboard. >Both were black. > > One of them was tall...very tall...an intimidating figure. The woman >froze. >Her first thought was: These two are going to rob me. >Her next thought was: Don't be a bigot; they look like perfectly nice >gentlemen. >But racial stereotypes are powerful and fear immobilized her. She stood >and stared at the two men. She felt anxious, flustered and ashamed. She >hoped they didn't read her mind but Gosh; they had to know what she was >thinking!!! > >Her hesitation about joining them in the elevator was all too obvious >now. Her face was flushed. She couldn't just stand there, so with a >mighty effort of will she picked up one foot and stepped forward and >followed with the other foot and was on the elevator. Avoiding eye >contact, she turned around stiffly and faced the elevator doors as they >closed. A second passed, and then another second, and then another. Her >fear increased! The elevator didn't move. Panic consumed her. My God, >she thought, I'm trapped and about to be robbed! Her heart plummeted. >Perspiration poured from every pore. Then one of the men said, "Hit the >floor." > >Instinct told her to do what they told her. The bucket of quarters flew >upwards as she threw out her arms and dove to the elevator floor. A >shower of coins rained down on her. Take my money and spare me, she >prayed. > >More seconds passed. She heard one of the men say politely, "Ma'am, if >you'll just tell us what floor you're going to, we'll push the button." >The one who said it had a little trouble getting the words out. He was >trying mightily to hold in a belly laugh. The woman lifted her head and >looked up at the two men. They reached down to help her up. Confused, >she struggled to her feet. "When I told my friend here to hit the >floor," said the average sized one, "I meant that he should hit the >elevator button for our floor. I didn't mean for you to actually hit the >floor, ma'am." He spoke genially. He bit his lip. It was obvious he was >having a hard time not laughing. > >The woman thought: My God, what a spectacle I've made of myself. She was >humiliated to speak. She wanted to blurt out an apology, but words >failed her. How do you apologize to two perfectly respectable gentlemen >for behaving as though they were going to rob you? She didn't know what >to say. The three of them gathered up the strewn quarters and refilled >her bucket.When the elevator arrived at her floor they then insisted on >walking her to her room. She seemed a little unsteady on her feet, and >they were afraid she might not make it down the corridor. > >At her door they bid her a good evening. As she slipped into her room >she could hear them roaring with laughter as they walked back to the >elevator. The woman brushed herself off. She pulled herself together and >went downstairs for dinner with her husband. The next morning flowers >were delivered to her room - a dozen roses. Attached to EACH rose was a >crisp one hundred dollar bill. The card said: "Thanks for the best laugh >we've had in years." It was signed; > >Eddie Murphy, Michael Jordan" > >Believe it..or not :) >It was a good story hee hee hee. > >-Gel > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
