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Vanity solves all of Life's Problems...

classes.bus.oregonstate.edu — True story. There is a classic case in which the tenants of a large office building complained about the increasingly poor elevator service. It was first established that average waiting time for elevators was too long.

Who dugg this? Made popular Apr 9, 2008

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  • krystofr, on 04/09/2008, -2/+30You're so vain... I'll bet you think this comment is about you.
  • JavertHolmes, on 04/09/2008, -2/+13books.google.com confirms the citation is a legitimate one. For once, something that looks like snopes fodder at least points to a real source!
  • ISmokesDaPot420, on 04/09/2008, -2/+12Excellent story, however, solving "all of life's problems" is far from what the story says..
  • inactive, on 04/09/2008, -0/+7I'M NOT VAIN. I'M THE BEST.
  • TheWriteGuy, on 04/09/2008, -0/+6The lesson is: You don't need smoke and mirrors to distract people, just mirrors.
  • robotto, on 04/09/2008, -0/+5Entertainment, the cheap way.
  • venicerocco, on 04/09/2008, -0/+5Web 0.2.?
  • NucleaRR, on 04/09/2008, -0/+4Don't you, Don't you
  • makkaveli19, on 04/09/2008, -3/+6well this definitely is not front page worthy. also, what an odd website
  • leftfield, on 04/09/2008, -0/+3don't worry, the guys with the backhoe will be here soon to bury him.
  • windandstorm, on 04/09/2008, -1/+4Genius, place a mirror and people don't think about the slow service and start thinking on what matters most... themselves. Just imagine if they would play some music... am I missing anything here?
  • MrHappy123, on 04/09/2008, -0/+2Not really. It is quite true as we live in an age of the Mirror. One likes to look at oneself, and through a mirror, one sees what one wants themself to be. =)
  • kamikaze87, on 04/09/2008, -0/+2***** OFF AND DIE YOU ***** SMOKER!
  • syphern, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1But how can you truly eliminate vanity... That would be a feat!
  • inactive, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1Yes, but the "shoe cam" is more fun......
  • BKred, on 04/09/2008, -1/+2Goddammit... I meant to bury you but I misclicked and dugg you up.

    Anyway, shut up.
  • undershirt, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1digg comment section = mirror
  • ICANSTANDIT, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1A few clever souls discovered the stairs! As expected, the narcissists wouldn't even speak to them! But the "walkers" began having monthly "best legs" contests and June Taylor came along and gave them all jobs at Radio City Music Hall. And now you know the rest of the story...
  • Patori, on 04/09/2008, -1/+2I see what you did there.
  • JavertHolmes, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1Yeah, we here at Digg have evolved beyond navel gazing, as "Are You an X?" quizzes have *never* made it to the front page of this site, nor have "Top 10 Signs You Y" articles.
  • Slagtits, on 04/09/2008, -0/+164 point?
  • knight666, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1This reminds me of a book i bought at an airport of all places: "The Definitive Book of Body Language" by Allen & Barbara Pease.
    It has all kinds of silly hu-man psychological thingies that really help me out, being the crazy autist I am.
  • benhollister, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1A full service bar and a disco ball.
  • KingGorilla, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1well if it can keep a bird entertained
  • MrHappy123, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1It is the ultimate pleasure.
  • rockrapdude, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1Just use the stairs.
  • huckabee, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1Whether you like it or not, perception IS reality, i.e. it doesn't matter if the elevator service is fast or slow in any relative or tangible way, it only matters if those who use it perceive it as satisfactory or not. The sooner engineers understand that reason comes after emotion in affecting human behavior, the sooner they'll realize that technology has done nothing for us, ever. Digg down, bitches!
  • modal, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1Was the floor and ceiling a mirror too? ;-)
  • Seldon2639, on 04/09/2008, -0/+0Buried for inaccurate title. Vanity doesn't solve all of life's problems, it solved one: boredom. Needs citation for the other 98 problems
  • chrisaug18, on 04/09/2008, -1/+1haha what was this building a day care or something? These people must all have ADD if they are amused by a mirror
  • NoCt1, on 04/09/2008, -5/+3Front page? wtf?
  • gr3yn3t, on 04/09/2008, -3/+1could the text be any bigger?

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