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Swede

(37,405 posts) Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:33 PM 12 hrs ago

"An escalator can never break down. It can only become stairs. You'll never see an escalator out of order sign.

“An escalator can never break down. It can only become stairs. You’ll never see an escalator out of order sign. Just escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience.” - Mitch Hedberg

â€œAn escalator can never break down. It can only become stairs. Youâ€™ll never see an escalator out of order sign. Just escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience.â€ - Mitch Hedberg
— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2025-09-23T20:51:12.727Z

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"An escalator can never break down. It can only become stairs. You'll never see an escalator out of order sign. (Original Post) Swede 12 hrs ago OP

Except when you do Disaffected 12 hrs ago #1

Hey, it's a joke Wifes husband 10 hrs ago #12

Yeah, I get a little too pedantic sometimes. nt Disaffected 9 hrs ago #13

We all do it Wifes husband 9 hrs ago #14

sorry ivanka clone but shoudnt the order be investigated then fired lol nt msongs 12 hrs ago #2

OMG I loved Mitch Skittles 12 hrs ago #3

He had a way seeing life and then passing it on to us. Swede 12 hrs ago #5

One of my favorites from him... Bettie 11 hrs ago #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Bettie 11 hrs ago #7

Waah, waah, waah. 3catwoman3 12 hrs ago #4

Cadet Bonespurs, warmongering in Portland Skittles 11 hrs ago #6

Call for someone to de-escalate the situation? usonian 11 hrs ago #9

You'll notice Leavitt wants to fire first, and investigate later. rsdsharp 11 hrs ago #10

Any clues yet as to who stole Leavitt's brain? struggle4progress 10 hrs ago #11

There's no clue that she ever even had one. Aristus 1 hr ago #16

Love Mitch. His style of comedy was the best. SamKnause 2 hrs ago #15

Disaffected

(5,916 posts)

1. Except when you do

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:41 PM

12 hrs ago

see an "escalator out of order sign".

Eg. maintenance, testing, upgrades, removal etc. being performed, physical damage to "stairs" or hand rails.

Wifes husband

(577 posts)

12. Hey, it's a joke

Reply to Disaffected (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 12:25 AM

10 hrs ago

Disaffected

(5,916 posts)

13. Yeah, I get a little too pedantic sometimes. nt

Reply to Wifes husband (Reply #12)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 01:29 AM

9 hrs ago

Wifes husband

(577 posts)

14. We all do it

Reply to Disaffected (Reply #13)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 01:30 AM

9 hrs ago

No problem

msongs

(72,515 posts)

2. sorry ivanka clone but shoudnt the order be investigated then fired lol nt

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:42 PM

12 hrs ago

Skittles

(167,709 posts)

3. OMG I loved Mitch

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:42 PM

12 hrs ago

Swede

(37,405 posts)

5. He had a way seeing life and then passing it on to us.

Reply to Skittles (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:47 PM

12 hrs ago

And as soon as he says it, you go "Of course that's the way it is."

Bettie

(18,901 posts)

8. One of my favorites from him...

Reply to Swede (Reply #5)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 11:02 PM

11 hrs ago

for whatever reason, it just makes me laugh every time.

Response to Skittles (Reply #3)

Bettie This message was self-deleted by its author.

3catwoman3

(27,785 posts)

4. Waah, waah, waah.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:44 PM

12 hrs ago

Never-ending poutrage.

This is sooooooooooooooooooooo tiresome.

Skittles

(167,709 posts)

6. Cadet Bonespurs, warmongering in Portland

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #4)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:56 PM

11 hrs ago

cannot handle a fucking ESCALATOR

usonian

(20,841 posts)

9. Call for someone to de-escalate the situation?

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 11:35 PM

11 hrs ago

Seems prophetic, somehow.

rsdsharp

(11,350 posts)

10. You'll notice Leavitt wants to fire first, and investigate later.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 11:47 PM

11 hrs ago

struggle4progress

(124,642 posts)

11. Any clues yet as to who stole Leavitt's brain?

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 11:50 PM

10 hrs ago

Aristus

(70,965 posts)

16. There's no clue that she ever even had one.

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #11)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 08:53 AM

1 hr ago

Trump selects from the congenitally brainless.

SamKnause

(14,452 posts)

15. Love Mitch. His style of comedy was the best.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 08:32 AM

2 hrs ago

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