Dr. Hurlbutt’s quotation of the day for March 26, 2009

Posted on Thursday, March 26, 2009, at 10:24 am, by Dr. Allardyce Hurlbutt.

“No dancing, clamouring, quarrelling, fisticuffings or indulging in excessive drinking and creating disturbances in public places for the sake of keeping a peaceful and comfortable environment. Guests are not permitted to bring pets and poultry into the hotel.”

 — Notice posted in a hotel room in Beijing, China, as reported in Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See (1990), p. 140.

Comments (closed):

Karla wrote on April 7, 2009, at 8:38 pm:

We should like to know what sort of poor quality hotel refuses entrance to pets and poultry. Orion and Calypso Spots are appalled at this discriminatory behavior.