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Somewhere in the crowd . . .
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Excuse me, I need to get to my seat . . .
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An inveterate talker . . . and listener.
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Update 08/04/2012: related media coverage of the event (with photos) here, here, here, and here.
Emergency evacuation chairs were recently installed in the stairwells of the building where I work. Each device is encased in a storage cover, imprinted with a pictograph:
Is it just me, or does this picture remind you of a torture session straight from the dreams of Dick Cheney?