True Blue
The e-TrueBlue alumni newsletter for recent grads looks at the couch ban with a not-quite-recent grad perspective. An item entitled “Porch couches a thing of the past” explains somberly that “the foam cushions in many couches are a serious fire hazard that can be ignited by a dropped cigarette.” The newsletter also warns about the cost of living in cities like New York and Chicago, offering pest control tips for alums who move into less than ideal apartments. After all, four years of living in the low-cost, vermin-free, not at all falling completely apart palaces of Ann Arbor is enough to spoil you.
Nonsense. There’s no reason why I’d be more likely to drop a cig on a porch couch than on any other piece of indoor furniture. American-made furniture is saturated with flame-retardant chemicals. It would take concerted effort to set fire to any couch, porch or otherwise.
posted by Laura on July 29th, 2004 at 12:25 amAs a former employee of the Alumni Association, that does not surprise me in the slightest.
posted by Geoff Brown on July 29th, 2004 at 9:27 amBut think of the children. It’s always about the children. Those porch couches go on rampages at night while we are sleeping and steal the breath from babies. Some people may say that’s cats, but it’s all lies perpetuated by the people protecting porch couches. In non-colleges, where there’s a porch couch, a vehicle is not too far away. that gives them the chance to vent. But in a college town, when they go on a rampage they have to walk and that makes them ornery.
posted by Kozzie on July 29th, 2004 at 12:50 pmhugh I need your e-mail address. Send it to my e-mail.
posted by aunt glor on July 30th, 2004 at 8:12 pmI did this wrong the first time. I hope this is right. Hugh call or e-mail me your e-mail address.Aunt glor
posted by Anonymous on July 30th, 2004 at 8:15 pm