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wow author really reaching here.. How's the no vacancy sign any different than the Open/Close sign at the front of every business front? "First, some quick his
by jordache 10y ago
wow author really reaching here.. How's the no vacancy sign any different than the Open/Close sign at the front of every business front?
"First, some quick historical context. It’s not clear who came up with the ingeniously simple pairing of “Vacancy” and “No Vacancy,” which allows the motel operator to simply toggle the “No” on or off, but it was probably sometime in the 1930s or before. "
- blacksmith_tb 10y agoWell, I agree that it exaggerates the importance of the (No) Vacancy sign, but it is different in precisely the sense the author is talking about - you have an on/off switch for NO, and another for VACANCY. While presumably no one wants or needs to turn on OPEN and CLOSED simultaneously.
- jordache 10y agoOpen+CLOSED doesn't me anything. NO+VACATION = there are no more rooms available.