Jinxes at WNN, or "Stairy, Stairy Night"

[Doug Elrod]

Today, Andrew said that the reason he always took the stairs (thereby improving his health considerably, according to a new study:
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/29/1247532191/longevity-stairs-climbing-exercise-heart-disease),
is that he's been stuck on the elevator more than once!  In response, Rhiannon admitted that she's *never* gotten stuck on the elevator,
which apparently dooms her to some sort of elevator-related malfunction in the not-too-distant future (sorry about that!).

Any other jinxes that WNN has been prone to?  My favorite (a good jinx?) is probably the Saga of the Right Chair, where, if that anchor
leaves, she's likely to have a *baby* before long.  ESPECIALLY if she protests, "I'm not pregnant!", during her sendoff :-).

-Doug Elrod (dr...@cornell.edu)

[danny burstein]

On Mon, 29 Apr 2024, 'Doug Elrod' via World News Now Discussion List wrote:

> Today, Andrew said that the reason he always took the stairs (thereby
> improving his health considerably, according to a new study:
> https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/29/1247532191/longevity-stairs-climbing-exercise-heart-disease),
> is that he's been stuck on the elevator more than once!  In response,
> Rhiannon admitted that she's *never* gotten stuck on the elevator, which
> apparently dooms her to some sort of elevator-related malfunction in the
> not-too-distant future (sorry about that!).

Uh oh. Brings to mind the elevator scene in one of my
favorite movies (which had a dual theatre and also tv
release, so gets both credits..), "Paper Man", 1971 [a].

Yes, with Tina Chen, Stefanie Powers, and some others.

There's a scene where one of the students
is trapped in an elevator stuck between
floors, and he decides to force the doors open
and, well, gets halfway out...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_Man_(1971_film)