40 Fun Things to do in an Elevator
Scare people....
- Grimace painfully while smacking your forehead and muttering, 'Shut up, dammit, all of you just shut UP!'
- Whistle the first seven notes of 'It's a Small World' incessantly.
- Sell Girl Scout cookies.
- On a long ride, sway side to side at the natural frequency of the elevator.
- Shave.
- Crack open your briefcase or purse, and while peering inside ask: 'Got enough air in there?'
- Offer name tags to everyone getting on the elevator. Wear yours upside-down.
- Stand silent and motionless in the corner, facing the wall, without getting off.
- When arriving at your floor, grunt and strain to yank the doors open, then act embarrassed when they open by themselves.
- Greet everyone getting on the elevator with a warm handshake and ask them to call you Admiral.
- On the highest floor, hold the door open and demand that it stay open until you hear the penny you dropped down the shaft go 'plink' at the bottom.
- Do Tai Chi exercises.
- Stare, grinning, at another passenger for a while, and then announce: 'I've got new socks on!'
- When at least 8 people have boarded, moan from the back, 'Oh, not now, damn motion sickness!'
- Meow occasionally.
- Frown and mutter 'gotta go, gotta go' then sigh and say 'oops!'
- Show other passengers a wound and ask if it looks infected.
- Sing 'Mary had a little lamb' while continually pushing buttons.
- Holler 'Chutes away!' whenever the elevator descends
- Leave a box between the doors.
- Ask each passenger getting on if you can push the button for them.
- Wear a puppet on your hand and talk to other passengers 'through' it.
- Start a sing-along.
- When the elevator is silent, look around and ask 'is that your beeper?'
- Play the harmonica.
- Say 'Ding!' at each floor.
- Lean against the button panel.
- Say 'I wonder what all these do' and push the red buttons.
- Listen to the elevator walls with a stethoscope.
- Draw a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passengers that this is your 'personal space.'
- Bring a chair along.
- Blow spit bubbles.
- Pull your gum out of your mouth in long strings.
- Carry a blanket and clutch it protectively.
- Make explosion noises when anyone presses a button.
- Wear 'X-Ray Specs' and leer suggestively at other passengers.
- Stare at your thumb and say 'I think it's getting larger.'
- If anyone brushes against you, recoil and holler 'Bad touch!'