>>snip: >> >>>One recent success in the area of seating in circulation space is the >>>so-called >>>"husband bench" I included in an alcove at the entrance to the museum >>>shop in our additions to the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego. >> >> >>Ms. Trowbridge: >> >>Could you please describe this "husband bench," with which I am unfamiliar= ? >> >>Sincerely, >>Bill >> >> > > >A "husband bench," as my understanding goes, is a bench situated outside >shops, especially material and craft stores where the bored husbands, >boyfriends, etc sit while the wives, girlfriends shop. Good idea IMO ;) > > Ahem. Could we call this a spouse, friend, significant other bench? I don't mind sexism, but I've seen guys shop their brains out in stores I wouldn't be caught dead in (insert sporting goods, boating, and used cars...) Ivy Fleck Strickler Phone 215-895-1637 Drexel University Fax 215-895-4917 Nesbitt College of Design Arts [log in to unmask] Philadelphia, PA 19104 "Never forget that life is like a Fellini movie, and you're getting to see it for free=8A"