>>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...)


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