[Ads-l] choreography
Jonathan Lighter
wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM
Sat Jun 27 23:51:32 UTC 2015
As I understood it, the on-the-spot journalist was speaking of the guy's
familiarity with the arrangement of rooms and hallways.
She *may* have meant comings and goings (which would be equally
noteworthy), but that's not my impression.
She even turned halfway round to point to the hotel entrance.
Time will tell.
JL
On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 7:19 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 7:29 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
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> > 'Physical arrangement' ?
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> Seems unlikely, but...
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> Youneverknow.
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> My own WAG:
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> the comings and goings of the staff and the guests?
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