The committee
H. G. Plimsoll
Plimsoll once spent four hours on hold with a utility company and describes the experience as formative. He owns two bow ties and is wearing the other one.
Specimens considered
- No. 200The saliva ejector2.1
- No. 191The night deposit slot4.2
- No. 189A marquee short one letter3.4
- No. 188The mirror's last offer3.8
- No. 182The wall of sample license plates4.3
- No. 158Cup with no matching saucer4.5
- No. 157The passport photo backdrop1.8
- No. 152The vacancy sign4.3
- No. 147The microfilm reader2.2
- No. 133A book of forever stamps4.3
- No. 128The bubble level3.5
- No. 117A wall of dryer doors3.8
- No. 114The tire air machine2.6
- No. 111The stapled pharmacy bag3.8
- No. 086The sign-here arrow sticker1.8
- No. 083The puddle that never dries2.8
- No. 080The reception aquarium4.5
- No. 079The feels-like temperature2.1
- No. 073The demagnetized hotel key card2.6
- No. 065The garage door opener4.3
- No. 063The travel-size shampoo bottle3.0
- No. 055The produce mister3.8
- No. 054The pine tree air freshener3.4
- No. 049A bar of soap worn to a coin3.2
- No. 042The library due-date stamp3.4
- No. 030The jury summons arrives1.8
- No. 020Off duty: a traffic cone at rest3.2
- No. 013The hand towel no one may use3.5
- No. 005The parking garage ticket2.9
- No. 002Hold music, in captivity3.8