So Long, Gideons (Some hotels no longer have a Bible in the room)

Newsweek ^ | November 8, 2007 | Roya Wolverson

[2ndDivisionVet]

Slowly, but surely, we become Europe, sans the historic scenery and cuisine.

[EagleUSA]

Yes, next there will be a prayer rug rolled up in the drawer along with a copy of the Koran (sp?) and the Communist Manifesto....

[sofaman]

I’m at the Grand Hyatt in NYC right now...no Bible in the room... but there is a leaky loo, so all is not lost.

[Secret Agent Man]

“romance concierge”

Really means: slutty periphenaila and softcore cable tv

[purpleraine]

If you don’t want porn movies in your room and you find yourself in a hotel wiith the “service,” call down to the desk and they will block those channels. We’ve done that for 15 years.

[Getready]

Nowadays, staying in a hotel room, could be like staying in
someone elses “sex-room”...man,you never know what was
going on, in the bed, or on those bed covers, or couches,
in the tub, etc....
I recently heard about some room maids in Germany who were
disgusted cause they had to clean up in rooms where
pornographic material was displayed ...yeeech...and let’s
say there were lots of “products of conception” all around.
I know they wash the sheets, and towels, but am not sure
about the bedcovers, carpets, tubs, couches, table tops,
etc...
Anybody here know about the sanitation in hotels, motels?

[VOA]

...the corporate office in Dallas recently removed them due to
guest inquiries about why other religious texts weren't available.

Why I will never be a hotel-chain exec:
I'd tell the angry Muslims that as soon as their "Gideon's"
was shipping free Korans, etc. TOTALLY FREE OF CHARGE, I'd think
about having them at the front desk, available on request.

And those Korans should be in Arabic so as not to offend our
radicalized Muslim customers!
And I'd have hotel security and the local authorities to check
'em for explosives and anthrax before handing them out!

As for the other faiths, I'd say "tell 'em to bring their laptops
and they can get all the religious lit over our Internet connections
they want.
Free of charge as usual!"

[Cinnamon]

dont’t forget the Che posters too

[Loud Mime]

I carry my own bed cover, pillow (the MOST essential element) and a sleeping bag; I drive about 40,000 miles per year. That spray Lysol is a good traveling companion too.

[ken21]

from what i hear,

i don’t think you want to know about

sanitation in mo and ho

tels

[pillut48]

So the hoity toity (and some not so much) have given up Bibles for what? Bedbugs?!

I prefer the Bibles myself, but there’s no accounting for taste!

[Tanniker Smith]

And since they can't take care of everyone, they'll take care of no one. How nice.

[NRA2BFree]

Those same hotels probably provide porn channels into the rooms now. America is going down!

[pillut48]

“Products of conception” is what is leftover after a miscarriage or an abortion...I think you meant used condoms/sex toys or something like that? I’ve seen documentaries where they said that hotel bedcovers (quilts, or comforters, or whatever they are called where you live) are RARELY washed, and yes, sperm was one of the number one things found on the dirty linens.

Ewww factor to infinity!!! :-O

[Dilbert San Diego]

I remember a story about a year ago, about a hotel that had pulled the Gideon bibles, and replaced them with Al Gore’s book.

[I still care]

“Providing Bibles would mean the hotel “would have to take care of every guest’s belief.”

They would? Says who? A private concern can provide what it wants.

[Lee N. Field]

.yeeech...and let’s say there were lots of “products of conception” all around.

Biohazard, seriously.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Have you ever thought about taking the Foreign Service Officer test at the State Department?

[Gondring]

That spray Lysol is a good traveling companion too.

Good tip.

For those who aren't familiar with it, read the instructions... For disinfection, spray--and then let the surface air-dry for 10 minutes before use.