“where saying “ladies’ lingerie” in an elevator is a well-known gag line”
I’m not familiar with that.
Where’s the gag from?
It's a take on a Bugs Bunny cartoon! Back when, when I was a kid, department stores, like Marshall Fields in Chicago, Macy's and Gimbels, in Manhattan, were 7 or 8 floors. It was a pre-recorded message, in the days before Musak.
The Looney Tunes short "Hare Conditioned", 1945:
Bugs Bunny: Fifth floor! Rubber tires, sugar, bourbon, butter, and other picture postcards!
The Monkey King in Jackie Chan Adventures:
"Third floor: housewares, ladies' undergarments, puppets!"
Marlon Brando, of all people, worked as an elevator operator. He quit because saying "lingerie" out loud embarrassed him.
The offended "Gender Studies" idiot need to be be lobotomized as a brain upgrade. It will improve her intelligence.
Being born in 1945 I can remember being in department stores that had elevator attendants who announce the items for sale on each as the elevator arrived at that floor. Invariably, it be something similar to: “Third floor, ladies’ lingerie, dresses, gowns, and beauty products” followed by “Fourth floor, mens’ haberdashery.”
When elevator attendants went away so did the announcements, they were replaced by a directory posted near the elevator.
Naturally, ‘50s comedians had many jokes with the, “Third floor, ladies lingerie.” as a punchline. The jokes were harmless and not in the least riske. I take that you might be rather young to never have heard the subject line spoken in jest.
Only a humourless, trouble-seeking, radical would take offense where none was intended.
Being born in 1945 I can remember being in department stores that had elevator attendants who announce the items for sale on each as the elevator arrived at that floor. Invariably, it be something similar to: “Third floor, ladies’ lingerie, dresses, gowns, and beauty products” followed by “Fourth floor, mens’ haberdashery.”
When elevator attendants went away so did the announcements, they were replaced by a directory posted near the elevator.
Naturally, ‘50s comedians had many jokes with the, “Third floor, ladies lingerie.” as a punchline. The jokes were harmless and not in the least riske. I take that you might be rather young to never have heard the subject line spoken in jest.
Only a humourless, trouble-seeking, radical would take offense where none was intended.
Being born in 1945 I can remember being in department stores that had elevator attendants who announce the items for sale on each as the elevator arrived at that floor. Invariably, it be something similar to: “Third floor, ladies’ lingerie, dresses, gowns, and beauty products” followed by “Fourth floor, mens’ haberdashery.”
When elevator attendants went away so did the announcements, they were replaced by a directory posted near the elevator.
Naturally, ‘50s comedians had many jokes with the, “Third floor, ladies lingerie.” as a punchline. The jokes were harmless and not in the least riske. I take that you might be rather young to never have heard the subject line spoken in jest.
Only a humourless, trouble-seeking, radical would take offense where none was intended.
Being born in 1945 I can remember being in department stores that had elevator attendants who announce the items for sale on each as the elevator arrived at that floor. Invariably, it be something similar to: “Third floor, ladies’ lingerie, dresses, gowns, and beauty products” followed by “Fourth floor, mens’ haberdashery.”
When elevator attendants went away so did the announcements, they were replaced by a directory posted near the elevator.
Naturally, ‘50s comedians had many jokes with the, “Third floor, ladies lingerie.” as a punchline. The jokes were harmless and not in the least riske. I take that you might be rather young to never have heard the subject line spoken in jest.
Only a humourless, trouble-seeking, radical would take offense where none was intended.
Many departments stores in the cities had elevators and one of the floors was womens' undergarments.
It was a running gag for years in elevators when the human operator would ask you, "What floor?" the laugh line was "Ladies lingerie, please".
It's an old joke and outdated for today's Marxist PC language and to those like yourself, who don't even know where the line came from.
The exact etiology I don't know but try watching a bunch of old B&W movies from the 30s and 40s and 50s and you'll eventually catch the line in a script.
Those old movies are what made the then-funny gag line popular.
it was from a time of large department stores and believe it or not, men who were elevator operators who announced what departments were on each floor.
Love In An Elevator:
“2nd floor....hardware, children’s wear, lady’s lingerie.
Oh, good morning Mr. Tyler. Going Down?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Yrhv33Zb8