15_the_circle | today's neologism

[OT from cottage renovations]

today's unwelcome addition to the English language: persablongs.

as in: "In a few minutes this train will arrive in Wilmington, Delaware. before detraining please check the seat area around you for books, papers and persablongs. Thank you for traveling Amtrak and have a pleasant day".

this from the same railroad that leaves me stymied when a train is coming into a station and they announce "Please exit the train where you see a uniformed crew member as all doors will not open". what do they do, issue them Swiss Army knives or cutting torches? and if none of the doors will open, why are they bothering to stop the train?

I would feel so reassured if they could bring themselves to say "... not all doors will open ..." but it just ain't gonna happen. but as long as those uniformed crew members can find a way to get us out of there with our persablongs intact, that's enough.