Sexually active coat hangers are at their peak when they are in a small closet. We once lived in an apartment with a closet so small it couldn't support a rod: just two nails. Within a week (the shortest gestation in the history of coat hangers) we had thirty-seven of those little suckers.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- In a small space, clothes accumulate quickly and hangers multiply as if breeding.
- In plain terms
- In small apartments, hangers pile up like babies.
- What can you take from it?
- Small storage areas encourage clutter.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you deal with small storage?
- Why do things multiply in your home?
Another view
This is a hyperbolic joke, not literal.
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