Diana Manister ([log in to unmask]) wrote the following on Thu, Mar 04, 2010 at 07:05:27PM +0000: > > Dear George, > > An seated adult could not be "under" a door knob either. Maybe "beside." Diana, This is of course one of the sillier exchanges yet held on this list (although goodness knows there's plenty of competition), but: I'm 6'3" and I just sat down (on the floor--it probably wasn't clear that I meant that) with my back against my office door and, well, the doorknob was directly above my head. Happy to test theories in literature with experiential data, George > > > > Diana > > > Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 10:08:47 -0500 > > From: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: 'Gerontion' -- the dramatic arc > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > Diana Manister ([log in to unmask]) wrote the following on Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 07:38:50PM -0500: > > > Dear George, > > > > > > He would have to be three feet tall to be under a doorknob. A windy > > > hill seems more likely. A house could be under a hill. > > > > Well, of course (as I think I said) he would need to be sitting down; the image that comes to my mind is of > > G sitting with his back to the door. But, yes, now I re-read it it's clearer that it's the HOUSE that is > > "under a windy knob." > > > > George > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/