Nice note from hotel housekeeping may give you an existential crisis

"Here's your fresh towels and also mortality is inescapable."
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Andrea Romano
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Good hospitality means two things: fresh towels and a daily dose of existential anxiety.

While staying at a hotel in Boone, North Carolina, author Jon Ronson (So You've Been Publicly Shamed and The Psychopath Test, among others), got a lovely note from the housekeeping staff.

At least, it started out nice, but ended on a much darker note. We're sure the staff was just trying to brighten Ronson's day.


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Still, a casual reminder of your mortality is one way to start the day.

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Andrea Romano

Andrea Romano -- comedy writer, craft enthusiast, lady -- was a Watercooler Reporter. She worked as an intern at Mashable beginning in January 2014. Andrea recently completed her Masters degree in Media Studies and Film from The New School and writes sketch comedy at Upright Citizens Brigade and The People's Improv Theatre. She once watched three Paul Rudd movies in a row on a bicoastal flight and didn't realize it until she landed. She does things like that a lot. Twitter: @theandrearomano

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