“Around here, people decide whether something is ‘in’, which means it’s stylish and appealing, or ‘out’, which means it’s not. And it changes all the time.”
— The hook-handed man, as the doorman of 667 Dark Avenue
Prior to the Baudelaires’ arrival (Exact Date Unknown):
1. Light was in, dark was out
2. Orphans were out
Upon the Baudelaires’ arrival (Exact Date Unknown):
1. Dark was in, light was out
2. Stairs were in, elevators were out
3. Pinstriped suits were in, other types of clothing were out
4. Aqueous martinis were in, alcoholic martinis were out
5. Orphans were in
Shortly after the Baudelaires’ arrival (Exact Date Unknown):
1. Light was back in, dark was out
2. Tools were out
The night of the Baudelaires’ outing to Café Salmonella (Exact Date Unknown):
1. Almanacs were out
2. Large bronze squares were out
3. Ocean décor was in
A list of ‘in’ object according to the King of Arizona (Exact Date Unknown):
1. Grapefruits
2. Bright blue cereal; bowls
3. Billboards with photographs of weasels on them
4. Automobile tires
5. Cross-country skiing
6. Movies with waterfalls in them
7. Magenta wallpaper
8. Triangular picture frames
9. Very fancy doilies
10. Garbage cans with letters of the alphabet stencilled all over them
11. Yellow paper-clips
12. Vacuum cleaners
13. Cotton balls
14. Anything with chocolate sprinkles on it
*This information is rather dull and very pointless. However, seeing that to some people such dull, pointless things are very, very important, this short history has been created.
