The Week contest: Snore Patrol - August 12, 2011

The Crowne Plaza hotel chain has started testing its first "snore absorption rooms," with soundproof walls and "snore patrols" to knock on the doors of thunderous snorers. What should these anti-snoring employees be called?&

The Week contest: Snore Patrol - August 12, 2011
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Results: The Crowne Plaza hotel chain has started testing its first “snore absorption rooms,” with soundproof walls and “snore patrols” to knock on the doors of thunderous snorers. We asked you what these anti-snoring employees should be called.

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