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"Such people, whether employed or unemployed, lead a hedonist self-destructive lifestyle. If they are employed, their money usually goes to drugs and/or alcohol. Other bums and partygoers can also temporarily stay for parties." -- IT'S LIKE I'M READING A REAL ENCYCLOPEDIA!

That caught my eye and I removed it. Not a NPOV at all. 81.235.136.245 00:27, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Blues Brothers as a source?

"Hotel for Men; Transients Welcome"??? That's exactly what the sign says on the hotel Jake and Elwood live in. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.68.127.93 (talk) 01:49, 9 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I removed it. Czolgolz (talk) 01:43, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology

Being English I am not familiar with the use in America of 'flophouse' as an equivalent of the British doss-house. I do know however that 'flop-house' in British English has a specific meaning, i.e. a form of accommodation where the only mechanism from keeping sleepers off the floor were ropes over which they would place their arms to go to sleep. There were no beds: a user would simply 'flop' over the rope. Presumably the American word came from that same source. Should this not be included on the page?

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