Peek and Leave - The Phenomena

There is a certain phenomena that occurs in a particular building near ECU's campus. The place harbors some of the most naturally occurring peak-and-leave's known on this planet. What is a peak-and-leave, you may ask? I'll do my best to try and explain....

P&L's are just what the name suggests: you peek into a room to see who is in there, and if you don't want to enter the room based on the quality of person's in such room, you decide to leave... all the while making it look inconspicuous as to what your true intentions are. Still confused? Well, maybe these pictures will help... (with the help of my good friend, Aaron and Jonathon):

THE SNEAK-PEAK-AND-LEAVE. A common type of Peek-and-Leave. You get your head in just enough to see who is in the room. There isn't much of a chance of being seen, but the risk has it's downside... if you are seen then you will be labeled as a Peak-and-Leaver.

The PAPER-PEAK-AND-LEAVE. This is when you "casually" walk by the room while "looking" through the paper. And then the ever-so-slightist glance to see who is in the room. It works sometimes. A keen eye will notice that it is a peak-and-leave.

DOUBLE-SNEAK-PEAK-AND-LEAVE. Two people may go to opposite sides and do the individual Sneak-Peak-and-Leave, but this one has two people.

VANITY-PEAK-AND-LEAVE. A desperate attempt to see who is in the room without making your actual body pass by. There is also the horizontal version of this same type of peak-and-leave.

COMPUTER-PEAK-AND-LEAVE. The computer at the UCM sits in a very strategic position. There you can check you email or the latest sports. But, you can also casually look over your shoulder to see the occupants of the room. It is one of the best spots to do a peak-and-leave and get away with it, scott free, so to speak. It's a very popular choice among peak-and-leavers.

FLY-BY-PEAK-AND-LEAVE. Not very common, because the consequences can be detrimental. Occupants in the room usually notice this occurance, thereby hard to pass by unnoticed and unaware of. High risk factor involved. Very few can get away with this. Scars, blood, and a crushed nether-region are direct possible consequences of this peak-and-leave if not extremely careful.

CHAIR-BY-PEAK-AND-LEAVE. Get in a chair... roll by...... and peak..... It's simple.

PURE-DISGUST-PEAK-AND-LEAVE. Sometimes when you walk by, you see somebody that you just absolutely don't want to talk to. It makes you freeze in your tracks. The facial expressions and body language is hard to control when you have pure disgust eminating throughout. Just imagine seeing Jabba The Hut watching T.V. in the room. Not cool.

And there you have it. Now this is NOT the final list of Peak-and-Leaves. There are many more. And maybe there will be future posts dedicated to unveiling such P&L's. Until then...... vaya con Dios.