In which the MLA is attempting to single-handedly start the revolution, or something

So.  The #MLA13 convention account, which appears to be a legitimate thing, tweeted this astonishing proposition:

An #MLA13 challenge: along w daily tip to hotel housekeeper, leave a literary note! E.g. "A clean room makes me happy to be On the Road."

— MLA Convention (@MLAconvention) December 30, 2012

Given that academics are notoriously lousy tippers--I suspect the housekeeping staff will not exactly be raking in bundles of cash during the conference--this is, to say the least, a mind-blowingly inane thing to say.  Even in jest.  How about suggesting that you tip double your usual amount?

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[Michael Hendry]

I don't know what hotel housekeepers think about classicists, but I'm told that hotel owners love to host their conventions. Apparently, professors of Greek and Latin are less likely to disturb other guests, break furniture, steal towels, stain carpets with food, drink, blood, or human waste, or be arrested, than any other profession that has an annual conference. So a hotel owner told some of them, anyway.