An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience.
Meaning of the quote
Escalators are machines that move up and down to help people get to different floors. Mitch Hedberg, a famous American comedian, said that even if an escalator stops working, it doesn't really break. It just turns into regular stairs that you can walk up and down instead. So, you shouldn't see a sign that says the escalator is "out of order" - the sign should just say it's "temporarily stairs." The joke is that even when the escalator isn't working, it's still there to help you, so you should apologize for the "inconvenience."
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