Waiting Room
I'm sure there's a story behind the barcalounger in the waiting room. Once upon a time, it was surely a statement of some kind, or a response to repeated offhand criticisms. Something like "Gee Mel, for as long as you make me wait everytime I gotta come here to get the rig looked at, you oughta at least have comfortable chairs." Everyone chuckles. The joke comes up again. And again. Then finally, sick of the joke... or maybe somebody brought it up on a particularly bad day ... Mel says "To hell with it! You wanna be comfy? You think we take too long? Well here's a nice soft chair for you to take a nap in. You want a bedtime story too? A blankie? How about your Mama's tit to help you sleep?"
Bet that solved the problem.
Or maybe it's something else entirely.