History Main / MysteriousTeachersLounge

In schools, colleges and universities, the teachers' lounge (aka "faculty lounge") is essentially a break room: a place with sofas and upholstered chairs and a coffeemaker for the faculty to enjoy some relaxing social time away from their teaching.

So in school settings, expect to see student characters discuss and debate what might be inside. Speculation about its intriguing secrets may go wild. Is there a SecretRoom hidden [[BookcasePassage behind a bookshelf]], perhaps with a stash of ImpossiblyDeliciousFood or booze? Is there a trapdoor to an ElaborateUndergroundBase? What do teachers ''do'' in the lounge? If enough characters get involved, they may even plan to sneak in and discover for themselves what sorts of secrets are hidden there.

In schools, colleges and universities the teachers' lounge (aka "faculty lounge") is essentially a break room: A place with sofas and upholstered chairs and a coffeemaker for the faculty to enjoy some social time away from their teaching. But from the students' perspective, the only thing they know about the Mysterious Teachers Lounge is ... well, that they ''don't'' know what exactly lies beyond that locked door marked "No Entry".

So in school settings, expect to see student characters occasionally discuss and debate the possibilities of what might be inside. Speculation about its intriguing secrets may go wild. Is there a SecretRoom hidden [[BookcasePassage behind a bookshelf]], perhaps with a stash of ImpossiblyDeliciousFood or booze? What do teachers do in there? If enough characters get involved, they may even plan to sneak in and discover for themselves what sorts of secrets are hidden there.

In some old colleges and universities, the faculty lounge may be more like a posh private club, with a sumptuous dining room, a wood-panelled lounge and a library where glasses of port and brandy are served and [[DistinguishedGentlemansPipe pipes are smoked]].

So in school settings, expect to see student characters occasionally discuss and debate the possibilities of what might be inside. Speculation about its intriguing secrets may go wild. Is there a SecretRoom hidden [[BookcasePassage behind a bookshelf]], perhaps with a stash of DeliciousFood or booze? What do teachers do in there? If enough characters get involved, they may even plan to sneak in and discover for themselves what sorts of secrets are hidden there.

So in school settings, expect to see student characters occasionally discuss and debate the possibilities of what might be inside. Speculation about its intriguing secrets may go wild. Are there snacks or a secret bar [[BookshelfDoor hidden behind a bookshelf]]? What do teachers do in there? If enough characters get involved, they may even plan to sneak in and discover for themselves what sorts of secrets are hidden there.

So in school settings, expect to see student characters occasionally discuss and debate the possibilities of what might be inside. Speculation about its intriguing secrets may go wild. Are there snacks hidden in there? What do teachers do in there? If enough characters get involved, they may even plan to sneak in and discover for themselves what sorts of secrets are hidden there.

In some old colleges and universities, the faculty lounge may be more like a posh private club, with a sumptuous dining room, a wood-panelled lounge and a library where glasses of port and brandy are served and [[PipesAreClassy pipes are smoked]].

In schools, the teachers' lounge is essentially a break room: A place with sofas and upholstered chairs and a coffeemaker for the faculty to enjoy some social time away from their teaching. But from the students' perspective, the only thing they know about the Mysterious Teachers Lounge is ... well, that they ''don't'' know what exactly lies beyond that locked door marked "No Entry".

So in school settings, expect to see student characters occasionally discuss and debate the possibilities of what might be inside. Speculation about its intriguing secrets may go wild. If enough characters get involved, they may even plan to sneak in and discover for themselves what sorts of secrets are hidden therein.

In schools, the teacher's lounge is essentially a break room: A place for the faculty to enjoy time away from their duties as teachers of society's next generation. But from the students' perspective, the only thing they know about the Mysterious Teachers Lounge is ... well, that they ''don't'' know what exactly lies beyond that locked door.

So in school settings, expect to see characters occasionally discuss and debate the possibilities of what might be inside. If enough characters get involved, they may even plan to actively break in and discover for themselves what sorts of secrets are hidden therein.

In more faculty-centric shows, someone may make an issue out of use of the ''teachers''' lounge by support staff; in real life it's usually ''officially'' labeled as "Faculty/Staff Lounge" or some such even if nobody calls it that, for that reason.

Fun fact for today's kids: During the years between teachers not being allowed to smoke in the classroom, and teachers not being allowed to smoke in the school ''at all,'' the teachers' lounge ''reeked'' of cigs, and the smell was noticeable well into the hallway leading past it.

Compare WondrousLadiesRoom, a similar place in which no man has gone before, and TeachersOutOfSchool for when part of the mystery surrounding teachers evaporates.

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* ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework'': averted, not only does the protagonist go inside the faculty room, he can have sex with Ms. Walsh there. And Dr. Mosely catches him if he does.

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* In ''Webcomic/DestinyFailsUs'', Samson [[http://destinyfailsus.com/comics/34/#.T74C_cWFnCE sneaks into the teacher's lounge]] just to change a few names around on his teacher's notes for the next project's study groups.

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* Averted in ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework''. Not only does the protagonist go inside the faculty room, he can have sex with Ms. Walsh there. And Dr. Mosely catches him if he does.

* A ''WesternAnimation/PepperAnn'' comic in ''Magazine/DisneyAdventures'' uses this trope as the basis for its plot. When she is allowed to actually visit the lounge, [[RealityEnsues her expectations on what it contains were crushed]]. [[spoiler:After she leaves, the teachers reveal [[RealAfterAll a secret luxurious room of the lounge]].]]