Here I figured this was either about a Paul McCartney song from the "Band on the Run" album, or something Joe Kagee (sp?) said in economics class 40+ years ago at DAHS.
My daughter was standing in front of the davenport (aka sofa) the other day, between yours truly and the TV, while engrossed in text messaging. I told her that "she made a better door than a window" and received a blank stare in response.