2013 – Page 92 – Muni Diaries

Five Muni Moments This Week

February 15, 2013 eugenia Leave a comment

Five noteworthy things that happened on the bus this week:

Sometimes the jokes write themselves, especially if you’re on Muni. “Crack head, a hooker and a magenta-stained poodle get on the bus…” No really: just saw this on the 44-O’Shaughnessy. Meanwhile, a guy wearing those Google Glasses got on Muni this week. Wonder if he saw the old guy softly playing harmonica on the bus, or the beautiful baritone singer singing in Italian on the 49-Van Ness. This week a rider put a new spin on the grooming practices on the bus: a woman was applying foot lotion on Muni. Nail clipping on the bus is so…2010.

This week’s Muni moments were brought to you by:
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Category: Funny: Muni LOLs Tags: 44-O'Shaughnessy, 49-Van Ness

Not-Banksy on Muni

February 15, 2013 Tara 9 comments

Ed note: I know, it’s not exactly weirdness on Muni, especially on a 49-Van Ness/Mission. But it’s pretty squarely WTF with a side of, “Really? Really.” Muni rider Chaz draws a distinction between beloved street art and your everyday tagger drawing on the bus:

I watched this shitstain and his crew get on the 49 northbound at Turk or so and proceed to very obviously and obnoxiously scrawl his handle on the ceiling of the bus. I was a few seconds too late to capture him in the act, but you can see the purple marker in his hand and the matching color of illegible text above his head. If the bus had played the “if you see graffiti in progress…” announcement or I just remembered the number I would have notified the authorities; instead in my powerlessness I turn to the internet hive.

Category: Photos, WTF: Weirdness on Muni Tags: 49-Van Ness

Novel Valentine spotted on Muni

February 14, 2013 jeff Leave a comment

If you’re looking for ideas for Valentine’s Day, this Muni rider has you covered: a blowgun that shoots roses at the target of your affection/obsession/vengeance.

Dear Cupid: Your bow and arrow are so 2012.

Via Tenderloin Geographic Society.

Category: Photos

Five Lovelorn Muni Riders Want To Know If You’re The One

February 14, 2013 eugenia One comment

Photo by David Lytle

If you’re still secretly wishing you had a date for Valentine’s Day (but publicly denouncing the Hallmark-esque insincerity of the holiday itself), I found five great San Francisco singles for you. These guys and girls are environmentally conscious, technology savvy, financially responsible, with sensitive writerly souls.

Oh, all right. These are bus riders who wrote Craigslist missed connection ads. But hey, with less than 24 hours until doomsday, this is no time to be picky. We didn’t correct grammar or punctuation mistakes in the ads because…I think that’s pertinent information you need to know.

So if you’re looking for a last-minute date, especially if you are the girl who wore black and white snowflake skirts and tights (or if you’re the girl who bought a painting and gave the dude a fake phone number), you might be the one they’re looking for!

Here are our Muni-riding singles:

Category: Funny: Muni LOLs

F-Market photogs wanted for 2014 calendar

February 13, 2013 jeff Leave a comment

Photo by Adolfo Echeverry via Market Street Railway

It’s that time of the year again. Meaning, it’s time to plan hella in advance, because the folks at Market Street Railway are getting their 2014 calendar together. And they are looking for photographers. Know any?

In case you’re unfamiliar, Market Street Railway is “the nonprofit preservation partner of Muni.” Love streetcars and transit history? Become a member of Market Street Railway today!

Category: News

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