Your place to share stories on and off the bus.
Look at that! Wouldya just look at that? That right there is a dog in a bag with wheels, minding its own biz on Muni.
Muni rider Derek eyed the pup and sent us this report: “While riding home last night I spotted this cute little face!”
JUST LOOK AT THIS DOG!
Ever wondered what it’s like to fight crime as the caped crusader? Well, then, this is your lucky day.
Several of you spotted Batman riding Muni last summer and shared it here with your fellow Gothamites/San Franciscans.
Then, a few weeks ago, Batman himself wrote us to share what that day was like from behind the mask:
It’s not everyday people see Batman on Muni. This was my second time taking Muni as the Bay Area Hero. The first time I did it was on July 23rd 2014 (Batman’s 75th Anniversary) and someone captured some pictures and they were posted to Muni Diaries. I thought it would be entertaining to capture reactions from my perspective.
Thanks for sharing, Batman!
Does anyone remember what those things are? They’re cumbersome and awkward, is all I got.
Photographer Reinier Gerritsen has catalogued NYC Subway passengers holding and consuming those big, bulky things, in a pretty gosh darn beautiful collection called The Last Book. Visit Gerritsen’s site for a look at all the purty pitchers.
Meanwhile, back on the Best Coast, we literary types still read honest-to-God books on our commutes all. the. time. What’s the last book you read or saw someone reading on Muni?
h/t Laughing Squid
Photo by Reinier Gerritsen
This Muni passenger is named Charlie, not to be confused with Skippy the Iguana, who was previously profiled alongside the fancy people in The Wall Street Journal. Charlie is also not to be confused with that slimy “Could switching to GEICO really save you 15% or more on car insurance?” gecko.
Muni rider Ramona snapped this photo of Charlie chillin’ in the back of the 6-Parnassus. I dig his icy glaze and no-fucks-given attitude. I only hope he will forgive the number of terrible puns I couldn’t resist making at his expense.
Want more Muni portraits of the non-humanoid variety? We’ve got more cuties on Muni this way.
Psst, don’t keep your witty transit-inspired updates to just you and your Facebook friends. Tag us @munidiaries!
Some like to tune the world out. Others actively people-watch. And there are those who capitalize on their commute time by practicing origami.
The art of fine paper-folding is by no means the only art/craft that Muni riders engage in. To whit, we told you years ago about a few people who knit on the bus. And this finished origami bird found a home on Muni.
What do you do to pass the time on your commute?
If you haven’t already, stop everything you’re doing. Nothing could possibly be more important than this sleeping panda at the Muni stop. *LOL his bus just never arrived LOL*
I hereby nominate this panda to be the new San Francisco Panda, now that that “other guy” bailed down (boo!!!!)
h/t Muni rider Dan: “Out of luck panda sleeping at bus stop. In need of a hug… #savethepandas”