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Pssst: look closely, can you spot what’s wrong with this Muni photo? It looks like just another day in San Francisco, and just another Muni stop on a random block, right? Except…
Did you spot the panda?
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Nope, not talking about the sounds that the buses make. This is more a symphony that we bring to our commutes. Using headphones to drown out what’s happening right in front of us. Having someone bust into song spontaneously. The good, the bad. You know the drill.
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Photo by Jim Maurer
My insider knowledge tells me that this is how all cat ladies wake up in the morning, with their felines on their head. I had no idea iguanas behave the same way.
This iguana hitched a ride all the way from its house onto Muni, and both the iguana and his owner seemed extremely relaxed about it. I can’t be sure that this is Charlie, or Charlie’s cousin, who is not to be confused with Skippy, the iguana of Wall Street Journal fame. But his athleticism is none the less impressive.
More of the Muni zoo this way, everybody.
Photo by @snacks_in_the_grass
My favorite way to talk about odd shit that happens on Muni is to pass it off as though it were totally normal. Apparently, I am not alone in this:
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Photo by Lynn Friedman
Muni rider Kim is on his way to bubble wrap all the things! I ran into Kim on the 38-R as he boarded the bus with his enormous cargo. He was nice enough to let me take a photo of his bubble wrap, but I didn’t ask him if I could pop a bubble because that would just be creepy, right?
Turns out someone else on the bus was equally impressed with Kim! Here’s a shot by Muni rider Lorena from the back of the bus.
Congrats, Kim, you have officially entered the Muni Diaries Strange Cargo Hall of Fame. You’re in good company with this styrofoam mountain and taxidermy deer head.
And now for a little levity, this sleeping rider has zero fucks to give and is my hero of the week. Just as we thought we had already crowned the new Muni Sleep champion, this rider swoops in and takes the title.
Here are 10 more sleeping positions to consider on the bus. Have a sweet nap, everyone.
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