If Emperor Norton rides Muni, so can you

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This dapper fellow is none other than Norton I, Emperor of the United States, original champion of “a bridge crossing and a tunnel to be built under San Francisco Bay.”

Actually, the dude in the photo leads Emperor Norton’s Fantastic San Francisco Time Machine, a walking tour of our fair city. We love that modern-day Norty takes Muni. We have to imagine that the OE would’ve taken public transit also.

h/t Muni rider Sharon Steuer: “Only in #SanFrancisco: Riding the #Muni bus with #EmperorNorton on his iPhone.”

The true face of waiting in the rain for Muni

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We’d been holding onto this one since the last time it rained. Yeah, we don’t remember exactly when that was, either.

In any case, Muni rider Bitter Giants Fan graciously shared this with the Intertubes. “Nobody is happy waiting for #SFMuni in this rain…”

Correct!

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Elderly pineapple gets its own seat on Muni

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Until they have a formal lobby fighting for their rights, what are senior citizen pineapples supposed to do?

Via Poloroid SF: “Won’t you please give this seat to the elderly or disabled or a pineapple.”

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What riding Muni says about life in San Francisco

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It’s not hard to say what makes San Francisco San Francisco; it just might take you awhile. Muni is definitely one of those things, in and of itself. But there is also the revolving cast of characters that make up the drama on wheels that is Muni.

  • “I’ve never actually been to a Trader Joe’s, I’m such a Whole Foods person” OH #CaliforniaCablecar
  • “I’m gonna pop my collar one time and test my pedigree.”
  • Girl across from me is putting stye drops into her eye while on the bus… Is this safe? #muni #SafetyFirst
  • #muni Woman taking up two seats on the M outbound is eating a corn dog. Good morning!
  • Witnessing a serious flirting situation on the 38L. I’m rooting for them, gotta say. #SFMuni

Why? Because, Muni. This week’s Things on Muni is brought to you fellow riders @shereen_ia, @gene_of_sf, @mariazilberman, @lilyofthecity, and @amandaatkins. These and other oddball hilarities await you at the Muni Diaries’s Twitter feed.

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Photo by Archie

When Muni makes us happy

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Whether it’s animals, on-time buses, good music, or people flying their freak flags, it *is* possible for Muni to bring smiles to our faces.

  • First bus arrived in one minute. Transfer bus in three minutes. I’m rocking #Muni on a Sunday schedule.
  • Everyone was arguing on this #SFMuni train when suddenly a guy got on with an Iguana and everyone got happy again.
  • Young man carrying the bottom half of a female mannequin on Muni #wtf #noneedtoknow
  • Op! Go Your Own Way comes thru on the Fleetwood Mac shuffle! Head-bop has been deployed. #bopping #SFMuni
  • He smiled. I smiled. He got off, I kept going. 🚌 #sfmuni

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Reasons to keep on keepin’ on with Muni

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The talk of the town this week was all about that sleek new alternative to Muni as your chariot of choice (and affordability). What better way to show which transit system is clearly superior than our weekly celebration of shit that happens, you guessed it, #onlyonMuni?

  • 7am on the bus heading to work & dude next to me just killed a 40. #MuniDiaries
  • The scene in Breakfast Club where Ally Sheedy shakes her dandruff onto the table? Yeah, just watched someone do that. #SFMuni
  • God damnit. I’m sitting next to the guy who always hand drums on #sfmuni
  • OH on #SFMuni: “He’s super hot, even though he has bad, ‘done in prison’ #tattoos.” #SanFrancisco #Lockup
  • This guy has on waaaay more bronzer than is necessary for SF. Dude, you’ve got stripper tan. #munidiaries

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