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Weekend Photos: Gone Fishin’

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Take Your Work More Seriouslly
Photo by Troy Holden

By sheer coincidence, both of your editors are starting the weekend early, namely by getting eff outta town. We both left this morning. But the robots that really run the site were nice enough to promise us they’d publish this post for us in our absence. (Note to robot: please also do my taxes and laundry by the time I get back. Thanks!)

If you’re a Muni Diaries regular, and haven’t already, please take a couple minutes this weekend to fill out our redesign survey. We’re about to tweak the way the site looks just a little, and we want your input. Doing so might get you a free drink.

Car 130 San Francisco
Photo by Flickr user Nick Fisher

Muni tracks
Photo by Flickr user apasciuto


Photo by Flickr user contrasts

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Teen Talk on Muni

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Muni #1, 8:27pm
Photo by Flickr user Neil

Saw this item on the reader this morning: Mission Mission points to a post on Hidden Host (now we wish our site’s name was an alliteration), which gives us a fine helping of what teenagers talk about on the bus.

For example:

Your cousin already got an iPad.

She keeps calling and like, asking if she can meet your cousin.  NO.

You went to your cousin’s house and saw his new pair of sneakers, and you are able to readily attest to the fact that they are “dope”.

Reminds me a bit of this OH gem from just the other day:

Overheard on Muni, spoken by an early 20-something: “She’s doing old person stuff today. Like sending emails.” – @karenmckevitt

So, naturally, we turn to you: What nuggets of wisdom have you heard spew forth from teenage lips while riding the bus lately?

Category: diaries, Funny: Muni LOLs

iPad, Muni, everyone, their mother

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Anyone who spent the tiniest amount of time online this weekend was surely bombarded with some combination of “iPad” … “Easter” … “iPad” … “iPad” … “Final Four.”

The more cynical of us are wondering if when the first iPad theft on Muni will happen. We know that iPhones were getting snatched out of people’s hands on the bus last year, so these lightweight, pricey iPads might be just begging to be lifted. In fact, Jim Herd of SF Citizen bet on tomorrow at 5 p.m. in his office pool. Good luck?

But reader Mary has just the solution for you young and oh-so-connected types: Yes, it’s the urban camouflage iPad case. Mary found this via Makezine.com (pictured above). Mary has this to say:

It’s such a funny combination of cheap, scruffy and old + shiny, new and expensive. I would totally use this to conceal my iPad (my hypothetical iPad) on Muni so no one steals it!

Because, really, what would-be thief would hover above you to see what you’re reading before yanking your Precious away from you?

Category: diaries, Funny: Muni LOLs

Muni Metaphors, Part 2: Dating

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Bus Stop Pizza
Photo by Troy Holden

Last month, we posted a call for metaphors comparing our lovely little beleaguered transit system to, well, to anything readers wanted. We got some nice responses.

But now, over the last 12 hours, we’ve seen a couple show-stopping tweets of the Muni-metaphor variety. They’re both of the same sub-genre:

“muni is like a dude you sleep with once who steals all the covers and keeps trying to have sex with you while you’re trying to go to bed.” by @janee_

and

“Muni is like a dude you wake up to after a drunken night of alchool & thrown up pizza in your bed.” by @moMegs

So it’s time for another request: Single people, recently shacked-up, married, whatever … think of your best or worst dating experiences and compare them to Muni. Okay, GO!

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