Your place to share stories on and off the bus.
Photo by torbakhopper
Sometimes you gotta whistle a tune to make the day go by. To wit, rider @KristinCanWrite heard on it the bus:
First, “Somewhere Over The Rainbow.” “Now, The Lion Sleeps Tonight…” I wonder if my whistling bus driver takes requests.
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There is a guy wearing a fox tail on this bus. pic.twitter.com/AgPbnWQC
— Laura Helen Winn (@LauraHelenWinn) July 11, 2012
Queue Muni Trendspotting Themesong.
What other strange cargo have we seen on Muni? Let’s count the ways.
We’ve seen…
What strange things happened on your commute today? Share it with your fellow riders.
*whispers intently*
Behold: a purple balloon monster in its natural habitat: among Uggs and vaguely interested Metro passengers.
As spotted by stuffjosefinawrites on Tumblr, this unique balloon creature joins an esteemed cadre of balloon animals on Muni, usually much more buttoned up and tethered than our wily friend here. Muni Diaries editor Eugenia says she spotted it as part of the Pride parade; like a good reveler, it responsibly took public transit home and kept its hands to itself. Kind of.
Send us your photos of interesting creatures on Muni today.
Just when we thought it was safe to, once again, be bored silly by bus ads, the Muni adbusters have returned. I think this is the seventh installment.
Rider Jeff sent us the pic, saying he saw this Gap spoof on a 1-California on Monday. How many of Jeff’s fellow riders just left Gap with bags of new underwear, we wonder?
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, these so-called Muni adbusters were spoofing popular ads and local businesses back in May. The effort has been lambasted by some for its 12-year-old-boy humor, but with faux brand names like Cum Tums and Fartine, I have no idea why. None at all.
Photo by WarzauWynn
We take these things for granted in San Francisco. But there aren’t too many other places in the world where @trivia_tidbit‘s tweet would make total sense.
"You arouse my curiosity. You are a girl, aren't you?" – quotes from the 71 @munidiaries
— Cassie Becker (@trivia_tidbit) June 22, 2012
And it probably really didn’t even matter. Which it shouldn’t.