In Soviet Russia, Dogs Ride Metro!


Photo: AlphaTangoBravo/Adam Baker

As incredible as it may seem, the Moscow Metro is home to some 500 stray dogs, a number of which have taken to commuting by subway. Perhaps based on smell, the dogs appear to know which stations to exit from, and they’ve been known to wait patiently as trains pull up and the doors open. If only some Muni riders were that well trained, right?

The (non-human) animals on Muni are a very well-behaved lot, we’ve found. Never seen a dog on Muni? There are dogs on Muni.

Cellphones: “They Make People Do … Crazy Shit”


Photo by ejbSF

Oh, the stranger on the bus who talks to you. Here’s hispteraquaman’s story:

This woman gets on wearing a skimpy sundress and that’s it. No bra which is whatever, but also no shoes which is a little more bizarre. She sees me playing a game on my cell phone and asks me if I like old games, and we talk about how Duck Hunt was cool with little interludes where she talks to someone who isn’t there, which is pretty much the best crazy person conversation one can hope for.

Hipsteraquaman then quotes the shoeless woman:

Man, I hate cell phones. A while back I had four different phones, all good brands that I got from guys I partied with. And I was working that night and I have my bag in the John’s car when he’s like “do you have any condoms?” and I’m like “no,” so he gives me a few dollars to go get some at the corner store.

When I got back, he was fuckin’ gone with all four of my phones! I hate cell phones; they make people do fuckin’ crazy shit.

Well, ain’t that the truth? We only hope that this story was uploaded to tumblr via phone.

Muni boarding and fare changes start Sunday


Photo by A National Acrobat

Yep, July is right around the corner, folks. For Muni, that means two changes are about to take place: All-door boarding on all Muni vehicles and a slight fare increase for most passes.

The SFMTA website has details on both changes.

Under all all-door boarding, customers with valid prepaid Proof of Payment may enter through any door of any Muni bus or streetcar. — SFMTA

The fare increase affects passes only, not the fare for individual rides.

Muni passes increase in price effective with the July 2012 passes. Muni single-ride fares and Passports are not increasing at this time. — SFMTA

You Wanna Do What to Muni?

Anthony S. found this handmade note of angst (I think?) on a street pole on Stanyan Street.

Is “skull fuck” a new meme or an old meme coming back? “Skull Fuck was the Dead’s chosen name for their 1971 live album, which of course the record company rejected, so it became artistically by default named Skull and Roses,” according to a commenter in an earlier thread. We found two more skull fuck requests this way.

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