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In other news this morning: girl on Muni with fuzzy disco ball headphones. Scattered light and everything!
That is exactly how I want to start my Mondays. I’m not sure what she’s listening to, but I am hoping it involves “Night Fever,” at least. Take a listen.
Makes you miss the days of the first Muni party in this 1980s flashback, doesn’t it?
Mayoral candidate Phil Ting and his Reset SF team came up with this Muni survival kit with their version of essentials. Just one problem, though: how will you eavesdrop on all the great conversations that you can tweet at us if you’re wearing those headphones? Better put them on and pretend you’re listening to music while tweeting madly.
Read about what Ting and other mayoral candidates proposes to do with Muni if they’re elected in our mayoral candidate roundup.
Photo by Florian Lauck
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NSFW!
My apologies in advance for the NSFW nature of this video. I don’t like it any more than you do, but then, it happened on Muni. Via SF Appeal, Dan McMenamin of Bay City News snapped two videos of a fight that broke out on Muni.
McMenamin told SFAppeal that a man and a woman started arguing on the 8X, the man poured some liquid on her, then :
“The woman who got poured on came back on the bus from another door then sprayed the guy with mace…he stumbles around as his pants start falling down. Eventually everyone on the bus had to clear out because the pepper spray spread.”
That’s why you’ll see a bare butt in the above video. Sorry. Come on guys, is this behavior really necessary?
Click over to SF Appeal to see how it all started.
Muni has also been the training ground for pickup artists a little while ago when that awful book was still hot. So let’s see what the dating experts have to say about getting flirty during your commute.
The gurus at AskMen.com recognize that every guy is milliseconds away from being a creep, so most importantly, the guide suggests:
On public transport, it is imperative that you initiate a conversation as soon as the proximity is socially acceptable (for example, when she sits down beside you, you stand beside her). Wait any longer and you’ll come off as a creepy stranger who’s been silently plotting your move for the past five minutes.
You should also have your opening line ready once you approach her. As such:
Essentially, there are three types of opening lines you could use on public transport: situational remarks (“I can’t believe the bus is actually on time for once”), specific compliments (“Nice bag. Where did you get it?”), or something bold and totally out of the blue.
Dudes of San Francisco, may I also suggest, “We should totally tweet about this Muni ride to Muni Diaries.” Try it. It totally works.
Gents, what’s your pickup technique on transit, and ladies, what’s the best overheard pickup line on Muni?
File this under “Strange Muni Cargo,” along with a bar chair, Christmas tree, and a balloon circus. No biggie.
What other strange cargo have you seen on the bus? We can’t get enough of them!