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Sleeping In Japanese Transit, Pt. 2

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If this photo of a woman sound asleep on the train in Japan weren’t ridiculous enough, commenter Kristin pointed us to the baffling scene above. (Um, sir, shouldn’t you be using your superpowers to help that man find his pants?)

Kristin herself spent “many a NYE asleep on the Yamanote line, going around and around and around,” and wrote that when it comes to transit weirdness, nothing quite tops Japan. Naked men and Power Rangers … she just might have us convinced.

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Muni: Crush Laboratory

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100 Muni StoriesWe’ve seen our share of so-called bus crushes over the years. They can happen on any line, at any time of day, to just about anybody.

Recently, Maurissa experienced one:

This and other posts can be found in our 100 Days, 100 Muni Stories feature. Celebrate Muni’s centennial by sharing your best Muni stories, or tweet your favorite Muni moments with the hashtag #100MuniStories.

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John Waters: ‘You Meet All the Interesting People’ on Muni

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Photo: John Waters and Peaches Christ in San Francisco, by butterforfilm.

John Waters is occasionally (and awesomely) spotted on Muni. One time, in fact, he told us he’d love to be John Waters, Muni spokesman. That very story was one of our 100 Days, 100 Muni Stories centennial favorites. Lo and behold, commenter Turner ran into him in May on the 49-Van Ness after we reposted that story. He says:

I ran into Mr. Waters on the 49 last week — he was very polite and seemed kind of tickled that he got recognized by someone who was polite enough not to hassle him. I actually expressed surprise that I ran into him on the bus and his response was (roughly — I’m afraid I didn’t take notes) ‘I LOVE the bus! You meet all the interesting people on the bus.‘ I’d love to see him as the spokesman of Muni — or as the voice of Muni.

There’s some more incentive in case you need it, Mr. Waters. We’re behind you 100-percent.

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Weekend Photos: Troublemakers and Other Faces

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“What happens if I pull this?” I really want to know what happened after this kid discovered an interesting lever on Muni. Today we’re featuring the many interesting faces seen on Muni, including a pet of which I have a terrible phobia (hint: it’s not the dog). Dear readers, never say I don’t love you.

Enjoy these photos and your weekend!


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Montgomery Station String Quartet Plays ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

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100 Muni StoriesMuni station diaries are a cousin of Muni diaries. Not quite the same when you’re stationary. But things. They happen. And they happen underground.

Witness @fizzylex‘s retelling in this tweet:

“There is a string quartet at Montgomery Station playing Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Wonder which instrument played “Scaramouche! Scaramouche! Will you do the Fandango?!”

100 Days, 100 Muni Stories is our way of celebrating Muni’s centennial. If you have a perfect Muni memory, share it with us. Tag your Muni tweets #100MuniStories. All 100 stories have a chance of ending up on bus ads later this year!

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