Four Things You Probably Shouldn’t Do on Muni

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Photo via Jeremy

There are lots of things you shouldn’t do on Muni, but here are this week’s four offenders:

1. Talk to Siri.
Woman trying to speak into her phone: “San Francisco, California. No. San Fraaaanciscoooo. Cah-lee-for-neeea.” And then, “Aladdin Bail Bonds. No. NO! Ah-lah-ddin. Baaay-oh. Bonds.”

2. Transport fragile stuff.
@tarintowers: Optimism: Buying a brand-new full-length mirror & transporting it on the 43. #sfmuni

3. Makeout on the phone.
@sdqali: SFMTA needs to enforce a rule on how long an over-the-phone kiss can last while riding the Muni.

4. Makeout in person.
@lumenatrix: It’s too damn early to be forced to watch people making out on the bus

Seven remarkable things seen and heard on Muni

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Photo by torbakhopper

And now, in no specific order, we bring you the seven most interesting things to happen on Muni this past week …

  1. teen on bus blasting music w/out earphones, smoking an e-cigarette was the ONLY person offer my pregnant wife a seat.
  2. Is it fleet week or is dude just wearing a hipster navy uniform? #sfmuni
  3. Hey lady rolling a joint on the NJudah, your weed is oregano. #rippedoff
  4. On the 29 with a girl holding a bag of live crickets. #nope #munidiaries
  5. Crazy yelling #sfmuni guy “My enemy is my enema! Guys, guys, I need all your blood! To inject it in my eyes!”
  6. This kid on the 14 is a true San Franciscan, complaining abt nice weather in Jan. “It could at least be cloudy” #sfmuni
  7. To the man thrusting his crotch into me, it’s too early for that kind of action. #munidiaries

This week’s Things on Muni was brought to you by the lovely @theEddieH, @thisbeazy, @pinkopaque22, @e_gadd, @heidi, @tarintowers, and @ShireeScarlet. What Muni story do you have to share? Do it @munidiaries.

“The Bus” comic written with Muni in mind?

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I often am pegged/accused of being obsessed with public transit. I always try to dismiss such silliness. I tell people, “Running Muni Diaries, I meet people who really are obsessed. Like, you have no idea.”

I’m gonna go ahead and say that Paul Kirschner is one of those people. He writes and draws the comic strip The Bus, and it’s pretty nifty. We can all relate to most of the oddities in the strips.

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Does Public Shaming of Fare Evaders Work?

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Photo by spongemonkey

Well, this is new. If the fare cops won’t catch you, maybe public shaming will. One Muni station agent thought she’d try to appeal to a fare evader’s pride. From Muni rider Ramona S:

I’m at Powell station and hear this from the PA system: “Officer Jones, we have a fare evader on the platform, west side, a black male in black jeans and black t-shirt with white writing, carrying a red sweatshirt, approximately 6’1″…” On and on. The station agent kept announcing the alleged fare evader’s movement throughout the station and kept repeating descriptions of him and his location. I think “Officer Jones” is imaginary, as we didn’t see any police officers at the station. But still. Will the ancient tactic of public embarrassment work for fare evaders?

We sure do love a station agent with a healthy sense of humor.

No Pants on BART, 2014 Edition

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Don’t you hate the way pants cover up your personality? They’re just so … restrictive. On Sunday, these BART riders removed those hindering garments and let their freak flags fly. Above and below are some of the best images from the No Pants BART ride of 2014. Check out even more No Pants photos by Bhautik Joshi here.

For a look at the action from years past, go to 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009.

More photos after the jump.
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