“Secret Agent” on the 1-California

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Photo by adametrnal

Muni rider Nick C has a report of international security concerns on the 1-California:

One morning on the 1-California, heading inbound to downtown, a woman who thought she was some kind of secret agent boarded the bus. Two other women, one with a thick Russian accent and the other with a Chinese accent (who I assume were coworkers) were talking about something related their job. Ms. “Secret Agent” was starting to get nervous so she took out a toy walkie talkie and called in for some “backup.” She said, “We’re in need here of a Chinese and Russian assessment.” Whatever that means. Either she’s nuts or Muni is really starting to beef up their security.

See something, say something. Especially if it’s your job.

17 Choice Syllables About Muni From Anna Pulley

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Photo by Elton Sin

We saw one hell of a Muni Haiku Battle Saturday night between columnist Anna Pulley and writer James Nestor. Anna’s haikus were too good for you to miss, so here are her poems from the battle. There’s even a feisty title that digs at opponent James. I always find good trash talking totally irresistible, don’t you?

Muni Haikus from Anna Pulley:

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Five Muni Moments This Week

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Five Muni moments captured on Twitter this week include:

  1. A woman who freaking pushed a kid to get a seat, then proceeded to sit in split coffee
  2. A clown on the bus, no bigs
  3. A man who (get this!) ran to the bus stop, brandished a styrofoam cup, peed in it, dumped it in the bushes, and boarded—he kept the cup
  4. A Muni rider lamenting arguments in languages she does not speak
  5. A Muni rider who did their fellow passengers a favor by spraying perfume on a “bum.”

This week’s Muni moments are brought to you with love by @loveoz13, @leximharvey, @gowestyoungtech, @goldfine, and @Tawana721. Remember to follow @munidiaries and share your whacky Muni tweets with the rest of us.

Chilean NSFW Bus Video: Is This the XXX Line?

Ed. note: In case you missed it in the headline, watch the video above at your own discretion. NSFW and all that.

In what has to be one of the more embarrassing on-the-job goofs, in late January a bus driver in Chile inadvertently aired a porn movie on the onboard video screens on his bus. A 40-second clip of the blunder, complete with some pretty amusing background laughter from passengers of the Santiago to Talagante-bound bus, has since gone viral.

Hmm, we’ve ridden some pretty dirty buses in our time. But not that kind of dirty.

Via Gawker via Reddit.

But you don’t know what’s on the floor of Muni!

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Photo: Silver Tusk

@tomcarmony found some next-level sleeping on Muni Metro, and we wish there was a photo to go with his evocative description and, um, how-to:

I never realized you could just lay down on the floor of a Muni train, across the full width of the car, and just go to sleep. Good to know!

Aisle-horizontal is brave, though arguably more polite than, oh, taking up seats. Where do they think they are, Japanese transit?

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