Head-scratching things overheard on Muni

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Photo by Lynn Friedman

It’s not just smells, anger, and despair. Muni is also a roving audio laboratory, much to the delight and chagrin of us all.

These fellow Muni riders clued us in some things they overheard on Muni this week:

  • OH on Muni: “My cheek is sweating up my cellphone screen”
  • [on the J] Guy on phone: Yes but he’s vegan and I’m not very vegan-friendly.
  • Overheard at the #Muni stop: THIS IS THE LIVING WAGE!
  • OH: and he was programming on a go cart-he’s that badass, oh and he has a masters too. never forgetting headphones again

All righty then.

This week’s Things on Muni is brought to you by @larrybobsf, @OHinSFbyGrace, @jessicatzz, and @BrittNuffsaid.

Muni Riders Debate: What is a pussy bow, anyway?

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Hint: It’s not this. Photo by DavidyDave

You see a lot of weird stuff on Muni, and some of them you can’t even begin to describe. This morning, @spiegelmama tweeted about a mystery item that defied definition for some of us.

Do you know what a pussy bow is? We polled our fellow Muni riders to find out: without Googling it, define “pussy bow.”

Muni Diaries Jeff says:
1. a bow worn in the crotch area
2. a naked woman with her pubes in a bow
3. a bow (doesn’t matter where it’s worn) that looks like a vagina

BrokeAss Stuart says: I have no idea. But I think I want one.

Muni rider Matt says: “it is the worst piercing ever.”

BART Diaries Ed says: “Like a decorative barette or something for one’s lady area.”

Muni rider Johnny Tripod says: “A bow given when the skirt-wearing bow-er has forgotten to put on her underwear. Oops!”

Muni rider Aaron says: “More complicated version of the g-string?”

Rider Pozu says: “Personally, I don’t care for pussy bows. I like the possibility of a revealing if fleeting glance at her charms. I hope that doesn’t give it away.”

Sorry to disappoint, but according to Wikipedia, a pussy bow is “a style of neckwear often associated with women’s blouses and bodices. It takes the form of a bow tied at the neck, similar to those that used to be tied around kittens’ and cats’ necks.”

For example, here is Margaret Thatcher wearing a pussy bow blouse.

Margaret Thatcher in a pussy-bow blouse
Photo via The Guardian

Now you can carry on with your day. You’re welcome!

Because some things happen ‘Only on Muni’

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Photo by Julia Wolf

Muni Diaries is all about celebrating (and lamenting) life on Muni. To that end, we’re giving away two front-row seats to Muni Diaries Live on Nov. 8. All you have to do is tag your Muni tweets #OnlyonMuni for a chance to win.

This week’s entries include:

  • A woman was singing TLC’s ‘Creep’ at the top of her lungs (Great song choice btw), then spit her mouthwash on floor. #OnlyonMuni #sf
  • There’s a guy literally spinning yarn from raw wool fiber with a drop spindle on the 1 California right now. #OnlyonMuni
  • The most tattooed individual I have ever seen was a septuagenarian on the 38L #OnlyOnMuni
  • Fact: You can’t ride the 8BX and not see a tall can of Steel Reserve. #onlyonmuni
  • Sitting behind guy on #sfmuni I think he shaved his head this morning and forgot to wipe off excess shaving cream #OnlyonMuni

Those delicious slices of Muni life are brought to you by @ariananicolay, ‏@VerifyInField, ‏@salazar_jillian, @michaelhines_1, and @4fifteen. Drop yours into the pile over at @munidiaries, and don’t forget to include the hashtag #OnlyonMuni!

Transit News: Feds give Muni money, late-night transit, Muni turn-only lane

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Photo by Lynn Friedman

  • SFMTA hearing to address near-term service response before new light-rail cars arrive (SF Examiner)
  • Feds give Muni money to buy new buses (KTVU)
  • Hope for late-night transit dawns; BART to roll out test project (SFGate)
  • Muni crashes minutes apart injure 4 (SFGate)
  • Muni expects improved travel time for 29-Sunset with new left-turn lane (SF Examiner)

Muni Diaries Live is back!

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Hapa Ramen‘s Richie Nakano at Muni Diaries Live on March 2, 2013

Anything can happen on Muni, and we’re here to blow up the party talk with a great group of Fall 2014 storytellers! Come celebrate all the hilarity that can happen on the way from Point A to Point B.

We’ve got another amazing lineup for you guys at our show on November 8. Our stellar storytellers for next month are:

Josh Cereghino, master storyteller and three-time Moth Grand Slam winner.
Kevin Fagan, long-time reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle.
Mat Honan, technology journalist at Wired who “gives good internet.”
Jesse James, reigning champion of the Muni Haiku Battle!
Dhaya Lakshminarayanan, named Best Comedian 2013 in the San Francisco Bay Guardian‘s “Best of the Bay” Readers’ Poll.
Ronn Vigh, former writer for Fashion Police on E! Television. Yogi when not hungover. Jersey Boy at heart.
Klee Wiggins, comedian, writer, self-described “sci-fi, liquor and literature enthusiast and reluctant actress.”

Ronn Vigh will also be battling Jesse James in the Muni Haiku showdown! Will Jesse keep his crown? Come and find out!

Muni Diaries Live

Advanced Tickets
Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014. Doors: 6 p.m. Show: 7 p.m.
Elbo Room: 647 Valencia Street, San Francisco
Take Muni there: J-Church, 12, 14, 22, 33, 49, or BART: 16th or 24th Street Stations

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