Public Transport TraumaCompletely Underwhelmed writes, "I was on a bus the other day when a man got on wearing shorts, over what looked like greeny grey leggings. Then the stench hit me. The 'leggings' were a mass of open wounds, crusted with greenish solidified pus that flaked off in bits as he moved."
What's the worst public transport experience you've ever had?
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chthonic, Thu 29 May 2008, 15:13)
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Too many worse experiences to mention, so I offer you my best one.The Metrolink in and around Manchester city centre. Trial by endurance usually - but it did produce this one bright spark for me several years ago.
I was going home from a United game (the line runs not a million miles from the ground) when I noticed TV's Gordon Burns sitting with several friends - clearly having been to the match themselves. It wasn't the first time I'd seen him on there in such circumstances so I didn't pay much attention (and, admittedly, it was ONLY Gordon Burns. Might have been different had it been Lucy Meacock).
Anyway, cutting to the chase, a young scruff was doing his monkey bars routine on the holdy poles, a true Salford born Nadia Comaneci. Gordon pipes up in his best strained tones;
"I think you'll find this isn't an adventure playground."
To which our young hero replies;
"Nah, it's the fookin' Krypton Factor, innit?"
Nothing else amusing has ever happened to me on public transport. Ever.
(, Fri 30 May 2008, 16:48, 2 replies)
I'm a diasporic ingrateAnd I don't understand.
What is the Krypton Factor and who is Gordon Burns?
(, Fri 30 May 2008, 18:41, closed)
^this
(I think you have to understand sport to know)
(, Sat 31 May 2008, 4:10, closed)
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