Too Bad the Subway Is So Crowded Today, Huh?

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This guy was barely able to get the two seats his flowers needed! Lucky none of the dozen people standing up was able to grab either of them first!

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  1. Bob Murphy7:21 PM

    Did I complain to you when I got my ticket on the subway? I was "troubled grad school Bob" and passed out on the subway coming home from a bar. A cop woke me up at the final stop. I was literally the only person on the car. He gave me a ticket for taking up more than one seat.

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    1. gcallah7:54 AM

      Good story. No, i never heard it.

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  2. scineram12:10 PM

    Why did they let him turn them away?

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    1. gcallah12:26 PM

      Nobody asked. People are often afraid to do so: the person being asked might be set to blow!

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