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There used to be a rather large woman, draped in black and carrying a four-foot long cross covered in aluminum foil, who wandered through the subways yelling loudly about how everyone was damned and going straight to hell--unless they started praying immediately. I thought of her as the Brimstone Lady, since her rantings were always peppered with images of fire and brimstone.
My friend and I were going to Orchard (we were on the 6 train) and a homeless guy with a cane got on the train, he then proceeded to tap a beat with the cane and sing & a Shabba Ranks song and then to Chic's Le Freak, it was hilarious!
The 6 train by far has the most creative vagrants/homeless people trying to ear a buck. Same train, different day a lady got on and sang a song she made up to the Brady Bunch theme, went something like this: Here's the story of a homeless lady...
Just had to give them money if only for the creativeness of it all!
Wow, this is all very funny. I'm pretty new to the city, so I don't have any great stories yet for the MTA, but when I was living in Boston....
One time a whole bunch of mascots got on the subway, all dressed in their mascot uniforms. None of them said a word, they just stood and sat on the train like normal riders. The normal people on the train were in hysterics. To this day I have no idea why they were there or where they were going.
Also, there used to be this guy... not sure if he was homeless or not, but he was always on the train. He loved to announce what the next stop was, what the transfers were, what tourist attractions were at that particular stop, etc. Keep in mind Boston's trains don't have a mechanical voice that gives you that info, so he actually could come in quite handy sometimes!
Please acknowledge if you've heard this or a variation on the train at one point or another:
"Hello, ladies and gentlemen, my name is [name]. I'm here selling candy - not for a basketball league but to put some money in my pocket and keep me out of trouble. I have M&M Peanut and Starburst. Each candy is $1. Thank you and have a good day."
Not to make fun, mind you. But I thought it should go in this thread as I think I've heard at least 10 variations of this.
Please acknowledge if you've heard this or a variation on the train at one point or another:
"Hello, ladies and gentlemen, my name is [name]. I'm here selling candy - not for a basketball league but to put some money in my pocket and keep me out of trouble. I have M&M Peanut and Starburst. Each candy is $1. Thank you and have a good day."
Not to make fun, mind you. But I thought it should go in this thread as I think I've heard at least 10 variations of this.
I once saw a guy on the Euclid platform with lots of clothes. He was spreading his clothes out on the steps the plat and the tracks. Very interesting as he was sitting on the steps everyone had to step over his clothes to pass.
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