Subways are shakey but there’s no reason to look like you’re sliding down the pole stripper style. For most of us, keeping the balance with one hand is enough…unless there’s a huge fanny pack (and camera bag) weighing us down.
(by specialkrb, who adds “she kept calling her husband Papa Bear — he’s the sullen looking one sitting down and sporting a Hawaiian shirt.”
Categories: Fanny Pack of the Week · Tourists · transportation
Tagged: fanny pack, subway, tourist, transport
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9 responses so far ↓
LC // June 9, 2008 at 7:07 pm
I would recognize the shitbox MBTA trains anywhere.
Miss Thystle // June 9, 2008 at 9:58 pm
That outfit is horrible. Why do people think they are invisible when they are on vacation? There is NO EXCUSE for clothes that casual if you’re not at the gym. I die a little inside everytime I see someone in public wearing sweats. In my hell, the devil wears knit.
kristin // June 11, 2008 at 3:10 am
EVERYONE in that pic looks sullen.
kristin // June 11, 2008 at 3:12 am
I’m all for comfort, but she looks like I do on laundry day - ready to tackle anything.
If she’s on vacation, life sucks. I’m fairly casual, but when I go on vacation I try to spiff it up a bit more than I do for running around town. And certainly more than I do for laundry and other chores.
If she got any more comfortable she’d fall asleep.
Lol on the stripper pole move.
kristin // June 11, 2008 at 3:14 am
Specialkrb - I think that little girl totally caught you snapping the photo.
Brian // June 11, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Call me old-fashioned, but I think her bigger problem is “Papa Bear” letting her stand while he takes up more than his share of seat. You can just picture them getting on and him doing the old “pretend to offer the seat but sit your fat ass down before offeree has time to respond” trick.
specialkrb // June 18, 2008 at 9:10 am
hahahaha just totally did a search for myself and found this post. btw, she had the backpack on too, but she handed it to her Papa Bear when he nabbed the seat.
bender // June 25, 2008 at 11:26 am
it’s like she’s waiting to get offered a make over from the gals over at the umpteenth hour of the today show.
The Mayor of Bethville // September 6, 2008 at 1:06 am
And then the train starts to move and they all go, “AAAAA!” at the same time, followed by fits of laughter. Oh, tourism. Such fun.
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