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Monday, May 12, 2008

Let This Be A Lesson to Us All

posted by on May 12 at 9:34 AM

This weekend I received the following Last Days Hot Tip, announced with the subject line Hot Tip! (booger eater):

On Saturday, May 10, at around 1 pm, my girlfriend and I were on the 358 Metro from Greenwood to downtown. When we got to around 60th and Aurora, a young man (early to mid 20’s) got onto the bus and sat on the bench across the aisle from me. He proceeded to vigorously pick his nose, inspect his findings, then eat his boogers. This went on steadily for 10 solid minutes, after which his pace simmered to a pick-and-eat every couple of minutes. Attached is photographic evidence of this man’s booger-eating. Also, he was wearing a magic mushroom t-shirt.

The emailed tip did indeed feature photographs of the man in action, and if the subject of Hot Tipper Wellington’s Portrait of a Booger-Eater had been Ken Hutcherson or Tim Eyman or John Curley, I would have posted it with glee. But the subject is just some dude caught doing something hideous in public. If you’re a man who rides the bus, digs for gold, and enjoys the booty (ugh ugh UGH!), it could be you. Let this be a lesson to us all.

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1

Oh no! I've been found out! Sorry, everyone.

Posted by Greg | May 12, 2008 9:38 AM
2

It wasn't me, I don't ride the 358

Posted by vooodooo84 | May 12, 2008 9:40 AM
3

C'mon David, post the picture! I'm having a rough morning...a good old-fashioned public shaming via the internet would really lift my spirits.

Posted by Hernandez | May 12, 2008 9:41 AM
4

That sounds like about the right age for Mr. Poe. Just sayin'.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty | May 12, 2008 9:47 AM
5

The 358 goes by my house, but I don't ride it. I pick in private.

Posted by Fnarf | May 12, 2008 9:49 AM
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3 how do you publicly shame someone who is obviously shameless in public? in fact, so shameless (in his 20s doing something you learn to stop doing by the age of 7) that i doubt his sanity.

Posted by ellarosa | May 12, 2008 10:06 AM
7

Holy crap! I think this guy was driving behind me on 520 about 2 months ago! We both took the Roanoke exit and sitting at the stoplight, I watched him in my rear-view mirror doing the exact same thing! And I mean EXACT! It was equally disgusting and hilarious, but the idea that he'd do the same thing on a bus is downright disturbing.

Posted by T | May 12, 2008 10:07 AM
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Me? On the 358? Wearing a magic mushroom t-shirt? Yeah. Never mind the fact that I'm in a dress shirt and tie seven days a week. And I ride the 550, where people actually have class. We pick our noses in private.

Posted by Mr. Poe | May 12, 2008 10:09 AM
9

Recycling in action ...

Posted by Will in Seattle | May 12, 2008 10:30 AM
10

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

people are dying of neglect in Burma


after all, nose residue is personal property

Posted by John | May 12, 2008 10:40 AM
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An Austrian study says that eating your boogers will boost your immune system:



Link to Article



Of course, those people also lock their children in hidden basements for decades, so take it for what it is worth.

Posted by meks | May 12, 2008 11:28 AM
12

"Fear will keep the local systems in line."

Posted by Andy | May 12, 2008 12:55 PM
13

Worse things associated with said bus route:
1. Crazy people off their meds
2. Crackheads
3. Hookers trying to pick up johns
4. Hijackers driving the bus off the bridge, killing many passengers

Posted by Jeff | May 12, 2008 7:11 PM

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