Riding Mass Transit Is Like Inviting 20 Random Hitchhikers Into Your Car

A Shark carcass was discovered on a NYC subway yesterday, it offered commuters a nice break from the smell of urine.

— Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) August 9, 2013

Story here.

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Just in time for Shark Week!

This smells–pardon the pun–like a prank by high school or college biology students, who were able to sneak a dogfish specimen out of the school laboratory.

RobS has jumped the shark

Note the vast over-reaction by the transit authorities: “After several stops, an MTA official entered the train at Queensboro Plaza, cleared it of passengers, and locked its doors, Metropolitan Transit Authority spokesmen Kevin Ortiz told CNN. The shark was removed later that night and disposed of.”
In a rational world, the train driver or some flunky would pick up the little dead dogfish, pitch it in a trashcan, give the soiled seat a swipe with a rag and some Pinesol, and call it good.

this ain’t nutin, on drudge there’s a story about a couple preforming sex acts on an aeroplane, she head-humped (that’s blowjob for the uninitiated) him twice

So, Ms. McMillan, are you now accepting dead sharks as hitchhikers when you travel? A strange taste.
As gordonkneehill points out, the story is mainly about the over reaction from the transit thingies.

Who knew lawyers took the NY subway.
The chauffeur must have had the day off.

I blame the Jets.

There are better alternatives to mass transit in many cases.
Hybrids Better for Climate than Leaf, Tesla in Most States
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/a-roadmap-to-climate-friendly-cars-2013-16318
An electric car is only as good for the climate as the electricity used to power it. And in states that rely heavily on fossil fuels like coal and natural gas for their electricity there are many conventional and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that are better for the climate than all-electric cars.
But that is just part of the story. Another critical factor is the carbon emissions generated when a car is manufactured. Emissions from producing the battery and other electrical components create a 10,000 to 40,000-pound carbon debt for electric cars that can only be overcome after tens, or even hundreds of thousands of miles of driving and recharging from clean energy sources.
This comprehensive state-by-state analysis of the climate impacts of the electric car, plug-in hybrid electrics, and high-mileage, gas-powered hybrid cars takes both of these factors into account – the source of energy for the power grid and carbon emissions from vehicle manufacturing.
We found:
In 39 states, a high-efficiency, conventional gas-powered hybrid, like the Toyota Prius, is better for the climate (produces fewer total “lifecycle” carbon emissions) than the least-polluting, all-electric vehicle, the Honda Fit, over the first 50,000 miles the car is driven.
In 26 states, a plug-in hybrid is the most climate-friendly option (narrowly outperforming all-electrics in 11 states, assuming 50:50 split between between driving on gas and electric for the plug-in hybrids), and in the other 24 states, a gas-powered car is the best. All-electrics and plug-in hybrids are best in states that have green electrical grids with substantial amounts of hydro, nuclear and wind power that produce essentially no carbon emissions. Conventional hybrids are best in states where electricity comes primarily from coal and natural gas.
For luxury sedans, in 46 states the gas-powered Lexus ES hybrid is better for the climate than the electric Tesla Model S, over the first 100,000 miles the car is driven.

Shark Subway! No. Sharkway! Shark Commute! Next stop: Shark!
Sharks On The Underground! Lindsay Lohan and… that actor who was in that John Hughes film. You know, Thingy. And how’s Jeff Goldblum’s career doing these days?
Set up shot: It’s late, it’s underground, and Lindsay thinks she’s about to get mugged by an ethnically diverse band of street hoodlums. But then, suddenly, inexplicably (but it turns out it was actually global warming) the ocean rushes in, bearing with it… well, you know.
“The New York subway system has always been a dangerous place. But now, it’s grown… TEETH!”
The wet t-shirt scenes will take care of themselves.
Don’t lie, you’d pay to see it.