Only on the 'C'

So a few months ago I was riding the C train from Brooklyn when around the High Street stop a ZILLION little kids get on the train. I prepare myself for lots of screaming and whatnot as two little boys scoot into the seat next to me. I proceed to go back to playing Tetris on my phone. A few stops later I can't help but notice that these little boys are crawling over themselves to look at what I'm doing on my phone. I proceed to close the game and move on to other fun little apps I have. I opened up the Bubble Wrap app and continue to watch them freak out out of the corner of my eye.

I finally look up to a chaperon to see if they're watching this interaction (which they were) and I turn to the little boys and go "Do you wanna try popping bubbles with me?" They were more than happy to join in. We sat there popping bubbles for several stops when they asked my if my phone could do other neat things. I have this camera app that takes multiple shots at once, so I had one of the little boys wave for me so I could show them how it worked. Keep in mind this whole time the parents/chaperons are cracking up and snapping pics of us playing together. All of the little kids in the group waved goodbye to me when I got off at my stop.

It was truly one of those priceless 'only on the subway moments.'

--Submitted by S.K.

Date Cramming

So I'm sitting on the A train headed uptown when a guy and a girl, looking all preppy hop on.

As it turns out they're close friends, but going to a speed dating event. And, of all things - they're practicing their questions on each other. Yeah, you know who these guys were in high school.

Finally the guy asks, 'So what's your best Michael Jackson memory?"

Flabbergasted the girl, looking at him like he's crazy answers, "You're kidding right, I don't have a Michael Jackson memory, I'm way too young."

"Well then give me any Michael Jackson memory."

"Molestation charges?"

"Ok, that probably won't work. No wonder you can't find a date..."

With friends like that. . .

I'm sure he can get another

So my wife and I are headed into Brooklyn to go visit the Botanical Gardens with my wife's brother and his fiancee ("Sara").

We're on the train early on a Saturday morning so it's pretty empty. A few benches down and across the train is a homeless (addict) guy asleep on the bench.

Sara had never really been exposed to homeless people, much less up close and personal. They are very much not city people. At one point on the trip the train came to a pretty abrupt stop and a glass tube (crack pipe) fell from the homeless guy's pocket.

After explaining to Sara what it was she asked the most unexpected question...

"Should we wake him?"