Created from popular demand, this blog is all about the misadventures of a commuting everywoman, me. Here you will be able to immerse yourself in the gritty and unpleasant underworld of one of the largest commuter train systems in the country, the Long Island Rail Road. As a self-appointed "commutologist" with almost 10 years of informal field experience in the train sciences, I will faithfully identify and chronicle my interactions with the creatures that inhabit this world.
Monday, January 11, 2010
The Puffer (stencherys gasii)
This species of commuter would be known as Crop Dusters if they were ambulatory. As on the train they are seated and stationary, they are deemed Puffers. These creatures tend to be female and inhabit end seats, thus blocking the possible escape of captives. Puffers generally appear desperately normal, thus lulling their prey into a relaxed state before they strike with their olfactory missiles. This species is characterized by frequent rearranging of belongings in lap. This behavior is designed as camouflage but instead just produces a wafting effect which disperses the nose bombs uniformly across the row of seats. Due to their dubious cover as normal people, Puffers cannot be avoided usually. However, disdainful glares will produce an acceptable and satisfying level of shame. If you can still see them through your watering eyes, that is...
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