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Few things are more uncomfortable than riding the New York City subway during peak hours: it's cramped, people touch you, some folks smell bad, another asshole is singing, the kid posted up by the door is playing music for the entire train through his headphones, and someone is clipping their toenails. And that's just one possibility.
After celebrating the 108th anniversary of the opening of the New York City subway lines, it's time to resign ourselves to the fact that expulsions of human waste, rats, and general filth are just part of subway life. Get used to it with these 25 Repulsive New York City Subway Moments.
Oh, You Don't Let Rats Crawl on You?
Typical pets on the subway: small dogs, children, and cats returing from the vet. Not rats. Usually.
[via Gothamist]
Is This Your Stop, Or Are You Just Happy to See Me?
Tie one off.
[via Metro]
Cheaper Than Buying a Pack
If you ever needed help quitting smoking, just watch this clip of cigarette butts shotting out of the sewer. Yum.
[via Gothamist]
Who Has Time for Bathrooms?
When you gotta go, you gotta go. And this girl, as you can tell from her uncomfortable dance needs to go. And, wait for it, now she's pissing all over the train.
[via Gothamist]
Be Wary of Open Seats
No one is sitting next to the fresh pile of shit for a reason.
[via Nathan Reagan]
Free with the Fare
The last thing anybody wants on their way to work in the morning, is some half-naked person spinning around a cramped subway car. That's their inner-thigh sweat dripping down your ear.
[via CBS New York]
You Can Taste the Hepatitis
The future of America is licking metal poles inside the train.
[via NBC News]
Nobody Wants to See That
Do you look at his dick? Look him in the eyes? Just curl up into a sadness ball until your stop?
The subway asks the hardest questions.
[via Gawker]
The Hairball Is a Nice Touch
That hair has been sitting there for years. At this point, you might as well just leave it alone.
[via Gothamist]
Did They Name It "Bitey"?
If you were flip-flops, you're begging for the MTA possum to eat your toes.
[via New York Times]
It's Probably Fine
What's the worst that could come out of rotting garbage sitting in a damp tunnel infested with rats? Just let it go.
[via The L Magazine]
Man Picks Up Kitten After Allegedly Abusing It
The story goes that this man scooped up the lifeless kitten and put it in a bag, after he killed it. Just another Tuesday.
[via Gothamist]
There's Something on Your Leg
Pro tip: Start filming before you tell him the rat's crawling on his body.
[via Examiner]
Watch Your Head
Don't touch your melon to this low-hanging MTA fruit.
[via Dooby Brain]
