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Williamsburg, NY - A local frequent straphanger—has started a campaign against the worst behavior underground, using a sharp wit and a fast camera phone shutter.
Williamsburg resident Tom Sibley has snapped and received photo submissions of people partaking in some obnoxious subway behavior: clipping their nails, putting their feet on the pole, searching in front of a turnstile for a MetroCard or just lying drunk on a platform.
The best—or worst, depending on how you look at it—are immortalized on with a snarky headline and write-up from Sibley, 26.
The man, who works for a reality-TV show by day and as a standup at night, said his in-box gets flooded with photos from riders.
“Someone will take a picture of something really annoying, or maybe even really rancid, and write, ‘I thought of you!’ in the e-mail,” he said. “That took some getting used to.”
Some of the stuff he’s seen, he said, “will make your hair curl.”
Contributors have caught a man trimming his nails, a kid eating chicken wings and leaving scraps on the floor and—tops on the ick list—a man vomiting between two other riders.
The blog began with basic bad behavior, mostly of riders on the L line, which Sibley rides daily.
But as it got more attention, now about 75 percent of his posts are from rider submissions - though he still takes his own shots.
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Mar 15, 2010 at 10:51 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
ive been in an elevator and someone was clipping their fingernails.
dont people know this is a private procedure.
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Mar 15, 2010 at 11:41 AM chai Says:Report as Inappropriate
what so private about cutting your nails? do you tie your shoes in private also?
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Mar 15, 2010 at 12:03 PM not so dumb Says:Report as Inappropriate
If you can use a tissue to blow your nose in public, why can't you clip your nails in public? If you can cough in public, why can't you cronicly sniffle in public?
Who sets the rules?
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Mar 15, 2010 at 12:03 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
My son once threw up on the train. He was 3. i was mortified.
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Mar 15, 2010 at 12:06 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Finally somebody iS doing this already. Its about time this should be taking care of...
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Mar 15, 2010 at 12:18 PM DizzyIzzy Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ what so private about cutting your nails? do you tie your shoes in private also? ”
A better question is do you always base your arguments on such ridiculous analogies?
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Mar 15, 2010 at 12:19 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
At least they should clip their nails into a tissue, not just on the floor
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Mar 15, 2010 at 12:19 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ what so private about cutting your nails? do you tie your shoes in private also? ”
It is a sakana for a pregnant woman to step on nail clippings
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Mar 15, 2010 at 12:24 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ what so private about cutting your nails? do you tie your shoes in private also? ”
Cutting nails is like picking your nose. Some might find this a normal and natural behavior, while more civilized people find this abhorable.
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Mar 15, 2010 at 12:33 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Tops on my most annoying list are the people that blare music through their cheap earpods while I am trying to sleep or study or otherwise concentrate. There should be a law about minimum audibility standards from ear pods!
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Mar 15, 2010 at 12:37 PM student Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ If you can use a tissue to blow your nose in public, why can't you clip your nails in public? If you can cough in public, why can't you cronicly sniffle in public?
Who sets the rules? ”
Seems like you never travel on the subway. Cutting your nails on the subway is one of the most disgusting things you can do, and is very annoying to every one around. Its something that you do at home, not in public. If you don't understand why, then go learn some basic manners it might help you along thw way
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Mar 15, 2010 at 12:45 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
I'm afraid once they start with the wrong person it will end in violence.
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Mar 15, 2010 at 01:12 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
#2 and #3, you both need to learn some ethics.
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Mar 15, 2010 at 01:28 PM mkarpas Says:Report as Inappropriate
Actually the Talmud dicsuused nail cutting in public and I believe the halacha is that one may do so and throw the cliipins on the floor.
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Mar 15, 2010 at 04:01 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Actually the Talmud dicsuused nail cutting in public and I believe the halacha is that one may do so and throw the cliipins on the floor. ”
The train floor doesn't have a din karka.
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Mar 15, 2010 at 04:08 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
speaking of which...it takes a lot of nerve
for those folks that have a need to blow their noses in public, for instances like oh lets say a deli or ... like in shul while your concentrating and all of a sudden you hearing blowing and iam not talking about a gentle litte insignifgant blow or what No iam talking serious non stop blowing that would put our baal tokah to shame So please out teir have rachmunis if you have to just remove yourself to a private loaction
and spare us of your talent...
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Mar 15, 2010 at 04:46 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
I travel the subway daily and agree that the described behaviors are abhorrent. However, equally annoying is someone taking a photograph without permission. The photo that accompanies your article, whether taken by Mr. Sibley or by your staff, is most definitely an invasion of privacy and totally inconsiderate.
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Mar 15, 2010 at 05:01 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Cutting nails is like picking your nose. Some might find this a normal and natural behavior, while more civilized people find this abhorable. ”
and how about the lady who is filing her nails in the subway car and her nail dust is landing on everyone in the immediate vicinity.UCH!! DISGUSTING!!
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Mar 15, 2010 at 05:48 PM Askupeh Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ speaking of which...it takes a lot of nerve
for those folks that have a need to blow their noses in public, for instances like oh lets say a deli or ... like in shul while your concentrating and all of a sudden you hearing blowing and iam not talking about a gentle litte insignifgant blow or what No iam talking serious non stop blowing that would put our baal tokah to shame So please out teir have rachmunis if you have to just remove yourself to a private loaction
and spare us of your talent... ”
Nobody blows their nose for fun. If you don't blow your nose when you need to, then sometimes it starts to run. When someone is in Shul and in middle of Davening, blowing the nose should be done with Seichal, like not in middle of Borchu or Kedusha; but there is nothing wrong with blowing a nose; that’s what the tissue boxes are there for - if you noticed.
My mentor Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT"L would get annoyed if someone blew their nose or sneezed in middle of his Hashkofa Shiur, because that would replace his words on the tape which was meant for posterity (as Shnei Koleh Loi Mishtameh). We all knew to go outside for it, or to swallow a sneeze (it’s doable). But in middle of Davening, he didn’t mind at all; then, you need not go out for this.
As to a deli or wherever food is displayed, I will go out of my way not to a blow a nose or sneeze (into a tissue of course) in the direction of the food; I usually make a 180 degree turn.
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Mar 15, 2010 at 08:56 PM achoo! Says:Report as Inappropriate
Blowing one's nose is not in the same category of clipping one's nails. If someone has to blow his nose he should do so as delicately as possible, but clipping nails is a real no no.
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Mar 15, 2010 at 06:07 PM nosybody Says:Report as Inappropriate
where can the pictures be seen?
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Mar 15, 2010 at 09:14 PM TR Dice Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ where can the pictures be seen? ”
http://www.subwaydouchery.com/
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Mar 16, 2010 at 01:34 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
is biting your nails any better, im sure iv seen that happen everyewhere including on the train.
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Mar 16, 2010 at 02:15 AM Liberalism is a Disease!!! Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Tops on my most annoying list are the people that blare music through their cheap earpods while I am trying to sleep or study or otherwise concentrate. There should be a law about minimum audibility standards from ear pods! ”
NO! We dont need more laws!!!! People need common sense. If it was too loud for you, mouth them to turn it LOWER.
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Mar 16, 2010 at 07:53 AM just sayin' Says:Report as Inappropriate
just a warning, putting it out there- if you're going to look at the photos in the link, there are some INCREDIBLY INAPPROPRIATE images on there.
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Mar 16, 2010 at 11:45 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
The sound of the clipper grates on your ears and the person couldn't care less where their dead nails fly. It's really gross and in my experience it's always been Asians -- so maybe that is the norm back in their country and its a real culture gap.
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Mar 16, 2010 at 01:08 PM Nail biter Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ is biting your nails any better, im sure iv seen that happen everyewhere including on the train. ”
Biting the nails is a terrible habit which we want to get rid of. Cutting nails is a matter of convenience at the expense of the other riders.
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Mar 16, 2010 at 01:26 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Looking at the pictures makes me really happy I don't live in New York.
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Mar 16, 2010 at 02:59 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Looking at the pictures makes me really happy I don't live in New York. ”
And you think that your neighbors are better. Happy dreaming. Your Neighbors were once New Yawkers.
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Mar 16, 2010 at 03:35 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ And you think that your neighbors are better. Happy dreaming. Your Neighbors were once New Yawkers. ”
Maybe, but I don't have to ride to work with them because I have a car. I love living in the midwest.