Crosstown Local Photo du Jour: Corsair!

August 22, 2008 by
Filed under: Bed-Stuy, Williamsburg 

I have patronized the G train long enough not to be surprised by who (or what) I see riding with me. I have seen Elvis. I have seen a drunk Polish man offer vodka to his imaginary friend. I have seen public masturbators …more than once. When I hopped onto the subway yesterday at Bedford-Nostrand I discovered a hitherto unknown Crosstown Local demographic:

PIRATE CLOWNS!

True to form, no one gave him a second look. I was tempted to ask him for a photograph (his nose was painted red, I found this kind of charming), but he seemed pretty engrossed in yesterday’s edition of the New York Daily News so I didn’t want to disturb him. When he got off at the Metropolitan Avenue stop I noticed the large red button on his cap read “staff”. I’m guessing this is so he can be distinguished from any practicing amateur or non-Union pirates which may happen to be milling about Williamsburg.

ARGHHH!

Miss Heather

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  1. d on Fri, 22nd Aug 2008 5:34 pm
  2. Maybe we’ll see him in one of those freecreditreport.com commercials singing a funny little jingle.

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