Wednesday, November 14, 2007

if one of those lands on me, you'll find it in your eyeball

I do not care WHO you think you are, it is NOT okay to clip your nails during a crowded and herkity-jerkity train ride. Wait till you get outside, away from hordes of people! I have no idea where you were sitting/standing, but after I heard those clip-clip noises, there was nothing I could do to get back to sleep for fear there was an errant former piece of your body lodged in my hat or my hair.

I'm still shuddering thinking about it.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

oh my god oh my god oh my god that is DISGUSTING!

Only on the El, man. Only on the El.

Sphincter said...

One of my co-workers FLOSSES at the desk next to me. We have a small work space and it's horrible. There have been complaints. There was even a memo about NOT doing that--no results.

SupaCoo said...

Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew. And EW!!!

Becky said...

grossest. post. ever.........

neena maiya (guyana gyal) said...

I once saw a girl on a train [in another country, we don't have trains here] putting her little finger into her ear, do some agriculture, take out the finger, flick. More agriculture, flick...

After two older brothers, nothing can make me squirm.

velocibadgergirl said...

Gaaaaaaaaaah!! *twitch*

Lia said...

Yuck!
Personal hygiene is not to be performed in public. Ever.

WORDofRYE said...

EeeewwwwWWW!!! What is WRONG with people?!
Wait, don't answer that :)

XUP said...

Ya, I've seen the ear burrowers and zit pickers nose archeologists on public transportation. I've never seen nail cippers, but I did once see a creepy little guy doodle his wienie through is pants pocket.

naechstehaltestelle said...

God, that's UUUCCCKKK.

Anonymous said...

Ummm yeah....there's someone who sits two cubes behind me who does it at work. After a mgr finally said something-he still have the nerve to do it!! BLEGH!!!

The Stormin Mormon said...

That is so gross.

Just *shudder* gross.

Jon said...

While I agree that nail clipping should occur in privacy and, preferably, outdoors, I'm not sure I'm ready to call that the grossest thing ever. Then again, I do have a tendency to keep my finger nails pretty clean. I haven't seen too many others that take as much care as I do. Maybe that is pretty gross. You just changed my whole world view in one comment. Congrats!

Nadia said...

I'm a nail-biter. I find the use of nailclippers bizarre and against the law of nature in general. So, yes, I find that gross. But probably not for the same reasons you do.

Dave said...

No. Just... no. While you're at it, don't spit, either. And pull up your pants!

Alla said...

that's why rich people dont use public transportation- like EW

Bill C said...

I bet that sound is real similar the the tuk-tuk-tuk of maggot cheese...

Interesting.