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South Lake Union Trolley

by Michael D.|  December 13, 20071:46 pm| 54 Comments

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Mayor Nickels: “I don’t care what you call it as long as you ride it.”

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  1. 1.

    r€nato

    December 13, 2007 at 1:52 pm

    completely off-topic but apropos for the season:

    The 12 Days Of Christmas, GOP-style

    On the twelfth day of Christmas, Republicans gave to us:
    12 men’s room blowjobs
    11 bribes a-taking
    10 indictments waiting
    9 corporate scandals
    8 years of lying
    7 torture prisons
    6 fundie wackjobs
    5 Cheney deferments!
    4 tax cuts for the rich
    3 trillion debt
    2 wars we’re losing
    And a Chimp who stole the presidency!

  2. 2.

    tmv

    December 13, 2007 at 1:56 pm

    Occasionally, like today, I have a day when various occurrences coincide to make me hate humanity in general.

    And then I read something like this, and I think, but you know, sometimes we do have our good points …

  3. 3.

    r€nato

    December 13, 2007 at 1:56 pm

    back on-topic (what a concept):

    Does it go out to West Haverbrook?

  4. 4.

    Zifnab

    December 13, 2007 at 1:56 pm

    hehe, the South Lake Union Trolley? I’d ride it.

  5. 5.

    r€nato

    December 13, 2007 at 1:59 pm

    I’ve done some hiking in the Italian-speaking Swiss canton of Ticino. That’s how I came to find out that the canton-level agency for public transport is called Ferrovie Autolinee Regionali Ticinesi.

  6. 6.

    Dreggas

    December 13, 2007 at 2:01 pm

    hehehe I rode the SLUT and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.

  7. 7.

    r€nato

    December 13, 2007 at 2:05 pm

    Given that SLUT is in Seattle, I think this would be an appropriate advertising slogan:

    SLUT: Ride it hard, put it away wet!

  8. 8.

    Dreggas

    December 13, 2007 at 2:07 pm

    r€nato Says:

    Given that SLUT is in Seattle, I think this would be an appropriate advertising slogan:

    SLUT: Ride it hard, put it away wet!

    SLUT: Wet and ready whenever you are!

    Put Your Rain Coat on and ride the SLUT!

  9. 9.

    RodeoBob

    December 13, 2007 at 2:07 pm

    Rides are free this month. Then the fare will be $1.50.

    …once they start charging for rides, ownership changes to the Western Home Ownership Recreation Entrepenurs…

    Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels said, “I don’t care what you call it as long as you ride it.”

    And be careful when you get off… this being Seattle a “slippery when wet” sign might be appropriate!

    Thanks! I’ll be here all week. Try the veal!

  10. 10.

    Dreggas

    December 13, 2007 at 2:12 pm

    Headline for if the service is bad:

    The SLUT Sucks.

    Headline for if the service is good:

    The SLUT Swallows.

  11. 11.

    r€nato

    December 13, 2007 at 2:17 pm

    another off-topic:

    Scottsdale Man Shoots Self In Buttocks

  12. 12.

    Cindrella Ferret

    December 13, 2007 at 2:18 pm

    Seattle’s south Lake Union trolley is now in service, making its maiden run Wednesday …

    Indeed. Do an ID check first. Chris Hansen may be setting you up.

  13. 13.

    Dreggas

    December 13, 2007 at 2:22 pm

    Joe’s crab shack advertisement on the side of one:

    Ride the SLUT and get some crabs!

  14. 14.

    cd6

    December 13, 2007 at 2:28 pm

    OMG I’m very excited, the SLUT is literally a block from my apartment, and I can ride it all the way downtown!

  15. 15.

    Bubblegum Tate

    December 13, 2007 at 2:30 pm

    Does it go out to West Haverbrook?

    I think the last stop is in Ogdenville, but it depends on what the possums in the control car say (I call the big one “Bitey”).

  16. 16.

    Michael D.

    December 13, 2007 at 2:33 pm

    The SLUT Sucks.

    Ride the SLUT and get some crabs!

    Put Your Rain Coat on and ride the SLUT!

    You are on a roll!

  17. 17.

    Zifnab

    December 13, 2007 at 2:34 pm

    Rides are free this month. Then the fare will be $1.50.

    Who would have thought the SLUT would have been so cheap? At $1.50, I think I pay more going alone.

  18. 18.

    Michael D.

    December 13, 2007 at 2:35 pm

    In Atlanta, you use a Breeze card to ride MARTA. We need to think of a name for the SLUT card.

  19. 19.

    Dreggas

    December 13, 2007 at 2:39 pm

    Michael D. Says:

    In Atlanta, you use a Breeze card to ride MARTA. We need to think of a name for the SLUT card.

    When you ride the SLUT slide your card in the Slit.

  20. 20.

    Michael D.

    December 13, 2007 at 2:40 pm

    When you pay your buck fifty, are you required to get off after a certain amount of time, or can you ride the SLUT all day?

  21. 21.

    Dreggas

    December 13, 2007 at 2:44 pm

    Michael D. Says:

    In Atlanta, you use a Breeze card to ride MARTA. We need to think of a name for the SLUT card.

    Well whenever I ride a slut there’s usually some booze involved, maybe the Martini?

  22. 22.

    Jen

    December 13, 2007 at 2:45 pm

    Well, if anyone ever wondered if these posters were men or women, I hereby submit this thread as Exhibit A…

  23. 23.

    Dreggas

    December 13, 2007 at 2:49 pm

    Jen Says:

    Well, if anyone ever wondered if these posters were men or women, I hereby submit this thread as Exhibit A…

    Aww c’mon it’s just a bit of humor. And trust me men can be sluts too, I know many.

  24. 24.

    ChrisO

    December 13, 2007 at 2:51 pm

    Could be worse. I remember when Newcastle Polytechnic (in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England) became a university, one name proposed for it was the “City University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne” – until someone pointed out the acronym…

  25. 25.

    RodeoBob

    December 13, 2007 at 2:52 pm

    Trust me, as soon as they debut the Highland Intercity Mass Busing Organization (HIMBO), we’ll be all over it!

    OK, I won’t be “all over it”, but I’ll have something to say about it.

  26. 26.

    Michael D.

    December 13, 2007 at 2:53 pm

    ChrisO: Heh. You could ride the SLUT and get off at th….oh never mind.

  27. 27.

    Jen

    December 13, 2007 at 2:54 pm

    Uh, I know, D. Remember I told you I laughed at the post on wonkette about, did anyone show their tits? I have been known to, to this day, quote Beavis and Butthead. So there.

  28. 28.

    Dreggas

    December 13, 2007 at 2:57 pm

    Jen Says:

    Uh, I know, D. Remember I told you I laughed at the post on wonkette about, did anyone show their tits? I have been known to, to this day, quote Beavis and Butthead. So there.

    I think I’m in love again heh…heh heh…

  29. 29.

    Jen

    December 13, 2007 at 3:02 pm

    Settle down, Beavis.

  30. 30.

    Dreggas

    December 13, 2007 at 3:04 pm

    Jen Says:

    Settle down, Beavis.

    heh heh NO! heh knock it off fart knocker.

  31. 31.

    Dreggas

    December 13, 2007 at 3:07 pm

    Michael D. Says:

    When you pay your buck fifty, are you required to get off after a certain amount of time, or can you ride the SLUT all day?

    You can probably ride all day but will have to get off eventually, after all the SLUT will need refueling and a thorough cleaning before being put back into service.

  32. 32.

    bago

    December 13, 2007 at 3:38 pm

    Nice to know the slut is only a short walk from where I live. But then again I DO live off of Aurora.

  33. 33.

    taoless

    December 13, 2007 at 3:40 pm

    i think you guys should be a little more sympathetic. with paul allen and greg nickels for father-figures, any girl’s going to turn out having a few issue problems. i mean, look what nickels said about her. what a douche (and, btw, as a seattlite, i can assure you, he is a complete douche).

    that, and i can’t believe nobody’s made a joke about her ‘maiden’ voyage. or worked in the phonemic similarities between ‘trolley’ and ‘trollop.’

  34. 34.

    demimondian

    December 13, 2007 at 3:40 pm

    You know, this thread is getting to the point that I’m not sure I can read it on my machine at work, for fear of a complaint being lodged.

    And, given what my team deals with on a daily basis, that’s pretty scary…

  35. 35.

    Dreggas

    December 13, 2007 at 3:42 pm

    bago Says:

    Nice to know the slut is only a short walk from where I live. But then again I DO live off of Aurora.

    Well you know what they say about the SLUT and easy access.

  36. 36.

    Dreggas

    December 13, 2007 at 3:44 pm

    taoless Says:

    that, and i can’t believe nobody’s made a joke about her ‘maiden’ voyage. or worked in the phonemic similarities between ‘trolley’ and ‘trollop.’

    Since they’re touting the SLUT I am sure there were many test runs before this maiden voyage….

  37. 37.

    Zifnab

    December 13, 2007 at 4:10 pm

    I just hope people don’t take the SLUT around the block a few times, then dump’r for the next hot thing to roll into town.

  38. 38.

    Dreggas

    December 13, 2007 at 4:35 pm

    Zifnab Says:

    I just hope people don’t take the SLUT around the block a few times, then dump’r for the next hot thing to roll into town.

    You mean her friend the monogo-rail?

  39. 39.

    J sub D

    December 13, 2007 at 4:47 pm

    The 1.3 mile line has 11 stops where the streetcar passes every 15 minutes.

    The line cost $52 million for the city to build and it will cost $1.7 million a year for Metro to operate.

    Wow only $52 million plus 1.7 million a year (Oh, I believe that estimate) to save someone a twenty minute walk if your going the whole route. What a bargain for the taxpayers!

    Does anyone want to wager that ridership and revenues will be higher than what was predicted to justify this brilliant piece of urban engineering? No?

    How about as high as predicted? No again?
    How about lower by at least 20%. Now I’m hearing yesses.

  40. 40.

    jcricket

    December 13, 2007 at 4:57 pm

    Someone tried to fuck with the SLUT today. Threw ball bearings into the track. Totally hosed up the line for a short time.

    I also like the airport code “SUX” (real).

    I used to work right by one of the SLUT stops, but don’t anymore. Seattle has its head so far up its ass when it comes to mass transit I’ve given up hope of ever getting anything good. So this is a tiny step in the right direction, and it’s fine by me.

    All the fucking “lesser” Seattle and NIMBY types freak out whenever they see a pricetag bigger than a dollar or two for any kind of infrastructure or mass transit project. Wake up douchenozzles, you live in a big city, it’s 2007, stuff costs money.

  41. 41.

    jcricket

    December 13, 2007 at 5:01 pm

    OK, too many people from Seattle here. Must be some kind of liberal conspiracy.

  42. 42.

    Michael D.

    December 13, 2007 at 5:01 pm

    Wow only $52 million plus 1.7 million a year (Oh, I believe that estimate) to save someone a twenty minute walk if your going the whole route. What a bargain for the taxpayers!

    JsubD. I didn’t know that!

    Fuck the SLUT!

  43. 43.

    Buck

    December 13, 2007 at 5:02 pm

    Wow only $52 million plus 1.7 million a year (Oh, I believe that estimate) to save someone a twenty minute walk if your going the whole route.

    Well, I guess now we know who really got fucked.

  44. 44.

    Dreggas

    December 13, 2007 at 5:22 pm

    jcricket Says:

    Someone tried to fuck with the SLUT today. Threw ball bearings into the track. Totally hosed up the line for a short time.

    Someone got their balls caught in the SLUT?

  45. 45.

    jcricket

    December 13, 2007 at 5:51 pm

    Someone got there balls caught in the SLUT?

    Detachable balls. Maybe they bought them at Fantasy LTD down the street?

  46. 46.

    Dreggas

    December 13, 2007 at 6:04 pm

    jcricket Says:

    Someone got there balls caught in the SLUT?

    Detachable balls. Maybe they bought them at Fantasy LTD down the street?

    Maybe they were like this guy with a detachable penis?

  47. 47.

    jcricket

    December 13, 2007 at 6:47 pm

    I was waiting for someone to post that. I remember that song. Funny.

    You know, I don’t have a lot of sympathy for vandal-types, though. And the “rules are for cars” cyclists can suck it.

  48. 48.

    jake

    December 13, 2007 at 7:27 pm

    Ah, a streetcar named Desire.

    Sorry, all the best jokes were taken.

  49. 49.

    Fledermaus

    December 13, 2007 at 10:46 pm

    The problem with the SLUT is that she’s a short ride and drags you to the mall afterward.

    Also the ‘Mayor Nickels is a douchbag’ motion is seconded.

  50. 50.

    demimondian

    December 13, 2007 at 11:16 pm

    the ‘Mayor Nickels is a douchbag’ motion is seconded

    Would the chair entertain a motion for unanimous consent?

  51. 51.

    Dreggas

    December 13, 2007 at 11:23 pm

    Fledermaus Says:

    The problem with the SLUT is that she’s a short ride and drags you to the mall afterward.

    Also the ‘Mayor Nickels is a douchbag’ motion is seconded.

    So he’s the SLUT’s Douchebag then?

  52. 52.

    bago

    December 14, 2007 at 1:57 am

    Well, if the SLUT hooks up with the rail project down by MLK and eventually hits cap hill and the eastside we might have a bart-level slut.

  53. 53.

    Andrew J. Lazarus

    December 14, 2007 at 12:21 pm

    there’s a transit line in Northern Italy called ‘fart’.

  54. 54.

    Kynn

    December 14, 2007 at 2:00 pm

    This thread is an example of why I don’t like guys very much.

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