‘Inky’ Asks For Favorite El Memories With Predictable Results

After the jump, a sampling.

• “chugga chugga wooooo woooo” – Boxcar Fumo
• “when i seen Ron Noel on there” – Marky (Morell Tavern)
• “Definitely seeing someone get stabbed on one when I was 9. Didn’t traumatize me or instill a fear of public transportation that required therapy to shake….other than that it’s fantastic” – Skins
• “What’s with the comments NAZI deleting all of the funny memories? That is racist!!! I am going to call for a rally at City Hall against the Comments Nazis.” – Milton Street
• “AHH The smell of urine!!!” – Mike
• “Had sex for the first time on the El” – Bob
• “first time I made whoopie was on the El” – Ed
• “Trying to figure out the maps and time-tables SEPTA publishes is always something fun. Speaking of fun typeo’s, your graphic for the article lacks the K in Frankford.” – Eds.
• “hello, i dont this is my favorite market-frankford el story, however, it was the one i remember most. i was going into town using septa, riding on the 59 bus to margaret and orthodox to get the el when i overheard 2 girls from frankford high talk about “his” death and what it meant to both black and white philadelphia. i didnt know or hear who “him or his” was until i saw a daily news left on the seat of the el. “he” ended up being Frank Rizzo.” – No Name Given
• “I fondled my first unit on the El!” – Diesel

Yeah, there are some good, real memories, too — but, I dunno, I kind of like these ones better.

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