Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Who Created This Stupid Muni Ad on Fare Evasion?


Muni is on some kind of crazy campaign to remind people to pay their "fare share" or get a nice $75 fine. They plan to return to the classic "saturation raids" starting Thursday.

When I look at this Muni advertisement on the buses and on their website, I can't understand why the fare inspectors are citing a SEA LION!

A sea lion for crying out loud. Do they carry passes or transfers? No; nor do they ride the worst transit system in the nation. Plus, why a creature whose primary transit is on the water? Can't it be someone like SFMTA chief Nat Ford getting caught without payment?

What's next? Write a ticket to a pigeon for eating on the bus? Whoever created this ad should be fired for incompetence.


Photo from SFMTA website.

8 comments:

  1. ErikAugust 11, 2010 at 8:06 AM

    That ad is funny.

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  2. troymccluresfAugust 11, 2010 at 8:10 AM

    The sea lion is doing a trick.

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  3. EveAugust 11, 2010 at 8:13 AM

    "Write a ticket to a pigeon for eating on the bus?" HAHA! Akit, you made my day with that line. Seriously.

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  4. MarioAugust 11, 2010 at 9:30 AM

    Lighten up, Akit! Fired? Really? That's harsh.

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  5. AnonymousAugust 11, 2010 at 10:34 AM

    Clearly you're not understanding the "trick" reference. It's actually a pretty clever ad...

    Just goes to show you that not everything translates across cultures, nationalities and languages easily.

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  6. RachelAugust 11, 2010 at 11:23 AM

    I don't know, Akit, I think it's pretty funny!

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  7. AnonymousAugust 11, 2010 at 4:29 PM

    only thing i noticed is that they appear to be showing a lot more respect to the seal than they ever do to paying passengers.

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  8. GregAugust 13, 2010 at 4:42 PM

    Seals, not likely. But racoons are known patrons of the 18 line:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/swthomson/3759243339/

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