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CTA Tattler
Seen and heard on the Chicago Transit Authority
All CTA Tattler Entries in the Just a little odd Category
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05/14/08
Express buses and those unclear on the concept
05/ 7/08
Welcoming little "Dude" into the world
04/24/08
CTA roundup: CTA pulls video game ad; another CTA photo blog; NYC crush site
04/23/08
El groping is common problem nationwide; "recidivist transit grinder" arrested in NYC
04/21/08
Happy First Anniversary to CTA Wedding Couple
04/17/08
Not so sagacious advice from his elder
04/16/08
So, who's to "blame" for the Blue Line evacuation?
04/15/08
Transit etiquette lessons from England in the 60s
04/ 8/08
Vituoso violinist entertains DC subway users in anonymity
04/ 2/08
"This train is not where it should be . . ."
03/27/08
Three garbage deposit alternatives
03/19/08
Recycled transit cards make handy little notebooks
03/13/08
New reason not to lean against the door
03/ 6/08
The morning crowd livens up the train car
02/28/08
Oops! Missed that switch
02/27/08
Ban those annoying MP3-playing cell phones
02/25/08
Boxing up your car exhaust pipe
02/20/08
More creatures of habit
02/19/08
Seeking permanent prison break
02/13/08
More laptops on CTA - trend or anamoly?
01/31/08
Try to take an empty seat? "Perverted; felonious; retarded!"
01/29/08
Celling across the car
01/22/08
Passenger cooperation at its outer limits
01/15/08
No Pants Day recap: "Everything can be more fun without pants"
01/10/08
Update: New meet-up site for No Pants Day
01/ 9/08
Forget No Service -- Let's support No Pants Day!
01/ 4/08
The squabblers, the prayer and the shoveler
12/18/07
Gay hatred thrives on train
12/10/07
Choice El reading materials
12/ 6/07
Too much of a hands-on experience
11/28/07
London's subway silences "Voice of the Tube"
11/14/07
Special thanks to the Illinois state treasurer
11/ 1/07
Assault and baggery
10/26/07
Weekend work details; QOTSA's Josh Homme rides the rails?
10/17/07
True Confessions: The behavior I try to hide on the CTA
10/16/07
Facebook butt fails to seal the deal
10/14/07
Misplaced priorities: Prayer over transit dollars
10/10/07
Budget machinations and angst
10/ 3/07
Politely ignoring him
09/30/07
Again, a little more communication, please, on route changes
09/26/07
Seat giveaway fails
09/24/07
Pac-Man-like graphics pop up on CTA emergency signs
09/18/07
El dressing
08/22/07
Here's why eating is prohibited on the CTA
08/21/07
Legs-spread-wide men raise ire of women passengers
08/16/07
A cane helps in getting seat hogs to move
08/15/07
Good thing most Tattler posts don't require Ambien Viagra Levitra Cialis comments
08/ 8/07
Maggie stories: The humper and non-gay guy
08/ 7/07
Snow White and the Seven Crown
08/ 6/07
A last wave - and then tears
08/ 2/07
Satellite dishes vs. trees
08/ 1/07
A primer on CTA's rules for behavior
07/30/07
Gays bashing women
07/19/07
Ominous Tattoo Girl
07/17/07
Retracting the tracts
07/ 4/07
Memories of July 3 fireworks madness
07/ 3/07
Wedding Day blues on the Brown Line
06/29/07
More do's and don'ts for CTA riders
06/27/07
Deodorant girl
06/26/07
Sights seen on the Red Line
06/21/07
Handing him his lunch
06/18/07
Bizarre overheard conversations
06/12/07
Best laid plans gone awry by the six-suitcase woman
06/10/07
Happy Birthday to CTA Tattler
05/24/07
More parading pigeons
05/15/07
The strange week that was for Joe Blow: From farts to BO to loud music
05/10/07
Sweet slumber interrupted
05/ 7/07
Drunk lady spews vulgarities
05/ 3/07
Oops! Wrong exit
05/ 1/07
Cell-ified trixies on No. 11 Lincoln bus
04/27/07
Please don't whiz on the electric fence -- or rail!
04/26/07
Puke-worthy bloody tale
04/25/07
Squicky squeamishness
04/23/07
WWJD about this dude?
04/20/07
Absurd personalized phone ring tone
04/12/07
Bag lady takes her good ol' time on bus
04/ 5/07
How not to pick up chicks on a train
04/ 1/07
Sox fan Carole Brown disses Cubs
03/29/07
Life's little dramas
03/28/07
Scary schizo with steak knife
03/26/07
Battle of the stare-downs
03/19/07
The conscientious commentator
03/15/07
Safety last
03/ 9/07
The later-evening El crowd
03/ 5/07
Odd bus conversation on drugs, band members
02/28/07
Shell game thrives on Orange Line
02/20/07
Who let one loose?
02/14/07
Valentine's Day memories
02/13/07
The habits of pals on a train
02/12/07
Ooh ooh that smell! And the quest to determine its origin
02/11/07
Video from Chicago Tonight appearance
02/ 6/07
Fabulous NYC commuter photos
02/ 1/07
Pets welcome on the CTA?
01/31/07
Beware of the DOTS from Japan
01/30/07
The satisfaction in running to make it
01/29/07
Coming clean on the CTA
01/24/07
Smart card mittens do the trick on cold mornings
01/22/07
"Da Bears" echoes through train car
01/17/07
New ways to ignore your child
01/15/07
The exasperated motorman
01/10/07
The homeless poet tangles with The Redhead
01/ 9/07
Turn that down please
01/ 4/07
How to sit by yourself on the train
12/25/06
A Christmas miracle: An empty Purple Line appears!
12/13/06
Embarrassing reading materials
12/12/06
Christmasy train sparks
12/ 5/06
Last one on the car
11/30/06
Scary, tight quarters on Moscow platform
11/28/06
Joy to the Christmas Bus -- No. 56 lights up passengers
11/27/06
The deliberate train surfer
11/21/06
Turkey tips from CTA track worker
11/16/06
El evangelist revisited: A creature of habit
11/15/06
Cartin' the gumball machine
11/14/06
Getting around is fun and easy in Indy, P-burgh
11/ 7/06
More depictions of weary riders
11/ 2/06
No sweating in this Hawaii sweatshirt
10/23/06
Let's develop subway smell map for Chicago
10/19/06
Clutching Cliff closely
10/16/06
The El Evangelist strikes again
10/12/06
Is it a Brown or Purple?
10/10/06
The black-shrouded lady
10/ 3/06
Show Mom a little respect, please
10/ 2/06
Trackside interview: You fill in the blanks
09/29/06
Passenger complaint spurs passenger complaints
09/28/06
Pointed rants about God, the Irish and Hitler
09/27/06
The late-night school crowd
09/26/06
The crowded train crush
09/25/06
Rollin' a smoke and swappin' tall tales