Half the fun used to be getting there. Not anymore.
July 2006
By William Swanson
| Merely Annoying: | Asinine: | Hanging Offense: | Sign of the Coming Apocalypse: |
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Holding up the boarding line because you’re digging in your purse for change

You’ve been standing at the bus stop for fifteen minutes. It didn’t occur to you to scrounge up the fare until now?
Taking the aisle seat when the window seat is unoccupied
Nobody’s dying to sit next to you, either. But it just may be preferable to standing all the way home.
Wearing your backpack aboard the bus
Every move you make puts that load in our face. Slip it off when you climb aboard, please.
Jamming your seatback against my knees
Another reason they’ve outlawed box cutters.
iPod buzz
It’s either that or your brain shorting out. Whatever, it’s very annoying.
Cell phones