A guy on the 7:15 train spent the whole ride practicing his ventriloquism with a sock puppet.

He kept whispering to it about the weather, and the lady across from him kept answering the puppet's questions (like it was totally normal). Has anyone else seen something this weird on their morning commute?

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mason_foster687d ago

Well, I see this a bit differently than @blake_black47. A train car is a shared space where people have different comfort levels, and a guy performing with a sock puppet for a whole ride could make someone feel stuck or uncomfortable, not just entertained. I think it's fine to smile at a little fun now and then, but expecting everyone to just go along with a stranger's act feels like ignoring that not everyone has the same boundaries.

blake_black471mo ago

Honestly, that sounds kind of nice to me. The world is so boring and quiet on most commutes, just people staring at phones. That guy brought a little fun into the day. The lady playing along is a champ, she made it a shared bit instead of something awkward. We call stuff weird too fast, maybe it was just two people choosing to be silly for twenty minutes. Why is that a bad thing?

amy9751mo ago

Wait, you find a stranger doing a full-on pirate voice for twenty minutes just "a little fun"? That's a whole performance, not just a silly noise. Most people are trapped there, they can't just walk away if it gets uncomfortable. The lady playing along might have felt pressured to be nice, not like she was choosing to be silly. It's a public space, not a comedy club.