Comments on: Mythology of the Modern World: Why do some people stay on the train past the end of the line? http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/ Creative Mung from Eric A. Burns Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:06:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: I spent the end of April on a train | The Sunken Library http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-1116 I spent the end of April on a train | The Sunken Library Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:00:03 +0000 http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-1116 [...] The train emptied out at Albany. There’s four other passengers, and the crew. It’s odd. Even late night flights usually have a decent number of people aboard. I feel like I slept through closing, and I’m in an empty business. The noncommittal lit-but-dark lighting helps the effect. I feel like one of Eric Burns’ characters, newly transferred out of psychopomp station. [...] [...] The train emptied out at Albany. There’s four other passengers, and the crew. It’s odd. Even late night flights usually have a decent number of people aboard. I feel like I slept through closing, and I’m in an empty business. The noncommittal lit-but-dark lighting helps the effect. I feel like one of Eric Burns’ characters, newly transferred out of psychopomp station. [...]

]]> By: flashbruce http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-1111 flashbruce Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:05:18 +0000 http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-1111 It reminded me a lot of "A Subway Named Moebius", which I read in Fantasia Mathematica as a kid, long before I came to Boston. That story also takes place in Boston. There's a reference to it here: http://www.cartania.com/strangebooks.html I don't know how to find the text now. It reminded me a lot of “A Subway Named Moebius”, which I read in Fantasia Mathematica as a kid, long before I came to Boston. That story also takes place in Boston.

There’s a reference to it here:
http://www.cartania.com/strangebooks.html

I don’t know how to find the text now.

]]> By: Sokol http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-442 Sokol Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:02:24 +0000 http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-442 Loved it. Made me go and find "M.T.A" by the Kingston Trio. Now I can't stop listening to it... Loved it. Made me go and find “M.T.A” by the Kingston Trio. Now I can’t stop listening to it…

]]> By: Longwing http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-437 Longwing Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:08:13 +0000 http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-437 I knew. I knew the moment you showed us the conductor. I said to myself "*expletive*. That's Charlie." (Cleaned up for your internet viewing pleasure.) My father used to sing that song to me when I was a child. Good story. I knew. I knew the moment you showed us the conductor. I said to myself “*expletive*. That’s Charlie.” (Cleaned up for your internet viewing pleasure.)

My father used to sing that song to me when I was a child.

Good story.

]]> By: WestRider http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-413 WestRider Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:46:10 +0000 http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-413 Nice. Kinda reminds me of The Belonging Kind, by William Gibson. Nice. Kinda reminds me of The Belonging Kind, by William Gibson.

]]> By: masque http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-412 masque Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:54:50 +0000 http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-412 I picked up on Neith, and I guessed at the Charlie Reference. I'd never heard the original song by the Kingston Trio, but I'm familiar with the Dropkick Murphys version, "Skinhead on the MBTA", and I guessed it was similar. I picked up on Neith, and I guessed at the Charlie Reference. I’d never heard the original song by the Kingston Trio, but I’m familiar with the Dropkick Murphys version, “Skinhead on the MBTA”, and I guessed it was similar.

]]> By: CrazyDave http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-410 CrazyDave Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:29:22 +0000 http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-410 Thanks for clearing that up :) Enjoyed the story. Didn't realise how much I'd got into it until I looked up after finishing and was surprised to see that it was a sunny. Thanks for clearing that up :)

Enjoyed the story. Didn’t realise how much I’d got into it until I looked up after finishing and was surprised to see that it was a sunny.

]]> By: Eric A. Burns http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-409 Eric A. Burns Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:26:57 +0000 http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-409 It says something, perhaps, that you caught the reference to the very minor Egyptian Goddess, but not the reference to the popular folk song by the Kingston Trio. What that something is, I do not hazard to guess. ;) It says something, perhaps, that you caught the reference to the very minor Egyptian Goddess, but not the reference to the popular folk song by the Kingston Trio.

What that something is, I do not hazard to guess. ;)

]]> By: forddent http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-408 forddent Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:22:03 +0000 http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-408 This was another really good one. I'm loving the modern mythology section of this site. Also, I really, <i>really</i> dig all the references you manage to make (I caught every one of them but Charlie, oddly enough. Guess I'm just too young to have listened to the Kingston Trio often enough to recognize it). This was another really good one. I’m loving the modern mythology section of this site.

Also, I really, really dig all the references you manage to make (I caught every one of them but Charlie, oddly enough. Guess I’m just too young to have listened to the Kingston Trio often enough to recognize it).

]]> By: Michael Weaver http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-406 Michael Weaver Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:26:12 +0000 http://banter-latte.annotations.com/2007/08/06/mythology-of-the-modern-world-why-do-some-people-stay-on-the-train-past-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-406 Very good story. I knew where it was going from the moment you described the final passengers, but it's more about the journey than where it leads. It was a great way to start the day. I'd heard that song before, once, but for some reason I've heard <i>The UUs who Never Adjourned</i> more often. If you've been in a meeting with Robert's Rules of Order, you'll see the connection. Very good story. I knew where it was going from the moment you described the final passengers, but it’s more about the journey than where it leads. It was a great way to start the day.

I’d heard that song before, once, but for some reason I’ve heard The UUs who Never Adjourned more often. If you’ve been in a meeting with Robert’s Rules of Order, you’ll see the connection.

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