#panhandler prank

[nolagrrlnyc]

I love the subways. I love hearing the musicians who fill the stations with song.

I love to see the unexpected -- the good stuff that is. Unfortunately, I did recently see three young men doing an acrobatic routine with the boombox blaring so loud my ears were ringing and who seemed offended when two women changed seats after one of the guy's feet zipped dangerously close to their faces.

But this, I didn't get to see in person, but I wish I had. Seeing the expressions on the passengers' faces brought a smile back to my face after a very long day.

[adverve]

He's not holding that cup for your change.

"Panhandler Prank" is the latest addition to Vitamin Water's #makeboringbrilliant campaign. It took awhile for us to peel off all the layers of quiet angst that reflexively build up when a guy on the subway starts giving his when-life-went-wrong speech ... but give it a minute. We finished with a "happy-to-be-had" smiles — and yeah, we would probably have thrown dude a high-five too.

If Jell-O had done something this strategically clear the one (embarrassing) time it tried hijacking the #FML hashtag, maybe it would've sucked less. Or just ... not sucked.

[z4howard]

This is hysterical