This Instagram Account Collects Funny And Strange Things Spotted On Public Transport (40 Pics)
This page is the best-kept secret of the entire 'Humans of' series. Heck, maybe of the entire internet. Humans of Trolleybuses (Humans of Trūlai) offers a glimpse into the funny side of Lithuanian public transport, and it's really colorful, too. Extravagant clothing, questionable luggage, funny situations, they feature it all.
The creator of the page, Rokas Stasevičius, said he started it after one memorable encounter. Rokas was taking a trolleybus when one of the passengers, a drunk, was smoking inside of it, singing chanson songs and, after being kicked out of the vehicle, waved Rokas goodbye with a smile on his face. This pretty much sums up what content to expect from Humans of Trolleybuses. If you're still not convinced that it's bizarre in the funniest way possible - check the interesting photos below.
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“Time spent with cats is never wasted.”
That's a good idea. I never know where to put the cat when on public transportation. 😂
For the most part, Humans of Trolleybuses relies on its community. "At the height of the page's popularity, it was receiving about 15-20 funny photos per day," Rokas told Bored Panda. "To decide if a particular picture is worth a post, I'm trying to figure out whether it would enrich social media or trash it. At first, I consider the originality of the photo/video. It can't be a repost or something lame in general as the idea behind the project is to create unique, independent content that isn't toadying to anything or anyone."
"Ideally, the photo/video makes up for about half of the entire gag. The other half is the caption, so, the more interesting and abstract the image or recording is, the more freedom there is to create a captivating caption."
"The best captions usually come spontaneously, during the first viewing of the submitted material," Rokas added. "If you're overthinking it, it might end up too complex, forced, and only you and a couple more people can understand it. I don't have one rule on how to craft the perfect caption, I just try to feel it out, make it something that compliments the picture/video without overpowering it."
i don't agree. my dogs get super cold and we live in the UK. she is a good dog mum. it looks like they are in Siberia where it get super cold. good on her keeping him warm
Load More Replies...awww he even has on little booties.. dogs need to be cozy to ya know :D
Ok, i'm usually not the one to defend people who dress dogs in clothes, make them wear make-up or anything that 'humanizes' dogs. However... this looks like a Basenji, just like my dog. Being an African full-bread they get cold. And I mean shivering cold. So assuming that those conditions are are below zero, I would say the dog actually would be cold without that, somewhat ridiculous, outfit.
Today is also a tougher period for Humans of Trolleybuses. Rokas attributes the lower number of submissions and posts to the transition the page is making from Facebook to Instagram. "I believe that it's only a matter of time before the project becomes what it recently was."
He thinks that many people are drawn to Humans of Trolleybuses probably because they relate to the trolleybuses themselves. "It doesn't matter how uncomfortable or slow this mode of public transportation is. People sympathize with tit and people need quality content which can also be funny."
Remember stuart little? this is him now. feel old yet?
plot twist: the man doesn't know there's a mouse in his pocket :P
Load More Replies...Some people do this so they don't feel completely isolated from their environment
Load More Replies...Mean while I’m completely opposite I have head phones that go over my ears and music up load so I can block every one out and stop people from talking to me
I do, to hear if someone is talking to me, or know what's going on around me.
When she used to call me on my cellphone
Oh, I actually remember these. I saw these accessories in the markets a lot, but never saw anyone using them.
It's a lot easier for some people to hold/use. I purchased my grandma one of these.
Load More Replies...I work from home and am on the phone A LOT. I have one because I can look at my cell while I'm talking on it without having to use speakerphone, and because it's much easier to prop an old fashioned phone between your ear and shoulder while you type than a cell. That said, I would not bring it out in public!
To be fair, there's no thief thinking "I'm going to rip that spray bottle out of his hands."
Depends on how discerning they are; that case originally retailed for $95.
Load More Replies...I thought that he was so bored he started reading the label on the sprayer. Def not speaking of experience
I was more astonished that cookie monster was hugging him from the back.
yeah, this is a moshino phone cover... https://www.farfetch.com/be/shopping/women/moschino-fresh-iphone-6-cover-item-11197191.aspx
He prolly forgot the comb was there,bloomed all over for it, gave up, and got on the bus!
He's probably off into town to buy a new comb, because he can't find his old one..
With old age comes forgetfulness. He is probably on his way to buy a replacement comb for the one he "lost".
This is one of the funniest comments I have ever read! You Nailed It!
Load More Replies...Tigers like to attack people from behind so having 'eyes' on the back of your head puts them off. If it turns out that bus is infested with tigers who'll be laughing then?
Not sure how to feel on this one
I thought it was real for a second and thought the bus driver had brought their dog to work
very cute but certainly wouldn't be allowed on transport in Australia. EDIT: oops, didn’t realise it wasn’t real.
Oh my goodness, that looked real there for a little bit. Novel idea.
that's so cut! kind of sad but cute as long as it would be temporary. but why does it have real food?
Meanwhile in Klaipėda
One Halloween in Glasgow Central Station, I saw eight guys dressed as Teletubbies kicking the living snot out of each other. Meanwhile, the station's security guys and a couple of cops are just standing by and waiting to see who wins.
>you’re not hungry
>this baba asks you if you’re hungry
>what do you do?
That sad moment when you see that your grandma is more swole than you will ever be.
You eat everything he puts in front of you. And yes, I'm not talking about eating only the food: you eat everything, dish included!
I can't tell if he didn't notice his shirt was see through in a different lighting, or if he was doing this on purpose. If it is on purpose, I don't know anyone who can pull off this look.
Dobby is no longer a free elf, he has a master
Anyone here old enough to remember when Mike Myers did Coffee talk on SNL? This woman looks exactly like Linda Richman.
I think her death by grommet top needs attention. The dog is great but her top?
Step 1: Set oven to 350 Step 2: Walk your chicken carcass for ten blocks Step 3: order out
🤣 Just don't order from KFC,, this maybe a new delivery service from them
Load More Replies...Well, that’s basic 7th grade math. Probably explaining the answer to a classmate ... bustrides home after school can be long
How do you see yourself in 20 years?
Incredible. I am amazed at how the owners trained their cats to ride on their heads or shoulders. I don't think that would ever happen here in the states because someone would be hollering that an animal is not permitted on public transportation. I wonder what country this is.
I have seen that movie and changed my way of thinking of others. Dont judge people and a furr in house can make you change and take away your sadness. Truly recomand that movie to see.
Load More Replies...This is part of a project where a designer made clothes with the same fabric as the seats in buses https://mymodernmet.com/menja-stevenson-german-transportation-outfits/
Her hair do reveals that her name is Karen which makes it understandable why she dresses as a seat in public transport.
Clearly that's his emotional support toilet. Why else would he not offer it up as an extra seat? That poor woman behind him being made to stand would appreciate it.
Load More Replies...Why is this bowl autographed? Perhaps this dude is the winner of the proverbial pissing contest.
This probably isn't my favorite post, BUT IT MIGHT BE NUMBER TWOOOOO!!!!!!!8DDDDDD
If it's stupid but it works, it ain't stupid
Why does this look like something out of True Detective, it’s like a killers hideaway or a place he leaves his victims. All the nope.
It's a door from a building, being used on a trolley. Definitely not standard parts.
Load More Replies...There’s a 7-11 in the town where I went to high school that had a pickup truck drive through the front window. For months after, the replacement door was one from a legit house, with the doorknob and peephole. It’s a regular glass door now, which is honestly a shame.
I have been chuckling at this comment for a few minutes..
Load More Replies...If the man really has a vision problem then I he deserves our empathy and respect.
yeah, and only picking the 'ie' or the 'y' is too, always use both
Load More Replies...My grandma would totally use that, particularly if it came for free.
“ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.“ but yeah. That would have been a bit cooler.
Load More Replies...i once saw a towel with the shield of a football club that say: "You might also like..."
"Shine bright like a trolleybus"
All I can do is think about the awful glare off of it for other drivers
I tried to reverse search this image because I'm not sure it's Russia and the first result I got was "a tourist from Australia" )))))
Relax fm
It's been a long, hard day. Trying to relax those dogs on the hour commute home.
Load More Replies...They are the new pigeons here since... they killed almost every pigeon here.
Load More Replies...Wonder woman - Vengeance of Trolleybuses
please be an actual cult, please be an actual cult.
Load More Replies...Who's going to tell her it's rude to put your personal items on an empty seat?
Doesn't look like an influencer to me. See that keypads on his phone?
Load More Replies...Summertime sadness begins
With an electrified bus, this is a rather eletrocuting idea. (Seriously: I hope this guy is still alive.)
The trolley poles themselves are usually insulated, to protect the engineer when they are removed from the overhead lines. I'm not sure what uninsulated terminals may lie atop the trolley though.
Load More Replies...Maybe we shouldn't make fun of people who have disabilities. Just a crazy thought I had; it probably won't catch on.
How do you know this person has a disability? Maybe it is a person that is in ballet dancer.
Load More Replies...So...he passed the bar. I'm sorry, I'll show myself out now.
Load More Replies..."Yes I am perfectly comfortable, I just don't want to miss my stop!"
Considering how grumpy drunks can be, I'd let him sleep unless he's in danger.
Load More Replies...The moment realising you're another barbie girl in the barbie world
Why does Barbie never become pregnant ? Because Ken comes in another box.
"Business in the front, party in the back"
oh good GOD!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOO David Bowie has waaaaaay better hair then him tho
Seems like something right out of a Cruella De Ville fashion catalog
Reminds me of Luna Lovegood. The woman in the photo is just as sane as her. :)
I'm sorry for her. She most certainly didn't want to be laughed at.
Load More Replies...hmm what do yall think.. did she use crazy-art for her eyebrows.. or crayola??
It’s bad enough having one Donald Trump in existence! This is too much for the world to handle!!
Think outside the box
this shot was taken as the text was scrolling in or out from or to the bottom. it probably cycles through it's stops or something. not really strange.
Is this another one of those German “clothes match the trolley” photos?
He had a romantic meeting and just heard that orange is the new black.
Extra rare kind, almost extinct, slavik in his natural habitat
Those are some a*s kicking boots. Good luck getting them out of someone's a*s crack.
New year, new me
Maybe she is growing her silver roots out and the ends are still colored. Seriously, with all the wild hair looks these days, you all jump on this to make fun of and not the unitard dude?
He be like, mmhm thats right push the bus
Load More Replies...I have an issue with 2 things, him shaving on public transport and that hat. What the hell is that thing on his head made from, carpet?
I've heard of people being tired on the bus, but this is ridiculous...
Missed out again because I thought the ad said 'any hue man' not 'blue man'
Who wore it better?
SOCKS AND SANDALS! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
The best part is, the guy still thinks he's in his living room at home playing the game...
I have a problem with the growing trend of taking someone's photo without their permission and posting it online. It's creepy, invasive and rude.
as a former cosplayer, I can say that people like the plague doctor and the cultist are perfectly cool with it. and usually when you have an interesting animal to take around like a rat or a crow, you are also cool with the attention. and the chick with the cat is obviously fine with it or she would have stopped them, I mean shes facing them and is clearly privvy to it. the one where its just a coincidence that three women are wearing the same clothes on a bus, maybe you have a point, but not likely. most people dont give a f**k.
Load More Replies...There are some curious and some funny pictures, but quite a few are really just shaming people. Bored Panda has tons of posts against shaming fat people, against shaming disabled people, against shaming poor people...but shaming people with odd looks on busses is all right...
I don't know man, half of those are just making fun of poor or quirky peoples. Dont find that funny tbh
Taking pictures of people without their permission and then posting them just to make fun of the subjects is rude, mean spirited and creepy. You have no idea what the back story is or why they were doing what they were doing.
Yup, it makes me sick. Can we please shame the people discreetly taking photos of random people because theres something slightly off about them or whatever so that the world can laugh at them.
Load More Replies...When are we going to start to admit that most of these posts are no longer community-submitted. The employees of the site are cobbling together images/things that are 'similar' into these collections and claiming someone else took them/gathered them as a project. A few of these images are from actual projects (like the woman matching the seats) and more than a few of these have shown up in other posts with different, unrelated names for a while now (such as 'Cats in Public' or similar names). Go look at the posts, almost none of them are user-submitted anymore and almost all of them are from the same people who tout themselves as employees. Been following for years, but have only started to see this pattern happening in the past year.
Never heard the term Trolleybuses before. In Australia we call them trams. EDIT: Omg what is wrong with me tonight. I am not being very observant.
These don’t run on tracks they are buses that run off electricity when they are on the line and engines when they off. They were popular in the Soviet times
Load More Replies...Many of these weren`t even taken on the trolleybus, but rather on the subway, buses or trams. Moreover, I think many of these photos weren`t even taken in Lithuania, as the author states.
My daughter started taking public transportation to go to school this year. She got off the bus one day and said it saw someone drinking vodka! Right from the bottle!' Oh sweetie, that's the tamest thing you're going to see on buses!
I have a problem with the growing trend of taking someone's photo without their permission and posting it online. It's creepy, invasive and rude.
as a former cosplayer, I can say that people like the plague doctor and the cultist are perfectly cool with it. and usually when you have an interesting animal to take around like a rat or a crow, you are also cool with the attention. and the chick with the cat is obviously fine with it or she would have stopped them, I mean shes facing them and is clearly privvy to it. the one where its just a coincidence that three women are wearing the same clothes on a bus, maybe you have a point, but not likely. most people dont give a f**k.
Load More Replies...There are some curious and some funny pictures, but quite a few are really just shaming people. Bored Panda has tons of posts against shaming fat people, against shaming disabled people, against shaming poor people...but shaming people with odd looks on busses is all right...
I don't know man, half of those are just making fun of poor or quirky peoples. Dont find that funny tbh
Taking pictures of people without their permission and then posting them just to make fun of the subjects is rude, mean spirited and creepy. You have no idea what the back story is or why they were doing what they were doing.
Yup, it makes me sick. Can we please shame the people discreetly taking photos of random people because theres something slightly off about them or whatever so that the world can laugh at them.
Load More Replies...When are we going to start to admit that most of these posts are no longer community-submitted. The employees of the site are cobbling together images/things that are 'similar' into these collections and claiming someone else took them/gathered them as a project. A few of these images are from actual projects (like the woman matching the seats) and more than a few of these have shown up in other posts with different, unrelated names for a while now (such as 'Cats in Public' or similar names). Go look at the posts, almost none of them are user-submitted anymore and almost all of them are from the same people who tout themselves as employees. Been following for years, but have only started to see this pattern happening in the past year.
Never heard the term Trolleybuses before. In Australia we call them trams. EDIT: Omg what is wrong with me tonight. I am not being very observant.
These don’t run on tracks they are buses that run off electricity when they are on the line and engines when they off. They were popular in the Soviet times
Load More Replies...Many of these weren`t even taken on the trolleybus, but rather on the subway, buses or trams. Moreover, I think many of these photos weren`t even taken in Lithuania, as the author states.
My daughter started taking public transportation to go to school this year. She got off the bus one day and said it saw someone drinking vodka! Right from the bottle!' Oh sweetie, that's the tamest thing you're going to see on buses!
