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Uraniumfish
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Subway Love

Just found this rather charming, rather strange site where people post announcements about flirtations and missed connections they had with strangers on the subway, in hopes of finding them again:

http://www.subwaycrush.com/

I love how the posts are organized according to the train they were riding.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
I already look for myself in the missed connections (http://newyork.craigslist.org/mis/) enough as it is - now I guess I have another website to prowl in search of the love of my life searching for me.....
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
Cute. Interesting list. I never ride the subway looking for any romance. But I do see some rather good looking women riding in them every so often. I guess if you were looking for someone that would be a great place to be.
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Magg
Magg 2yrs+
That's an ingenius idea.. I love that along with the Poetry in Motion campaign -- poetry you can read so you don't have to stare at the armpit in front of you while strap hanging! :-D
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
Yeah, I think they kind of fazed out the Poetry in Motion program, though it was wonderful while it lasted.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
How adorable! maybe I should guide my single friends in the city to this website.. you never know true love may be lurking round the corner on in this in a NYC subway car..@ajadedidealist I have in fact noticed quite a few kindles on my subway runs though I can't see myself buying one maybe I love old-fashioned books too much.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish I go to Word a lot and get their monthly email newsletter, so I was this close to participating in that adorable literary match thingy! I've started dating someone since, but this particular matchmaking thing really appeals to my literati-ish nature....
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
@ Broadway BK You have to wonder why this didn't become formalized sooner. Literary people always judge potential partners by literary tastes...
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish You're right, why didn't we think of it?

When I was on OkCupid I started with looking at people's favorite books, and if they didn't suit me I didn't bother with the rest of their profile....
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
The Onion has a pretty charming and irreverent dating site, and people really do list their favorite books as though not agreeing with the list will be a major deal-breaker. I'm not much for cyber-matchmaking myself, preferring to socialize in real life situations like parties and so on, but if I were in the market, I would surely go for the literary matchmaking first.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
Here's Ars Nova doing a nice little play/performance about missed connections. Have never seen anything by Ars Nova folks before, but they've been recommended in my little world:

http://www.villagevoice.com/events/missed-connections-nyc-1603745/

The show's going on now.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
If I were looking for romance or a date, I certain would not look to see if they are compatible in a literary way. I would want to know if the woman has the same interests, of course, but I would not be that concerned about what they read. I would rather consider if the woman has a good heart. That is first and foremost important to me.
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