Equine Effluvium

Last night at 11:30 I stepped on to a subway car that smelled very much like a barn full of farm animals. Everyone had a sour look on their face except for a person asleep in the middle of the car, whom I suspected was the culprit. I was seriously watching for a pile of crap on the floor so I wouldn't step in it. As we started moving, one girl doubled over and started into a gag reflex. It was that bad. I asked myself audibly, "Is there a horse in here?" The gagger looked up at me and repeated the question "a horse in here?" and then erupted into histeria.

At the next stop, about ten of us ran into the next car on the train and took a deep breath of fresh subway air. The girl follwed in right behind me, still laughing like a loon and drawing looks from everyone in our new car. Imagine ten people running in and breathing deeply with green faces and smug grins on our faces.

About two stops later a couple more people came on with the same queer look. I held my nose as to say "I know. It stinks." That girl began to laugh and then the other started back up into her wailing laughter. We discussed the odor for a few minutes and agreed it indeed smelled like a horse.