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Photo: Area Man Too Sleepy To Finish Rolling Joint On Subway
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Ben Yakas
Published Mar 14, 2015
Modified Mar 15, 2015
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Above you will find Exhibit A that one should always roll their joints before getting on the subway. Or at the very least, consider investing in a vape pen.
The photo was snapped by a Redditor on the 2 train this week. The uploader noted that he woke up the man before getting off the train.
Commenters on the site debated whether it was a 'marijuana overdose' or the sign of a more serious drug problem, and whether or not it would have been more poetic if it had happened on the J train. Regardless, we hope this photo serves as more educational than anything else. Because although this could happen to any of us—let he/she who has not fallen asleep on the subway cast the first stone (whether stoned or not)—it can have very dangerous consequences.
Like face rats. Nobody wants to wake up to a face rat.
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