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“Hot Dog”

October 15, 2009 By Contributor

As a regular public transportation user, I have many, many stories. One that stands out in my mind, though, is having a man leer at my butt while waiting at the Metro bus stop, follow me onto the bus whistling, and repeatedly saying “hot dog” loudly on the bus in my direction and when I got off the bus.

– anonymous

Location: Rockville, MD

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