The festive season is a time of joy, generosity, love — but on public transport, not so much. London tube commuters are trying to bring some seasonal cheer to as many people as possible but the response has been mixed.
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Thanks to a group calling themselves “MistleTube,” mistletoe has been popping up on packed underground trains all over the District, Northern and Victoria lines and, while the intentions are good (and pretty funny), it doesn’t appear to be having the desired effect.
I mean how many times have you stared at the stranger only centimetres away from your face on a packed train and thought “if only I could kiss you right now!” The answer to that question is undoubtedly “never.”
But even though the mistletoe is unlikely to cause a Romeo and Juliet romantic moment it is keeping plenty of people amused — although perhaps not the commuters themselves, who are featuring on Twitter feeds looking decidedly red-faced.
https://twitter.com/SophieDeering/status/676468213560033280
Someone's left a piece of mistletoe hanging from the roof of the tube on the Victoria line 🎄🎅🏻👊❤️ pic.twitter.com/TiY1DIJxF1
— Elliot Wagland (@elliotwagland) December 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/MistleTube/status/679351724696543232
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However there are also those who think this is the best idea, ever.
https://twitter.com/DearDeirdre/status/679540501301833728
Whoever put #mistletoe on the tube accomplished making commuting #Londoners smile – your life's work is done. #tflpic.twitter.com/WOXyayMphz
— Taya De La Cruz (@tayadelacruz) December 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/playingtrains/status/679334634157694976
This is the cutest thing since jiggly puff. #mistletubepic.twitter.com/NnlnhiAYcU
— ADousie (@ADousie) December 18, 2015
And it’s producing more than a few laughs.
Was mistletoe lining #NorthernLine carriage this morning a prank? Hilarious watching awkward grumpy Londoners #Christmas#London#commute
— Annabel Herrick (@annabelherrick) December 14, 2015
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So what do we know about the people behind this little ploy to bring love (and awkward tube encounters) to the masses?
According to the MistleTube website the idea came about after its members grew fed up witnessing so many grouchy people on the tube.
“We wanted to bring some Christmas cheer to one of the most miserable places in the capital,” the site states. “So we put some love on the line and created #Mistletube.
“Merry Christmas, London.”
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