{"id":32,"date":"2009-07-06T21:30:20","date_gmt":"2009-07-07T02:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chartreuseplatypus.com\/blog\/?p=32"},"modified":"2015-10-08T21:36:36","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T02:36:36","slug":"le-bouton-vert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/obeythecoxswain.com\/blog\/le-bouton-vert\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Bouton Vert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The subway train attacked me today. And I have the scars to prove it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_73\" style=\"width: 301px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73\" title=\"Le Bouton Vert\" src=\"https:\/\/obeythecoxswain.com\/blog\/images\/20110131-093319-e1296998895870.jpg\" alt=\"Le Bouton Vert\" width=\"291\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/obeythecoxswain.com\/blog\/images\/20110131-093319-e1296998895870.jpg 291w, https:\/\/obeythecoxswain.com\/blog\/images\/20110131-093319-e1296998895870-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-73\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Attacker<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are three kinds of subway cars currently in use within the Paris Metro system: the new style, the old style, and the not-so-old-but-not-so-new style (which are most prevalent at this time).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The New Style:<\/strong> The cars on the newest style of trains are all connected so you can walk the entire length of the train without opening a door. The doors to these trains are fully automated with no discernible manual mechanism for opening them. I&#8217;ve only seen these cars on a couple lines, and the conductors (if there are any &#8211; rumor says they&#8217;re automated) drive the trains as if they are being chased by Putin&#8217;s posse of fire-breathing salamanders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Old Style:<\/strong> The doors on the oldest style have metal latches that you have to pull up and to the right to open the doors. Watching first-timers try to figure out how to exit the train is a mild source of amusement &#8211; almost as funny as watching New Yorkers just stand at the closed door waiting for it to magically open on their behalf.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Not-So-Old-But-Not-So-New Style:<\/strong> This is the culprit&#8230;the car with the green button. Seems simple, right? Push a button and the door opens. Except&#8230;in this instance, the button depressed wrong and snapped back, pinching my thumb nail between the button and the metal casing. OUCH! Looks like I&#8217;ll be sporting a purple nail for the next month or so, but at least I was able to disentangle myself before getting dragged along by the train&#8230;because that would have been embarrassing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The subway train attacked me today. And I have the scars to prove it. There are three kinds of subway cars currently in use within the Paris Metro system: the new style, the old style, and the not-so-old-but-not-so-new style (which are most prevalent at this time). 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