# Why might someone make out with his reflection on the metro?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-might-someone-make-out-with-his-reflection-on-the-metro/566366>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 4, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-might-someone-make-out-with-his-reflection-on-the-metro/566366 "2011-01-04T14:35:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![gitfiddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-might-someone-make-out-with-his-reflection-on-the-metro/566366/1 "2011-01-04T14:35:28Z")

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I’m just curious if there is any explanation for [this](http://unsuckdcmetro.blogspot.com/2011/01/narcissus-spotted-again.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UnsuckDcMetro+%28Unsuck+DC+Metro%29)…

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**Author:** ![srzss05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@srzss05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srzss05)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-might-someone-make-out-with-his-reflection-on-the-metro/566366/2 "2011-01-04T15:42:46Z")

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From the same site:

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> **Weirdo** spent the #wmata trip kissing his reflection.

Bolding mine. Says it all. There doesn’t have to be a rational explanation for everything.

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**Author:** ![arseNal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@arseNal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arseNal)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-might-someone-make-out-with-his-reflection-on-the-metro/566366/3 "2011-01-04T17:05:46Z")

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Well, A-Rod did it …

[http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=&q=alex+rodriguez+kissing+himself&um=1&resnum=2&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=ClMjTYe9FsP98AbJ3MXXDQ&sa=X&oi=image\_result\_group&ct=title&resnum=2&ved=0CCoQsAQwAQ&biw=1600&bih=688](http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=&q=alex+rodriguez+kissing+himself&um=1&resnum=2&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=ClMjTYe9FsP98AbJ3MXXDQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=2&ved=0CCoQsAQwAQ&biw=1600&bih=688)