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Transit Driver Appreciation Day is an annual event to celebrate the public service of public transit vehicle operators. The date of March 18 was selected to commemorate the first bus line, Blaise Pascal 's Carrosses à cinq sols in Paris, 1662.
The Motor Bus" is a macaronic poem written in 1914 by Alfred Denis Godley (1856–1925). [1] [2] [3] The mixed English-Latin text makes fun of the difficulties of Latin declensions. It takes off from puns on the English words "motor" and "bus", ascribing them to the third and second declensions respectively in Latin, and declining them.
It was recorded by Ian Dury, originally on the soundtrack album Apples (1989) and later on The Bus Driver's Prayer & Other Stories (1992). Dury used only those place names that refer to locations in London. Below is a version predating Dury's recording, with alternate versions given in the notes.
A Georgia bus driver who was fatally shot in a dispute over a $2.50 fare is being remembered for his resiliency and compassion for others. Leroy Ramos was working his regular bus loop for the ...
Donald Trump has decided to give a $10,000 gift to a bus driver in Buffalo, N.Y., who helped save a woman from taking her own life last month. Darnell Barton, the 37-year old driver, ...
Bus Driver's Prayer; Bus Stop (song) Buses and Trains; D. Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street? G. Get on the Bus (song) I. If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus; L.
Adam Driver obtained his commercial bus driver's license for the film. [9] The poet Ron Padgett provided the poems attributed to the character Paterson, while Jarmusch wrote the poem "Water Falls" attributed to a young girl in the film. [10] The film features four of Padgett's existing poems and three new poems written for the film. [11]
Singing To the Bus Driver or Hail To the Bus Driver is an anonymous United States folk song dating to the mid-20th century. It is a popular children's song , particularly among pre-teens, and is often sung by children on school bus trips to keep themselves amused.