Top Ten Things to do on a Bus Ride

10. License Plate Game

This one is especially fun if you are crossing state borders. The scoring goes as follows:

5-4: You have successfully accomplished your mission

3-2: You are obviously not the favorite child in your family

1: I must ask you a question, and please take it seriously, what are you doing with your life?

9. Ponder

Nothing like looking out onto a highway and thinking about all aspects of the world. And if you think hard enough and then right your thoughts down, maybe you’ll come up with a clever top ten?

8. Develop a story about your bus driver

Mine was born in Guam. He was always the best student in his class. Determined. He dreamed of one day moving to the US, become a lawyer. At 19, he made his dream coming to America a reality. The only job open at the time was one as a bus driver, he decided to lie on his application and got the job. Afraid that the company didn’t believe him he quickly developed a fake Boston accent that he still uses today. Incredible guy.

7. Act like you are on a plane

The setting is very similar, go up to the front of the bus and ask questions such as: “When is the beverage cart coming through?”, “Do we have an in-flight movies?”, or “How high are we cruising right now?” I guarantee that he will respond in a sarcastic tone or with an extremely harsh insult .

6. Wave to passing cars

The goal is to get as many waves back as possible. For scoring see #10. I must warn you, if you playing this game with a friend it can quickly escalade to mooning. And that’s just plane inappropriate, yet equally hilarious.

5. Sing “Wheels on the bus”

I double dare you. As someone with experience doing this, I will give you another guarantee, that you will be surprised by the result.

4. Ask somebody in a similar seat to switch seats with you

Ask the person right across the aisle to switch. If they ask why? say you get motion sickness. If they respond, “Well if you get motion sickness in that seat, wouldn’t you get it in this seat?” Your answer—your best pretend throw up noise. Work’s like a charm. If you are truly daring, then once you are both settled let out the pretend throw up noise again and ask, “Can we switch back?”

3. Explore the 2x2 bathroom in the back

One time my friend found 5 bucks back there. Caution do not use the toilet. If you don’t already know why, then just take my word for it. Please.

2. Sleep

Let’s be honest it is ridiculously hard to have an awesome time on a bus (unless you’re on a party bus, of course). But if you are asleep you can have a dream that you are on a party bus. Boom.

1.Look at the signs in the front of the bus

Okay so every bus will have a first-aid kid and safety procedures up there. But some bus drivers will personalize the front. Sign such as: “I have a wife and 3 kids at home, please don’t make me clean up after you too.”, “If you complain about my driving, I will be more than glad to give up the wheel.”, or “Vote Republican or you are kicked off the bus.” Are particularly refreshing and can give you a couple chucks on that long ride.