An Ode to London's Rowdy, Reliable Night Buses

A woman projectile vomits, men in inflatable sumo suits attack each other, two passengers engage in a rap battle and a girl gets a packet of cereal dumped on her head. Recently released footage from London’s "night bus" network certainly shows the city at its rowdiest. Uploaded to Youtube a week ago, the videos demonstrate some of the craziness that London’s after-hours buses are notorious for.

The clips are fake, of course. They were put out by Kabbee, a booking service for minicabs, as private-hire cabs are called in London. Kabbee is trying to promote its own service’s charms by highlighting the shortcomings of its competitors. They’re not entirely off the mark (more on that later), but my first reaction on seeing the videos (after laughing) was, "Screw them."