This evening, riding home on the bus, the most curious thing happened. A voice, not that of Mr. Baby Strollers Need To Share The Bus or his brother Stop Requested, filled the bus Real Genius Style, and announced to "all MBTA customers" that they're looking for a "little 11 year old girl".

The only detail provided: where they thought she might have jumped on a bus by herself. No name or physical description, because that would be, you know, helpful.

So, when did the MBTA gain this "voice of god in all the buses" capability? The mind boggles! They could inform riders when there are subway system problems, and even use it on the platforms themselves to give real-time announcements more descriptive than "attention customers on the ____ line, we are experiencing delays"! Or, Danny could personalize those security brainwashings: "Hi, this is Dan Grabaukas. Peekaboo, I seeeeee yoouuuuuu! Hey, is that a Suspicious Package? Made you look!" What do you think the MBTA should do with this marvelous technology?