UPDATE: Passengers From The #BagelGate Train Fiasco Speak Out On YouTube
UPDATE: On March 2, Twitter user DougieStew, a passenger on #BagelGate train, released a YouTube video breaking down the bagel-induced chaos.
The news of #BagelGate spread internationally overnight, generating dozens of theories trying to sort out what the hell exactly happened on that late night train in the United Kingdom on February 26.
Well, we can all thank Twitter user Lucy Bonner — UPDATE: her account that is now private — and her “Nanna” for giving her the very bagels that caused the entire #BagelGate saga. In her video (below) Ms. Bonner, gets some bagels from her Nanna, then ends up on the train. While on the train, she throws a bagel into a group of passengers, while yelling, “Did someone order a bagel?”
Ms. Lucy then places a bagel on the head of a gentleman sitting in front of her.
As she places the bagel on the poor chap’s head, she starts singing, “He’s got a bagel on ‘is ‘ead!!” Mocking the cadence of the famous Laurie London nursery rhyme He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands.
Here is the full story of how we got all the bagels…. 😂 @DougieStew#bagelgatepic.twitter.com/HiiNkucPTl
— Lucy Bonner (@lucybonnerx) February 27, 2017
“Did Somebody order a bagel?!”
While Lucy has come clean about her role in this confusing international dust-up, people were still curious about where the bagels came from. However, she probably didn’t anticipate the firestorm that would follow.
@ChrisDYork @DougieStew @HuffPostUKCom the Beigel Bake on Brick Lane😊
— Lucy Bonner (@lucybonnerx) February 28, 2017
While there might be a growing conspiracy, the circumstances behind #BagelGate are simple.
Most of us are aware, that if you live in any major city that relies heavily on a subway system or other forms of public transportation, it’s safe to assume that people occupying close quarters might get on each other’s nerves, and on occasion, physical altercations may arise.
Well, apparently, things are no different in London’s Underground metro system — especially when bagels are involved.
On the evening of Feb. 26, travelers found themselves laughing and singing hysterically, as other passengers, likeTwitter user Dougie Stew, began filming Lucy place bagels on her head and the kid in front of her.
“She’s got a bagel on ‘is ‘ead! She’s got a bagel on ‘er ‘ead,” the train passesngers shouted in unison.
However, not all passengers took a liking to the bagel buffoonery and a small scuffle broke out, with other passengers recording the chaos.
Welcome to London #BagelGatepic.twitter.com/KcJoz0ycZU
— dougie stew🗿 (@DougieStew) February 26, 2017
Soon after, the hashtag #BagelGate was born. The now viral bagel-based brouhaha shows a pair of women getting into a heated argument between rows, with one then quickly being subdued by other passengers.
Then we meet #BagelBoy. He’s actually sitting in front of Lucy — while she continually pulls out bagels and sets them on his head.
This poor lad was just minding his own business, but decided he would end the tomfoolery by throwing the bagels out of the window. Clearly he only made matters worse for himself.
He literally threw multiple bagels out of the window. C’mon, dawg.
Lucy just had so many bagels. Thanks, Nanna.
By trying to quell the chaos, the anti-bagel boy became the subject of the entire train’s ridicule, driving his contained annoyance into a jugular vein exposing rage. Things quickly calmed down as the British Transport Police were there to get everyone back in their seats.
Let’s be clear, no bagel should be treated so cruelly
And no one subjected to intimidating behaviour
Ever need us text 61016 👍
— BTP (@BTP) February 27, 2017
@DougieStew, the Twitter user filming the other most watched perspective, explained to ViceUK that this internationally famous bagel battle was really just a spontaneous sequence of separate events, that just all stuck together — like bagel dough.
@ChrisDYork about 4 different story lines alllll at the same time… honestly like something straight out of black mirror.
— dougie stew🗿 (@DougieStew) February 27, 2017
Thanks, Lucy. Even though your Nana’s bagels were not eaten, they still went to a good cause.
