Thursday, September 3, 2009

Complete the Tweet VI

Metro often ignores the 140-character limit on its tweets, and when they do, it presents a mouthwatering chance to have a little fun at Metro's expense.
So let's help Metro out and complete this gem from August 28, using the comments.
metroopensdoors Red Line: Trains are sharing the same track between Friendship Heights and Medical Center due a report of smoke and fire. Expect delays in
Previous complete the tweets: here, here, here, here and here.

Other items:

Metro Board blindsided by closure decision (WaPo)
Metro opens hotline to report bad student behavior (WTOP)

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21 comments:

  1. any sort of normal human response. Especially if you're on fire.

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  2. all 86 stations for the next two weeks.

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  3. ...in receiving an explanation from WMATA about any of the things we do.

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  4. restoring any confidence that we are a legit mass transit system.

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  5. our concern for your safety.

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  6. response time by DC Fire and Rescue, as all of the escalators and elevators are currently inoperational.

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  7. Red Line: Trains are sharing the same track between Friendship Heights and Medical Center due a report of smoke and fire. Expect delays in all manner of Le Tigre tracks and/or mixes that want to be there, or want to take you there.

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  8. ... using prepositions and extinguishing flaming customers.

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  9. Red Line: Trains are sharing the same track between Friendship Heights and Medical Center due to a report of smoke and fire. Expect delays in telling emergency crews the truth about the situation while we come up with a good lie about it.

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  10. Red Line: Trains are sharing the same track between Friendship Heights and Medical Center due a report of smoke and fire. Expect delays in finding out just which metrorail driver is smoking up today on the job.

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  11. Red Line: Trains are sharing the same track between Friendship Heights and Medical Center due to a report of smoke and fire. Expect delays indefinitely because Lord knows if it's not smoke and fire, it will inevitably be something else.

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  12. "...anticipation of these two stations blasting off to become part of the international space station. What! We told you about this weeks ago!"

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  13. case you've never ridden Metro before and weren't already expecting them.

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  14. ...all future telepathic communications between drivers and riders.

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  15. Red Line: Trains are sharing the same track between Friendship Heights and Medical Center due a report of smoke and fire. Expect delays while metro shifts tactics from killing customers by running them down with busses to charring them crispy!

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  16. above should be DQ'ed!

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  17. @anon 12:23--you forgot to use the word "in"

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