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user-inactivated  ·  2933 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: March 16, 2016

I'd like to understand the MTA joke. Is it public transportation?





wasoxygen  ·  2933 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yes, the New York City subway is run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and the D.C. subway is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. In announcements they pronounce this "wuh-mata dot com." Amusingly, the web site melted down yesterday after the closure announcement so visitors were greeted with "Service Unavailable."

Twitter is aflutter with wisecracks:

"MAKE WMATA GREAT AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME"

"BREAKING: WMATA"

And my favorite, the updated service map:

_refugee_  ·  2933 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Have you seen the RepUnderwoodSC twitter? I hear the jokes from it re: WMATA are priceless.

https://twitter.com/RepUnderwoodSC/status/709845597868728321