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“So, it does in fact appear it was installed backwards.”
Give me a minute to catch my breath before speaking – the stairs up were exhausting.
Gary was surprised to receive so much fanfare upon his return from vacation, but he does ride Metro twice daily. Even on the weekend.
At the conclusion of this press conference we ask you to join us just down the way for the proud closing of the Dupont North entrance.
Of the 18 comments posted so far, this one made me crack up. Dark metro humor? Whatever it is, I dig it.
Love it.
This made me LOL.
Hahaha!
Metro holds another press conference to announce the latest fare increases to pay for better stairs at the Dupont Metro south entrance.
Why did we prioritize this renovation, you ask? Well, a survey revealed the astonishing decrease in horses and bayonets since this metro station was first established.
“After 8 months, we now declare this entrance open! Now get me my damn towncar.”
“Unfortunately, due to project cost overruns, we only had enough left for three suits.”
“Unfortunately the escalators have broken and we will be shutting down the entrance for another 8 months”
“Ha ha ha…just kidding.”
“We are pleased to announce that you can use these escalators as stairs.”
Quick, get the escalator repairmen or of here. The riders think the sign was for them!
Mark Zuckerburg ‘checked in’ at the opening of Dupont circle south entrance yesterday sporting his trademark hoodie.
“And now to announce the gold, silver, and bronze medal winners of the Dupont North Escalator Race . . . “
ummm… we successfully came in under budget… it was easy.. actually..after we decided to convert the 3rd escalator into the world’s longest slide! have fun kids!
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, and closed this entrance for repairs.
“So my fellow Metro riders, ask not IF these escalators will break down–ask WHEN will they break down.”
“Darnit, no one told me we had to wear a tie”
“Wear a tie? I thought it was dress like Mike Rowe day.”
One down, 247 new escalators to go
The most difficult part was explaining to the entrance that the Nationals made the playoffs and he missed it.
It’s al long way to the top … if you wanna talk and loll.
“Riders, for the past 6 months you have been reading about the bad break we got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest rider on the face of this earth. I have been in Metro Stations for seventeen years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you riders.”
– (credit Lou Gehrig)
We want to announce the closing of the South Entrance of Dupont Circle. Do you guys think we were actually going to open it back up? Bwahahaha!
No. It’s purely coincidental that our campaign slogan is the same as the President’s.
“And as you can see, John drew the short straw for taking the first trip down the new escalator. What, you thought we were going to risk going down this thing? Yeah, the guys wearing the $4,000 suits are going down the escalator instead of the guy who doesn’t make that in four months. COME ON!”
- (credit Arrested Development)
“We’d like to christen these new elevators with champagne, but that might break them leading to another 4 year project.”
Good one.
Wisely, Metro didn’t go with the “Mission Accomplished” banner that had been their first choice.
I fear this will prove all too apt!
“Please be careful on this escalator. Due to cost constraints, it’s mostly made up of cotton balls and jelly beans. Also hope. Lots and lots of hope.”
And he just realized that this wasn’t the “anti bullying day on metro” press conference.
“In honor of D.C.’s ban on large sodas I now declare these escalators…stairs”
Good Morning. For those of you that don’t recognize me, my hair was black when the work on this Metro stop began.
Stairs being sponsored by Krispe Kreme.
I mean – Krispy Kreme
John had a passion for photo bombing…he just wasn’t very good at it.
“I look out there on all you wonderful guys and I say to myself “What I wouldn’t give to be 20 years younger… and a woman”. You know, I’ve personally flown over 194 missions and I was shot down on every one. Come to think of it, I’ve never landed a plane in my life.”
Kotter’s gonna sue.
“And now we proudly…”
[sound of screeching and whale mating noises from escalator]
“uh… hold on just a moment”
Looks like someone didn’t get the memo on dress code
“Nothing says ‘progress’ like ‘status quo ex ante,’ am I right, folks?!”
Due to single tracking between Friendship Heights and Dupont Circle, WMATA’s fifteen minute Dupont South press conference lasted for an hour and a half.
We are sorry for the convenience.
“And now a moment of silence for all the brave men lost while engaged in the building of this escalator”
Look, we are back to where we started.
it makes me think of this tumblr http://whenindc.tumblr.com/post/20828484008/when-i-first-read-the-south-dupont-exit-was-closing-for
The joke I am about to tell took 8 months to craft and untold hundreds of thousands of dollars.