Nothing says, "It’s Friday" like one transit agency engaging another in a haiku battle. Seemingly unprovoked, Bay Area Rapid Transit threw down the gauntlet, daring Metro to fight a battle of words, because why not?
We challenge @metrolosangeles to a transit poetry slam. Haikus only.
— SFBART (@SFBART) June 24, 2016
Your move, LA.
Judging by a subsequent tweet referencing LA’s "silence," we’re guessing it took Metro a second to come up with some searing criticisms and then translate them into the proper rhyme scheme. BART came at Metro hard, but LA transit fans had the agency’s back.
Hypothetically
— SFBART (@SFBART) June 24, 2016
If I land at LAX
Then what do I do?
#transithaiku @metrolosangeles
I've got your back @metrolosangeles:
— Tiffany B. Brown (@webinista) June 24, 2016
Take Flyaway bus
Ride it to Union Station
The city is yours https://t.co/5LztbirM2w
Eventually, Metro stood up for itself.
BART gives you a ride
— SFBART (@SFBART) June 24, 2016
To your favorite football team
What say you, Metro?#transithaiku #@metrolosangeles
Seventy-three wins
— Metro (@metrolosangeles) June 24, 2016
This was your reality
Yet no ring to show@SFBART #wewentthere
Fans of both agencies jumped in to playfully diss the other city’s transit shortcomings.
@SFBART @metrolosangeles
— Jhon Arbelaez (@arbelaez_jhon) June 24, 2016
Trains are cleaner,
Trips are way cheaper.
LA's got you beat
Our trains are so rad
— Peter Sachs (@ATCPeter) June 24, 2016
They take you to two airports
Can yours do that too?#transithaiku @SFBART @metrolosangeles @sfcta
Since this was all in good fun, even BART had to concede that the new Expo Line is pretty cool, though.
But let's be honest
— SFBART (@SFBART) June 24, 2016
Tracks to Santa Monica
Make us quite jealous#transithaiku @metrolosangeles
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