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Falcons, Hawks troll MARTA bus from Georgia Dome implosion

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By Juliakate E Culpepper
Nov 21, 2017

During Monday's implosion of the Georgia Dome, the Weather Channel's shot was obstructed by a MARTA bus that parked directly in front of the exploding Georgia Dome at the time of demolition.

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The video went viral and spurred many parody videos and photos.

Footage of the Georgia Dome implosion was heavily marred for at least one person when a MARTA bus rolled into view and hit the brakes.

Here are the responses from the Atlanta Falcons and the Atlanta Hawks trolling Atlanta’s public transportation system:

Late-night host Stephen Colbert got in on the joke in his monologue Monday night: "I just want to say: can a bus drive in front of 2017 for awhile?"

The bus, of course, now has its own Twitter account:

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