If you weren’t a women’s soccer fan, and you heard that people in LA were excited about the arrival of something called Marta, what would you be more likely to assume the word “Marta” referred to?
(A) A form of public transportation.
(B) A museum of contemporary art.
Vote in the comments. Also: propose your own alternatives!
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by Brian Phillips · April 19, 2009
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(A)
You’ve heard about Marta, right. It’s the North American premier of the recently discovered and painstkingly restored ancient Cypresian sculptor’s work. The art crowd has gone completely gaga over the collection, which is said to be unrivaled. Amazingly, Marta’s work was widely believed to merely be folklore, but recently discovered ruins revealed a hidden and stunning collection of art and artifacts. Security is incredibly tight and tickets, could most of us even afford them, are not being made available to the general public. If you can swing up some tickets, give me a call, will you?
A, definitely. I have watched matches the first three weeks, and to me the quality of play is lower than the last women’s league. Seems like too many blonde, suburban Tiffany and Ambers playing. Basically, too much like watching women’s college soccer. I’m guessing that is due to economics, that they could not bring in more Chinese, Japanese, Brazilian, Norwegian or German players …
A
But I’d be thinking it’d be some kind of grocery store, i.e. “Food Marta.”
Or Swedes, lest I forget the eternally lovely Hanna Ljungberg …
Yes, the new league needs more Swedes. Brazilians are a good start.
I’d assume it was a Run of the Play post category.
A is for Atlanta.
There is an El Mercado Market in Chicago, or “Market Market”. Empanadas $1.25 each!
(C)
Guys? C’mon. LA + something from Brazil called a “Marta.” Definitely the latest trend is pubic fashion. DUH! as a man on the street would say….
Tejano songstress?
I knew, for an unknown reason – having never been there, that it was also the Atlanta mass transit authority.
Thanks to Google, I now also know Marta provides local, off the mountain and Dial-a-Ride bus service to the Big Bear Valley, Running Springs, Lake Arrowhead, Crestline and San Bernardino.