Anonymous wrote:The owner of the restaurant requested and was granted a no trespassing order to the Washers delivered via law enforcement. Angered by this, the Washers limited and enforced use of their parking lot by restaurant patrons. Washer subsequently found a dead rat on his front porch and tossed it to the trash can area belonging to the restaurant.

I don’t think the restaurant owners had anything to do with the dead rat. Washer got a rat from somewhere (?) and threw it on restaurant property then photographed it, presumably to report to the health department. Notably, in this case, only one party was dumb enough to put a rat on the other’s property and get caught on video doing so: Washer.

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The Plains is rural. It sure ain't urban or suburban or exurban. It's rural. There is no public transit out there. Only 250 people in The Plains.

The Plains is along a major interstate highway and 35 minutes from an international airport. So funny. To the Ivy League post reporters any small town is “rural.” OMG there is no public transit, I can hear the banjos!

Why are you arguing about it being rural? It's near (not on) I-66, it's near Dulles, AND it's rural. The Ag Reserve in Montgomery County is also rural. What difference does it make to the story?

It’s closer to Dulles than DC is. The headline specifically used the word “rural” as a dog whistle to try and establish a narrative that is not supported by the facts. They do this frequently.

Alternatively, the headline used the word "rural" because it's rural. What difference does it make to the story?

Also, it’s a headline where word economy is valued. “Rural” is five picas. If you don’t know what a pica is, step away from the discussion.

Oh and rural is not necessarily 5 picas in the print version either. The size of the headline font determines how many picas a printed word will be.

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The Plains is rural. It sure ain't urban or suburban or exurban. It's rural. There is no public transit out there. Only 250 people in The Plains.

The Plains is along a major interstate highway and 35 minutes from an international airport. So funny. To the Ivy League post reporters any small town is “rural.” OMG there is no public transit, I can hear the banjos!

Why are you arguing about it being rural? It's near (not on) I-66, it's near Dulles, AND it's rural. The Ag Reserve in Montgomery County is also rural. What difference does it make to the story?

It’s closer to Dulles than DC is. The headline specifically used the word “rural” as a dog whistle to try and establish a narrative that is not supported by the facts. They do this frequently.

Alternatively, the headline used the word "rural" because it's rural. What difference does it make to the story?

Also, it’s a headline where word economy is valued. “Rural” is five picas. If you don’t know what a pica is, step away from the discussion.

Headlines haven’t been optimized for print in over a decade. The Plains is still rural.

I thought this story was pretty balanced. There’s nothing weird about a feature about a neighbor dispute. They’ve been running those since they invented newspapers.

The guy with the rat is unforgivable.

It’s actually a useful litmus test. Was the guy who threw the rat wrong?

If your answer is “if they threw the rat first, it’s okay,” then your values are f$&ed.

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The Plains is rural. It sure ain't urban or suburban or exurban. It's rural. There is no public transit out there. Only 250 people in The Plains.

The Plains is along a major interstate highway and 35 minutes from an international airport. So funny. To the Ivy League post reporters any small town is “rural.” OMG there is no public transit, I can hear the banjos!

Why are you arguing about it being rural? It's near (not on) I-66, it's near Dulles, AND it's rural. The Ag Reserve in Montgomery County is also rural. What difference does it make to the story?

It’s closer to Dulles than DC is. The headline specifically used the word “rural” as a dog whistle to try and establish a narrative that is not supported by the facts. They do this frequently.

Alternatively, the headline used the word "rural" because it's rural. What difference does it make to the story?

Because it’s a common run of the milll neighbor vs. neighbor story. But the Post wants to turn it into a gay couple vs a MAGA maniac story. People are tired of this. That’s why the Post readership is in free fall. But they just can’t help themselves.

People are not tired of this. Post readership is not in free fall. Wishing these things were true doesn’t make it true.

Neighbor dispute stories are common news fodder.

See Rand Paul’s dispute. But also see:

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/east-bay/neighbor-dispute-over-dog-pittsburg/2985727/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/06/black-mother-killed-florida-by-neighbor/70292098007/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/neighbor-spats-fences-trees-lawsuits-nastier-11674253978

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/black-woman-says-she-was-racially-harassed-years-police-acted-n1244220

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2023/02/06/miami-man-wins-case-against-neighbor-who-he-claimed-was-harassing-him/

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The Plains is rural. It sure ain't urban or suburban or exurban. It's rural. There is no public transit out there. Only 250 people in The Plains.

The Plains is along a major interstate highway and 35 minutes from an international airport. So funny. To the Ivy League post reporters any small town is “rural.” OMG there is no public transit, I can hear the banjos!

Why are you arguing about it being rural? It's near (not on) I-66, it's near Dulles, AND it's rural. The Ag Reserve in Montgomery County is also rural. What difference does it make to the story?

It’s closer to Dulles than DC is. The headline specifically used the word “rural” as a dog whistle to try and establish a narrative that is not supported by the facts. They do this frequently.

Alternatively, the headline used the word "rural" because it's rural. What difference does it make to the story?

Also, it’s a headline where word economy is valued. “Rural” is five picas. If you don’t know what a pica is, step away from the discussion.

Anonymous wrote:Mr. Washer gives strong Jerry Falwell Jr. vibes. Odd that there’s multiple photos of him and none of Mrs. Washer.

and interestingly, I assumed the pic of him was the pic of one of the guys who are gay, -- so wondering if that is part of why they are so homophobic?

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The Plains is rural. It sure ain't urban or suburban or exurban. It's rural. There is no public transit out there. Only 250 people in The Plains.

The Plains is along a major interstate highway and 35 minutes from an international airport. So funny. To the Ivy League post reporters any small town is “rural.” OMG there is no public transit, I can hear the banjos!

Why are you arguing about it being rural? It's near (not on) I-66, it's near Dulles, AND it's rural. The Ag Reserve in Montgomery County is also rural. What difference does it make to the story?

It’s closer to Dulles than DC is. The headline specifically used the word “rural” as a dog whistle to try and establish a narrative that is not supported by the facts. They do this frequently.

Alternatively, the headline used the word "rural" because it's rural. What difference does it make to the story?

Because it’s a common run of the milll neighbor vs. neighbor story. But the Post wants to turn it into a gay couple vs a MAGA maniac story. People are tired of this. That’s why the Post readership is in free fall. But they just can’t help themselves.

It is definitely not a common run-of-the-mill neighbor vs. neighbor story. Nope. A common run-of-the-mill neighbor vs. neighbor story is my neighbor who called the county on their neighbor for work done without a permit. This is not that. Not to mention that, factually, the neighbors in this story are literally a gay couple and a MAGA maniac couple.

The "dispute between neighbors" spin is falling flat.

The owner of the restaurant requested and was granted a no trespassing order to the Washers delivered via law enforcement. Angered by this, the Washers limited and enforced use of their parking lot by restaurant patrons. Washer subsequently found a dead rat on his front porch and tossed it to the trash can area belonging to the restaurant.

Ummm….just look at the shirt the complaining neighbor is wearing. “Thou doth protest too much.” There is more to this story, and we’ve seen it before in “conservative Christian” circles.

Anonymous wrote:The Plains is near Middleburg.

Middleburg is rural. The Plains is rural. Purcellville is rural. Western Loudoun and Northern Fauquier market themselves for being the rural countryside of the sprawling suburbia

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The Plains is rural. It sure ain't urban or suburban or exurban. It's rural. There is no public transit out there. Only 250 people in The Plains.

The Plains is along a major interstate highway and 35 minutes from an international airport. So funny. To the Ivy League post reporters any small town is “rural.” OMG there is no public transit, I can hear the banjos!

Why are you arguing about it being rural? It's near (not on) I-66, it's near Dulles, AND it's rural. The Ag Reserve in Montgomery County is also rural. What difference does it make to the story?

It’s closer to Dulles than DC is. The headline specifically used the word “rural” as a dog whistle to try and establish a narrative that is not supported by the facts. They do this frequently.

Alternatively, the headline used the word "rural" because it's rural. What difference does it make to the story?

Because it’s a common run of the milll neighbor vs. neighbor story. But the Post wants to turn it into a gay couple vs a MAGA maniac story. People are tired of this. That’s why the Post readership is in free fall. But they just can’t help themselves.

It is definitely not a common run-of-the-mill neighbor vs. neighbor story. Nope. A common run-of-the-mill neighbor vs. neighbor story is my neighbor who called the county on their neighbor for work done without a permit. This is not that. Not to mention that, factually, the neighbors in this story are literally a gay couple and a MAGA maniac couple.

And one actually called the other the f word.

Which he denies. But he may or may not have said “This is MAGA country!”

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The Plains is rural. It sure ain't urban or suburban or exurban. It's rural. There is no public transit out there. Only 250 people in The Plains.

The Plains is along a major interstate highway and 35 minutes from an international airport. So funny. To the Ivy League post reporters any small town is “rural.” OMG there is no public transit, I can hear the banjos!

Why are you arguing about it being rural? It's near (not on) I-66, it's near Dulles, AND it's rural. The Ag Reserve in Montgomery County is also rural. What difference does it make to the story?

It’s closer to Dulles than DC is. The headline specifically used the word “rural” as a dog whistle to try and establish a narrative that is not supported by the facts. They do this frequently.

Alternatively, the headline used the word "rural" because it's rural. What difference does it make to the story?

Because it’s a common run of the milll neighbor vs. neighbor story. But the Post wants to turn it into a gay couple vs a MAGA maniac story. People are tired of this. That’s why the Post readership is in free fall. But they just can’t help themselves.

It is definitely not a common run-of-the-mill neighbor vs. neighbor story. Nope. A common run-of-the-mill neighbor vs. neighbor story is my neighbor who called the county on their neighbor for work done without a permit. This is not that. Not to mention that, factually, the neighbors in this story are literally a gay couple and a MAGA maniac couple.

And one actually called the other the f word.

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The Plains is rural. It sure ain't urban or suburban or exurban. It's rural. There is no public transit out there. Only 250 people in The Plains.

The Plains is along a major interstate highway and 35 minutes from an international airport. So funny. To the Ivy League post reporters any small town is “rural.” OMG there is no public transit, I can hear the banjos!

Why are you arguing about it being rural? It's near (not on) I-66, it's near Dulles, AND it's rural. The Ag Reserve in Montgomery County is also rural. What difference does it make to the story?

It’s closer to Dulles than DC is. The headline specifically used the word “rural” as a dog whistle to try and establish a narrative that is not supported by the facts. They do this frequently.

Alternatively, the headline used the word "rural" because it's rural. What difference does it make to the story?

Because it’s a common run of the milll neighbor vs. neighbor story. But the Post wants to turn it into a gay couple vs a MAGA maniac story. People are tired of this. That’s why the Post readership is in free fall. But they just can’t help themselves.

It is definitely not a common run-of-the-mill neighbor vs. neighbor story. Nope. A common run-of-the-mill neighbor vs. neighbor story is my neighbor who called the county on their neighbor for work done without a permit. This is not that. Not to mention that, factually, the neighbors in this story are literally a gay couple and a MAGA maniac couple.

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The Plains is rural. It sure ain't urban or suburban or exurban. It's rural. There is no public transit out there. Only 250 people in The Plains.

The Plains is along a major interstate highway and 35 minutes from an international airport. So funny. To the Ivy League post reporters any small town is “rural.” OMG there is no public transit, I can hear the banjos!

Why are you arguing about it being rural? It's near (not on) I-66, it's near Dulles, AND it's rural. The Ag Reserve in Montgomery County is also rural. What difference does it make to the story?

It’s closer to Dulles than DC is. The headline specifically used the word “rural” as a dog whistle to try and establish a narrative that is not supported by the facts. They do this frequently.

Alternatively, the headline used the word "rural" because it's rural. What difference does it make to the story?

Because it’s a common run of the milll neighbor vs. neighbor story. But the Post wants to turn it into a gay couple vs a MAGA maniac story. People are tired of this. That’s why the Post readership is in free fall. But they just can’t help themselves.