January 23, 2004
We will crush them!
Ending this site's run as "Washington's Gawker," Wonkette is a DC site run by Gawker, which would give it a little bit of an advantage when making such claims. I suppose that makes us just "Washington's three guys who drink too much and like to complain about Metro."
Frankly, these guys reek of out-of-town (I hear the editor is from Montgomery County). They say there are no DC hipsters. I beg to differ. Inasmuch as "real" hipsters in places like Williamsburg are trust-fund babies who define their relation to one another through music, clothing, Friendster and absolutely nothing else, we have plenty of those -- just go to the Black Cat or Kingpin on a Saturday night. The only difference is that DC hipsters trade in the Chuck Taylors for wingtips during the week and have real jobs.
Also, they can't spell the name of a certain crackhead mayor. It's Barry, not Berry.
So how will DCSOB meet the big media challenge? We live here, for one.
Posted by rj3 at January 23, 2004 12:01 PM
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If they want DC hipsters, they should visit The Raven. Since that's where all the people you describe as Williamsburg hipsters hang out...with the Mt. Pleasant kids, who tolerate them because they pay the bills.
Also, they have no comments thingey with which to yell at them easily and loudly.
Posted by: Michael at January 23, 2004 1:15 PM
Of course they don't. They're big media, which means that they report, you decide, they ignore.
Posted by: Randolph at January 23, 2004 1:37 PM
You found me out! It's true I cannot spell! Try to think of this as a lovable quirk. You should make fun of me for being a bitch, not for being learning disabled.
And, for the record, I live in N. Arlington. What is a "Black Cat"? Is it like a firecracker?
Posted by: wonkette at January 23, 2004 3:03 PM
Well, if by "firecracker," you mean "Bar/live music venue on 14th Street with PBR on tap and the world's must insufferable sound system upstairs," then yes, it is a firecracker.
Posted by: Randolph at January 23, 2004 3:08 PM
PBR? 14th St.? You are speaking English but I am so confused!!
I'll just go to the Pottery Barn in Clarendon and lay down for a little while. Things will be clearer then.
Posted by: wonkette at January 23, 2004 3:09 PM
A quasi-suburbanite who uses sarcasm as a defense mechanism? Im-friggin-possible!
I shouldn't say anything- you get paid to blog and I get paid to do something other than blog but I blog anyway, which means that you win. Seriously.
Posted by: Randolph at January 23, 2004 3:38 PM
catfight!
Posted by: nm at January 23, 2004 10:52 PM
Oh boy oh boy. This is really getting out of hand. I really need to find a way to let people know I'm just joking around without relying on facial expressions.
Posted by: Randolph at January 24, 2004 12:31 AM