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Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:26:52 +0000

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By: Nerdette

Nerdette — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:49:19 +0000

@realisticperson1 You live in California, not Dupont. I'm going to take a guess and say you don't commute in, work daily or pay taxes in DC. So you don't have standing, although the internet is big enough for you to place judgement (just like we are.)

But we're glad for you click traffic.

Suckas!

By: realisticperson1

realisticperson1 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:42:49 +0000

You guys sound like babies. I currently live in California but am a DC native, with a long family-line in DC. I love the place! Yea, the Real World is mostly a shitshow, but the mayor is right. It will bring money and jobs into the city. Let's be honest, in a city so concentrated on being stuck up and politicized, it will be nice to be known for something else besides Obama's stomping grounds. It will bring a new generation to our city! You people are so bored with yourselves that you're attacking a popular tv show that wants to shoot in your city. Honestly, have you been in a bar in DC before? It's already a shitshow. Get over yourselves! Be happy someone wants to bring something relatively positive into the place (positive in the sense that the show usually makes the town it's in look extremely fun and glamorous)

By: TB

TB — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:47:12 +0000

I really don't get the fuss. The only difference between these Real World tools and the thousands of tools this city is already crawling with is a TV camera, right?

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:34:03 +0000

I'm kind of with NWDC here… I live in the neighborhood as well, and while this isn't something I would have *asked for*, it doesn't really get my panties that much in a wad.

Be glad they're only going to have a few parking spaces blocked off during filming, it's better than my block where nearly one side of the entire block has been blocked off for 6 months while a developer flips an apartment building.

By: nwdc

nwdc — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:14:43 +0000

What is the big deal? A few less parking spaces and a camera crew? Get over yourselves.

I live in the neighborhood and I am for the show. You don't speak for everyone. I think most of people are for the show.

Yeah the show sucks now but so what.

By: cbeec

cbeec — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:26:51 +0000

First, thanks to the antirealworlddc crew for reporting on the ANC meeting.

It's outrageous that the Fenty admin didn't bother to notify the ANC or take the pulse of the neighborhood before approving the RW house, but unfortunately it's not surprising. Clearly some big money was waved around by the RW producers and that was the deciding factor. As for the people living in the neighborhood, apparently the Fenty admin's attitude towards us is "Sucks to be you, chumps. We got PAID!"

Second, I sincerely hope that RW "cast members" don't want to do the show because of what they are seeing in blogs. Fine with me. Fine, I think, with just about everyone who lives within a mile radius from the house. So do yourselves a favor and stay home, kids...we don't want you here or need the aggravation "your" house will bring to our neighborhood.

Finally I would like to jump on the bandwagon and address Suburban Sweetheart's comments Let's see how it plays out? No thanks. I'm all for a pre-emptive strike to either stop this from happening or at the very least put serious restrictions on how much this lame-ass show (which jumped the shark a long time ago) can disrupt the neighborhood.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:42:02 +0000

Suburban Sweetheart–have you ever seen the Real World? It is well documented that this is going to be a drunken shit show in our city and is likely going to be a major inconvenience for those living in the neighborhood where the house is located. And as for the kiddies not wanting to come, so be it. Did they really think when they signed up that they would be welcomed with open arms? Cry me a river.

By: aMoreImpossibleGirl

aMoreImpossibleGirl — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:29:20 +0000

Awwww, the poor little idiots don't want to come anymore? GOOD. You want to be drunk and stupid in this town? As long as you're doing it to escape your soul-crushing job, fine. Otherwise, go the fuck home.

And in response to the other commenter, I don't think this is premature complaining. This city is famous for mismanaging things. The Real World, last time I checked, (some time in 2003), was in a downward spiral of pathetic proportions, and from what I've heard, its only gotten worse. Combining the two is a recipe for inconvenience and aggravation.

The Real World house is 2 blocks from my apartment. How could this be anything but an additional annoyance for me and hundreds (if not thousands) of other city residents, including those who are writing this blog?

Speaking of the authors - you're all awesome. Keep it up!

By: Brock N. Meeks

Brock N. Meeks — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:26:10 +0000

with all the newly minted legal muscle crawling around DC and this area in particular, how about ginning up a little pro bono legal work and hitting these SOBs with every kind of restraining order or injunction possible just to tie them in knots. Look at the city codes; find out about permits and make sure they've filed all of them.

Whatever they are paying city is matter of public record, get city hall and ask the clerk to see the records.

Find out if they are breaking some kind of city ordinance by not having given local residents the proper notice.