Submitted by lennanknight_7 t3_zembx4 in Washington
Sabishbash t1_iz80ri2 wrote
Take this down now! We don’t want anyone to see this lol
[deleted] t1_iz84v4a wrote
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Dr_Adequate t1_iz9imbj wrote
That is awesome. For people downvoting, Emmet Watson was a crusty old Seattleite who founded a fake organization in the 70's called "Lesser Seattle" which had the catchphrase K.B.O. The initials are short for Keep the Bastards Out. He had a weekly column in the local newspaper where he regularly (and humorously) ranted about the influx of Californians.
You see, Californians were leaving by the droves and moving to Washington because their local housing market was skyrocketing while Washington's housing market was still very affordable.
There was a noticeable change in Seattle's culture of laid-back northwest congeniality, and it rubbed a lot of locals, like Mr. Watson, the wrong way. And because there was no Internet, no NextDoor, no Facebook, what he did was he got a newspaper column which he used to troll the invaders from California.
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