Blogs Oct 10, 2014 at 12:56 pm

Meinert, LaJeunesse Acquire Ferrari Dealership

Sean Nelson
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1
Where's a link to one of those cartoons recaptioned to "Christ what an asshole" when you need one?
Alden on October 10, 2014 at 1:03 PM Report this
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Oh my god, this reads almost like satire.

Which I wish it was.

But I know it isn't.



Capitol Hill is dead.



Long live Capitol Hill?
pinksoda on October 10, 2014 at 1:04 PM Report this
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Funny. It's spelled Visconti, though. No "h".
ian on October 10, 2014 at 1:06 PM Report this
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@2: it is.

Max Solomon on October 10, 2014 at 1:14 PM Report this
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This is satire.
Callie on October 10, 2014 at 1:15 PM Report this
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BURN!
cccCody on October 10, 2014 at 1:19 PM Report this
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I'm not sure, but my Dad taught me never to buy a new car in odd years, but only in even years. That's when I trade in my old Ferrari. And I eat my $17 burger in the car.
Bev on October 10, 2014 at 1:20 PM Report this
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Brilliant.
Farts Weird on October 10, 2014 at 1:23 PM Report this
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April first isn't for months yet.
Fnarf on October 10, 2014 at 1:28 PM Report this
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Don't they realize that all of the really cool kids are buying Teslas these days?
You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me on October 10, 2014 at 1:29 PM Report this
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It's not satire if it's true...
COMTE on October 10, 2014 at 1:41 PM Report this
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Let me guess. MSFT's CEO thinks this is "cheap", and will undertip women who work there?
Will in Seattle on October 10, 2014 at 1:46 PM Report this
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Please update to answer the question of whether this is real or not.
on October 10, 2014 at 1:51 PM Report this
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@13 Seriously?! It's not real. Geez.

I almost posted the same thing, Fnarf.
Callie on October 10, 2014 at 1:54 PM Report this
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It's hard to imagine anything lamer than driving a Ferrari in Seattle.
fletc3her on October 10, 2014 at 1:54 PM Report this
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@15:

Driving a convertible Ferrari?
COMTE on October 10, 2014 at 2:14 PM Report this
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@15, 16: If the city had it's way....just DRIVING in Seattle.
Bigwave425 on October 10, 2014 at 2:32 PM Report this
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If it's satire, it's too true to be funny.

"...a combination hunting lodge and '80s video arcade."

And on that day, the city died.
chaseacross on October 10, 2014 at 2:36 PM Report this
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http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2014/1…
tiddlewinks on October 10, 2014 at 2:41 PM Report this
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Fuck Meinert and fuck Ferrari liberals.
BookEmDano on October 10, 2014 at 3:12 PM Report this
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"photo by Jonathan Swift."

Ah. There it is.
dak7e on October 10, 2014 at 3:17 PM Report this
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Okay, I'm properly chagrined - and thankfully so, I might add. In my defense, I am also as sick as a dog, so my bullshit meter is askew.



On the other hand, this may be fake, but they are buying Grim's, so in a way, it's actually quite relevant (other than the douche-baggery, which I initially skimmed over).
pinksoda on October 10, 2014 at 3:21 PM Report this
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Zing! Pity that Reddit and Gawker love Meinert after the fallout from the Tom Morello fracas. The don't know him like we do.

I really came her to give props @ 10 just because.
matt on October 10, 2014 at 3:25 PM Report this
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Spend less money buying new ventures, and more money paying your employees AT LEAST $15/hr. Try it out.
matt on October 10, 2014 at 3:26 PM Report this
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Dammit! I got fooled. You win this round Slog...
BookEmDano on October 10, 2014 at 3:31 PM Report this
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I totally don't get the stereotype that an Oldsmobuick is an old man's car. Ferraris and Porsches and Laborghinis are what old men drive. At least the creepy ones.
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn on October 10, 2014 at 4:17 PM Report this
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Good news for high-end car repair shops!
pat L on October 10, 2014 at 6:24 PM Report this
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This isn't satire. It's a prediction.
Sean Kinney on October 10, 2014 at 7:40 PM Report this
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I always thought Meinert was somewhat of a used car salesman...
Banned on The Seattle Times on October 10, 2014 at 9:17 PM Report this
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And yet, there really is a Ferrari dealer on Capitol Hill.
fletc3her on October 10, 2014 at 11:40 PM Report this
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The "indigenous population"? You mean the people who moved there 10 years ago, or the people who pushed out the black community in the CD? Too bad you couldn't build a big wall around the hill so you could keep all of us new migrants out.
j2patter on October 11, 2014 at 1:40 AM Report this
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I read the first couple paragraphs with increasing horror, and then skipped down to the comments and heaved an embarrassed sigh of relief. It's not so much that I can't imagine those guys buying the Ferrari dealership, it's that it was all too easy to imagine the Stranger having sunk to writing such a blathery advertorial. Even a year or two ago, I'd have thought it was great satire... but it would probably have been written by one of the better writers, who have already left.
LMcGuff on October 11, 2014 at 9:32 AM Report this
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you know it's fake because "crowded lost lake diner"
Sean Jewell on October 11, 2014 at 10:39 AM Report this
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Even if I could afford a Ferrari I wouldn't buy one. Someone would key the door or run into it on purpose. Totally over the top. My Toyota Camry will do just fine.
longwayhome on October 11, 2014 at 8:54 PM Report this
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Sean Nelson this is probably my favorite piece of yours.

It just rules that people are like, yeah, I could see them doing that. That bad huh? Ha ha.

Thank you Sean. I needed the LOL.
Steven Severin on October 11, 2014 at 9:04 PM Report this
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Posers solidifying their reputation as self-aggrandizing, self obsessed douche bags. They are milking money from the masses one drink at a time to fuel their Ferraris while their employees all speak hushed tones about the Empire so as not to piss off the Emperors and get summarily sacked.



The joke is on you Capitol Hill.

It used to be a fun place, now it is swarming with douche bags like these guys.
Jill on the Hill on October 12, 2014 at 4:00 AM Report this
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Sean Nelson, you're a genius. I loved reading this.
emilyannpeterson on October 12, 2014 at 7:33 AM Report this
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"The entrepreneurial team responsible for revitalizing the Pike/Pine corridor..."



Rule number one of satire. Make your first sentence remotely believable.
on October 12, 2014 at 4:02 PM Report this
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What @37 said! Sean...he's good.
on October 13, 2014 at 12:16 PM Report this
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Hunters lodge, arcade, clothing shop, wine bar, fruit, and a couple Ferrari s in the basement. Makes no sense so it makes perfect sense; only in Seattle. Wierdly enough this might sell more Ferraris. Just put a casino in the basement with a firemans pole to get down there. Cha Ching!! Love it I will probably be the first to get kicked out, can't wait!! Ps if your hating on this or any other thing in life. Get your head out of your ass and get yours, for you. Lemons lemons
Fo Real on October 18, 2014 at 1:02 PM Report this

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