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Out of the Cellar on WBAL

Attn. Bal'moreans: I'll be on Ron Smith's terrific 1090-AM radio show at 12:45 3:45* Inner Harbor time, to talk about Rat City.

* sorry about that.

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Comments to "Out of the Cellar on WBAL":

John | May 6, 2008, 3:55pm | #

What a great yet sad article Matt. I love Washington and love living there. It is like an old lover who can't stay off the booze; she always looks worse for wear but you love her anyway.

CNN had a report a few years ago about a guy who lived in NW Washington who took his Jack Russell terrier out every night to kill rats as a way of exercising and entertaining his dog. Jack Russells are first class ratters. Maybe Washington could put together some kind of citizen auxiliary of terrier owners who meet up a few nights a week and turn their Carins, Jack Russells, Boder Terriers and the like lose in allys and dumpsters of Washington.

Dean Landolt | May 6, 2008, 4:20pm | #

I believe you misspelled Bal'morons...

(Sorry, I couldn't help myself.)

albertwasaman | May 6, 2008, 4:30pm | #

Heh. Rat...t. Out of the Cellar...Next I'll be singing that damn song and seeing Milton Berle...Damn you, Welch!

John | May 6, 2008, 4:32pm | #

Dean,

I believe the proper term is "Crackmorians".

Highway | May 6, 2008, 4:37pm | #

Matt, I think you might be stuck on West Coast time still. Ron Smith isn't on the air at 12:45 Inner Harbor time, and C4 wasn't talking to you at that time...

Matt Welch | May 6, 2008, 5:05pm | #

Shaz-bot! You are of course correct.... (I'm in L.A. at the moment, and very confused.) Sorry about that.

ANGRY RENTER | May 6, 2008, 5:18pm | #

MY A.M. RECEPTION IS FUCKING TERRIBLE!

GG | May 9, 2008, 1:30pm | #

Matt, why do you hate your pregnant wife?
The editor in question (Matt Welch) hates his pregnant wife so much that he moved her from a beautiful palm-lined street in Southern California to a rickety "row house" in the rat ghetto...
Heh.