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Monday, July 14, 2014

Flashback Monday: Cussin' Cider At The Foul-Mouthed Farm Market

You may recall the video about the original Reston Farm Market that lost to a talking dog in the Reston: The Video contest. But now there's a fancy website detailing the market's 23-year run through 1997, when encroaching McMansions development finally prompted it to shut its doors. It's actually a great romp through a much-loved bit of Reston history, including an online memory book sharing favorite moments. It's worth a visit, but we'll just focus on one bit of Farmer's Market lore:

The D Word
Turns out this 1981 ad, aired before the advent of all those cussin' channels on the cable teevee, invited the wrath of some busybodies concerned churchwomen:

Letter
Moonshine? Slick advertising? Wow, 1981 was different.

2 comments:

  1. The Episcopal Churchladies had it right... after reading this disgusting ad, I will never touch apple cider from the farmer's market again!

    "Live, Work, Play" --- if Bob wanted "cussin" in Reston, he would have said so.

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  2. If cursing wasn't part of the Reston ideal, then why is so much of the playground equipment made out of concrete?

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