tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post7273426249581137781..comments2024-02-29T14:00:40.184-05:00Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): The Second Most Embarrassing Story to Come Out of the Reston Zoo This Week, Following One Crazy Night (Even By Reston Standards)Restonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-55227713755320674392012-06-28T09:14:02.735-04:002012-06-28T09:14:02.735-04:00In Fairfax county, when an established merchant su...In Fairfax county, when an established merchant suddenly gets hit with a bunch of violations, it means a developer wants his land. Please remember that last time Reston Zoo got smacked, last time Reston Farm Market (the one on Baron Cameron) got smacked, half their acreages ended up as new, modern eyesores.<br /><br />The only one I can recall successfully resisting the bureaucratic assault is the dude who owns the driving range on Hunter Mill. He had to spend many weeks in the hoosegow over a zoning "violation," until the Washington Post embarrassed the county supervisors into cutting him lose.<br /><br />Restonian, perhaps you should start a countdown clock for the Reston Zoo.scubadivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-50358303977061325952012-06-27T18:23:45.842-04:002012-06-27T18:23:45.842-04:00Can someone confirm/deny the Chik-Fil-A fire?Can someone confirm/deny the Chik-Fil-A fire?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-43957364327983711532012-06-27T16:31:34.760-04:002012-06-27T16:31:34.760-04:00That photo of the goats brings back memories of th...That photo of the goats brings back memories of the Peasant's sojourn years ago in the nether regions of the Balkans whilst in the employ of Uncle Sam. Travelling the backroads of Bosnia with Mrs. Peasant and our faithful Man Friday Mr. Sutko, we happened upon a small zoo in the town of Doboj that could have been the clone of the Reston Zoo. As we wandered about in this zoological garden of earthly delights, a herd of young goats came ambling towards us, much to the consternation of Mrs. Peasant, who thought said goats were about to commit mayhem upon us. We escaped the legendary Killer Goats of Doboj intact, much as we hope alert Twitter operative Mr. OhSoFly did last night after photographing these demonic minions of Satan.Peasant From Less Sought After South Restonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-63896642273271180402012-06-27T15:32:34.713-04:002012-06-27T15:32:34.713-04:00Why couldn't it have been Carrabba's that ...Why couldn't it have been Carrabba's that caught fire?WarpSpeedScottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348727866947513071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-18702311846634554642012-06-27T10:56:32.403-04:002012-06-27T10:56:32.403-04:00In a cynical failed public relations effort to reb...In a cynical failed public relations effort to rebuild credibility with its world-wide fan base, the Reston Zoo announced that sacrficial goats would be slaughtered in honor of hosting Egypt's new Muslim Brotherhood President at the dedication of Reston Zoo's new P.E.T.A.-sponsored Fine Young Cannibals Animal Columbarium, which is also state-approved as a final repository of urns bearing the ashes of Reston's founding pioneers citizens. The goats, however, were having none of that and sought immediate refuge at the nearest diplomatic mission: the Reston home of the Consulate General from Zanzibar.Mean Daddy Dnoreply@blogger.com