I love seeing a retarded idea fail. It pleases me that ideas, like biological organisms, are also beholden to laws of Darwinism—quality ideas thrive and survive, while shitty ideas, such as marrying a goddamn building, are eventually destroyed, never to be heard from again save for in history books and Wikipedia pages that now serve as history books.

Mind you, I’m not professing my complete support for gentrification [though I do have this doormat at my apartment]. The issue has its merits and detriments and in the case of the 10th and Union warehouse in Seattle, I’m sure many people had legitimate reasons to oppose its destruction. However, if they cared so deeply about saving this warehouse, perhaps they should have started a petition or tried to get a zoning ordinance pushed through city hall. Instead, they sent Babylonia the Clown Bride and her merry minstrels with their extremely shitty idea to elope bride and building, which, completely and unsurprisingly didn’t work [Alas, true woman/warehouse love is fleeting]. 

But hey, you may not have accomplished the admirable goals of saving a building or preventing commercial developers from chasing lower income residents out of your neighborhood.  But you totally shook up the establishment with your inter-noun wedding and gave the writers of Portlandia a few stellar ideas for upcoming episodes. Keep fighting the power and watch out for the bulldozer. 

H/T Reddit