Asheville forfeits hippy card to National Hippy Association over Trader Joe’s reaction

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From Asheville’s “news with spice,” the Citizen-Thymes:

Asheville forfeits hippy card to National Hippy Association over Trader Joe’s reaction

ASHEVILLE- There is still a fresh hint of body odor in the air, but the card that carried it is long gone now.

The National Hippy Association revoked the city of Asheville’s hippy card on Sunday, after what has been deemed ‘excessive celebration of a large chain and lack of concern for small local businesses.’

“The city of Asheville had a lot of things going for it including farmers markets, a local music scene, a blatant disregard of hygiene, but Trader Joe’s was just too much for us,” said Twilight Aquarius, president of the National Hippy Association.

“How any self labeled hippy town can celebrate a national chain and the closing of several small businesses as a consequence is beyond my understanding of the sun. The trees cursed Asheville and we listen to the trees.”

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Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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3 Comments

  1. Talaria9 July 16, 2012

    I guess now we’re just dippy. I plan to take my dippy card to the opening of TJ’s

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  2. Ed July 16, 2012

    Twilight Aquarius, do you have a blatant disregard of hygiene?

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  3. Orbit DVD July 16, 2012

    Well damn.

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