“Rural” taken as an insult— LOL.
I’ve long theorized that living in too much concrete, neon & exhaust fumes makes some people plumb stupid.
Yeah, I’m still shaking my head over that incident. Undoubtedly one of the low points of my career, but so absurd that I have to laugh.
One thing I found about newspaper work is some of the worst trouble came from some of the most innocuous stories.
Heck, on the rare occasions we knew a story had the potential for a libel suit, we had our lawyers check everything about before we went to print.