...and for that matter, why doesn't the link to this supposed article go anywhere? Does this original article on the WP actually exist, or are you just posting a bad Xerox you found tacked up in the student lounge?
Pajama Brigade alert...does this sound like an awfully "folksy" style for an article that was supposedly written by a WP staffer? I imagine this could be one of those paid ads with the tiny type that says advertisement at the edge.