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Hand-carved Charlestown welcome sign stolen, residents wonder if they should blame punk-ass Allston college students
By adamg on Fri, 12/23/2016 - 9:51am
The Charlestown Patriot-Bridge reports the sign, way nicer than those generic blue oval things in the rest of the city, disappeared from the median strip in Thompson Square recently, and some residents "fear it could be hanging in a dorm room somewhere in Allston or gracing the living room of a person bent on getting a souvenir from the Town."
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Comments
Blame the usual suspects
Just like that Sean Penn character. Typical.
I hope that they are looking on e-bay - it is probably headed for some baby boomer's ultra lounge and mancave basement bar somewhere in California or Texas.
Nah
They should be looking for a guy named Charles.
maybe its in a dumpster
where it belongs with the rest of charlestown <3
You would know
Seems you are a dumpster living expert.
Wow, merry Christmas and
Wow, merry Christmas and happy holidays to you!
Do you ever get tired...
.. of being an unfunny douche?
relax toots
nobody forcing you to read my musings :-)
my apologies michael kerpan
i was rude to you
and disregarded your question
no.
Please don't
If you really feel that way about Charlestown and are not just being obnoxious for the sake of it, could you keep it to yourself?
may i ask
why? based on the litany of experiences i've had there over the years, i'd say its a fairly valid opinion. why not share it? because it conflicts with some people's world views?
is this a safe space for those that are easily offended by the reality of charlestown- as i've experienced it? hang out with some longshoremen, see how long you sing that tune lmao
it seems like i've expressed little more than the flip side of the coin, considering how 'they' seem to feel about allston. i would suggest that those who shroud themselves in fragility re: their neighborhood shouldn't be so quick to cast stones at others. despite how rat or student infested they may be. (we'll pretend for the sake of this post that a large number of students is a bad thing)
This is familiar
I wonder where the Lions are ...
I assumed that it was taken down during construction and it probably was.
It is probably gracing the wall behind the bar of a construction supervisor's "rumpus room" in Wilmington or Lynnfield.
As with the Lions, the excuse will be "but I just saved it ... It was supposed to be thrown away".
...
...dorms in Allston?
Allston?
When I was in college in Boston most undergraduates didn't even know where Cambridge was, let alone Charlestown. It's wishful thinking that some Junior at BC living six people to a four bedroom apartment decide to steal a nice looking Charlestown sign.
BC?
Would anybody from BC even be caught dead in Allston, except maybe to run around screaming "Sucks to BU!"
got drunk
and all those green trains look the same
Question
What's the only thing BU has that BC doesn't?
A world-class university at the other end of Commonwealth Avenue.
The only thing?
I'm pretty sure BU has more football wins too....and they don't even have a football team.
BC Sucks.
ahhhhh
When I worked at BU, I registered the hostname "suxto", and had it for about a year before someone from networking put two and two together.
nah
some townie swiped it for his bedroom. classic ctown
I know where it is....behind
I know where it is....behind the obnoxious inflatables in Thompson Square.
sooo creepy
In the morning, when they are deflated, they are creepier than when that one-eyed minion pops up slowly out of the Christmas tree!