Ben Franklin takes the Orange Line

Flann takes a photo on the Orange Line of the Quincy Market Ben Franklin, you know, the one who gets crabby if you try to take his picture without paying him. No word if he started yelling at her or didn't mind because he was off the clock.

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He's probably on his way to

By Anonymous | Sun, 04/13/2008 - 6:02pm

He's probably on his way to HBO for tonight's episode of John Adams.

I'm a ninja photographer

By Mediacrity | Sun, 04/13/2008 - 9:07pm

He had no idea I was taking it.

I expect a cease and desist letter will arrive within a week but I couldn't not document the occasion. He just sat there, staring out the window, looking utterly depressed that he had to ride the bus with the huddled masses of the 21st century.

Maybe next time he'll be sure to schedule his horse's checkups for weekends when the orange line isn't on shuttle service.

cheeese!

By femmme.fatal (not verified) | Mon, 04/14/2008 - 8:13am

thats a great shot- very creative
(love the changes! good going)

If he tries to cause trouble

By adamg | Mon, 04/14/2008 - 11:33am

Just tell him to go fly a kite.

The preceding brought to you by the Society of People Who Never Really Grew Up.

Not the jolly Franklin

By Fornya | Mon, 04/14/2008 - 11:29am

He's obviously influenced by the McCullough and HBO cantankerous, elitist Franklin, and not the jolly, singing and dancing Franklin of 1776.

He plaaaaaays the

By Mediacrity | Mon, 04/14/2008 - 5:05pm

He plaaaaaays the violiiiiiiin, he tucks it right under his chiiiiin ...

But Mr. Adams

By Fornya | Tue, 04/15/2008 - 9:56am

Mr. Adams, but, Mr. Adams
The things I write are only light extemporania
I won't put politics on paper; it's a mania
So I refuse to use the pen in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, refuse to use the pen

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