No, that isn't really a guy about to fall off a billboard next to the Deck
By adamg - 11/11/09 - 9:17 am
Mark Garfinkel reports on a mannequin that appears to be about to pull an Orange Line from a billboard just past the Zakim at the Charlestown/Somerville line:
... Two calls were placed to Boston and Somerville fire departments regarding a possible suicidal man on top of a billboard yesterday morning. ...
Mark also provides a photo.
Comments
I'd probably call 911 too
By Ron Newman - 11/11/09 - 9:50 am
especially if driving by this at 55 mph which doesn't give much opportunity to look at it closely. It may fall under the category of "attractive nuisance".
What I don't understand is what the mannequin has to do with the advertisement (for a heating oil company).
Well ...
By adamg - 11/11/09 - 9:57 am
Would you stand on a billboard for $300?
Equal and opposite
By Jay Levitt - 11/11/09 - 7:48 pm
I might stand on a billboard for $300 of heating oil, but I'd also do it for a Klondike bar. Or several.
How many Klondike bars would be required to counteract the heat generated by the oil? Assume 1 bar = 360 kilocalories. Show your work.
MBTA orders dummy off the billboard
By adamg - 11/11/09 - 12:35 pm
The Herald reports. They can do that because they own the billboard.