Oh, you're on a football scholarship? You'll take the standard program for athletes, which is Basket Weaving, Crocheting, and Reading Modern Classics.

That last one sounds tough. What modern classics will I have to read?

Dick and Jane at the Seashore

From The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle

You left one out

By Brian Riccio on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 5:38pm.

Brain Damage for Dummies.

Funny, I don't recall that title

By roadman on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 7:25pm.

being mentioned in Rocky and Bullwinkle. But I take the point.

Adorable!

By Elmer on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 12:57pm.

No person shall drink any alcoholic beverage as defined in Chapter 138, Section 1 of the General Laws of the State, or possess an open container, full or partially full, of any alcoholic beverages, while on, in or upon any public way...

Boston City Ordinance 16-12.28

Party Trolleys

By SwirlyGrrl on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 1:06pm.

Some of these vehicles are licensed premises, actually.

I chartered a Duck for a private event - no alcohol is allowed on Duck Boats, even when they are in the water in boat mode. I wanted to do a champagne toast on one I rented - I was told there was no legal way to make that happen.

You were better off, I

By Lmo on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 4:37pm.

You were better off, I brought some road sodas and solo cups once. It was all fun and games until we splashed into the Charles and I remembered there were no facilities.

ya but

By cybah on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 1:07pm.

he's a NE Patriot.. its like being above the law.

/snark

(do you think anything would happen anyways to him?)

Cue the OUTRAGE

By bosguy22 on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 1:21pm.

Give it a rest for once, jesus.

calm down francis

By cybah on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 1:25pm.

sheesh

did ya miss the /snark ?

Snarky comment. And truthful.. doubt anything would happen.

And frankly considering that everything is hosed downtown because of this useless, silly, and unneeded parade, Yeah I'm a bit snarky today.

Boo hoo

By bosguy22 on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 1:45pm.

You had a tough commute a few days after another major storm. Stop whining.

oh piss off

By cybah on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 1:58pm.

seriously, go piss off and blow it out your diamond mine of an asshole.

Debbie Downer strikes again!

By anon on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 1:52pm.

Debbie Downer strikes again! The Puritan in some here is strong. No drinking, no partying, no letting loose, no fun!

I, for one, would welcome

By chaosjake on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 2:11pm.

I, for one, would welcome more reasonable alcohol laws in this city and state. Open containers should be okay, selling beer at grocery stores and convenience stores should be fine, and happy hour should be our official state sport. However, none of those things are true. The law is the law, and nobody should be above it.

Lighten up, Francis

By lbb on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 4:24pm.

n t

Lighten up, Francis

By lbb on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 4:24pm.

n t

to be fair

By anon on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 4:27pm.

that piss he's drinking doesn't really count as alcohol.

An embarassment

By SoBo-Yuppie on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 1:06pm.

..to Boston.

Go away.

Go check on

By bulgingbuick on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 1:30pm.

your space saver.

I have 2 parking spots...

By SoBo-Yuppie on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 2:06pm.

...in my condo building. No space saves needed.

That's what happens when you pay more attention to your career than grown men playing a sport.

hahaha

By bosguy22 on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 2:41pm.

Ohhhh, you have a condo in SOUTHIE??? With 2 PARKING SPACES??? Are you the CEO of Microsoft? Apple? Wow, you've really made it kid, congrats.

2 spots in your Southie condo

By Lmo on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 4:39pm.

2 spots in your Southie condo!! You're wicked cool, guy.

You called Southie- SoBo

By BostonSummer on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 3:09pm.

So your opinion is pretty much invalid...

"SoBo" has to be one of the

By anon on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 3:28pm.

"SoBo" has to be one of the most annoying things ever! Just call it by its official name of "South Boston" if you just can't bear to say " Southie" for cripes sake!

SoBo Yuppie also trolls BDC sports comments too

By MC Pee Pants on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 5:01pm.

I think s/he is either a Broncos or Seahawks fan, so naturally s/he's a little upset today.

Two luminaries meet at last

By ErnieAdams on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 1:17pm.

Mr. Kraft accepting congratulations from Mr. Change Guy:

http://i.imgur.com/ELxhFTg.jpg?1

...like mr. kraft would have

By Finn on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 1:32pm.

...like mr. kraft would have spare change.

Edelman and Sherman

By adamg on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 1:26pm.

Michael Ratty snapped Julian Edelman:

No jacket?

By SwirlyGrrl on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 2:34pm.

I guess when you are that hot ...

He had a sweater on later

By Stevil on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 2:53pm.

By the time he hit Arlington he had a sweater on - I'm sure to the great disappointment of the ladies - especially since it was a cardigan. C'mon Julian - buy yourself a flannel shirt or something!

My favorite Pat, but....

By FenRes on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 3:37pm.

....I do hope that beard is coming off soon.

Hell naw

By lbb on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 4:26pm.

He's a lumberjack and he's ok. OK?

I hope you're not suggesting

By FenRes on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 4:51pm.

He cuts down trees, he wears high heels
Suspenders?? and a .... a Bra????

As long as he keeps embarrassing the opposition...

By lbb on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 9:49am.

...he can wear a grass skirt and a coconut bra for all I care.

oh nooooo

By cybah on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 6:45pm.

omg he looks so hot with it on.

Julian Edelman: My future ex husband.

(okay I can dream too)

Did anyone else cringe when

By Refugee on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 10:56am.

Did anyone else cringe when Edelman punched the Sherman poster?

I would guess John

By bulgingbuick on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 11:17am.

Keller and Shirley Leung. Everyone else, not so much.

City Council took a recess so councilors could watch parade

By adamg on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 1:33pm.

When they returned, Council President Bill Linehan congratulated the Patriots and added:

I think the mayor made the right decision in making sure the schools were open and everybody could celebrate today.

Well, except those kids and teachers who were in school ...

and everyone who took 3 hours to get to work today

By anon on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 6:05pm.

part of which was spent standing in the street waiting for the bus because no one bothered to shovel out from the first storm.

GRONK

By grover on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 1:38pm.

D F FOOTBALLPLAYER. HOW LONG DOYOU THINK HE'LL LAST?

I honestly don't even care anymore.

By Lyndsay on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 1:39pm.

I'm so done with the way the city has handled everything that has happened this week. This parade should not have been a priority for the city when they have basically a transportation emergency on their hands. It just adds insult to injury. God forbid we don't get to see Gronk guzzle beer on a duck boat! ugh. The parade-goers better be outta here before the evening commute.

So Cold and Bitter

By BostonSummer on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 3:12pm.

Nothing like telling people not to celebrate an incredible accomplishment.

incredible accomplishment??

By SoBo-Yuppie on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 10:50pm.

incredible accomplishment??

relax, they didn't cure cancer. they won a football game.

Plus, it took the seahawks coach to blow a call in order for the Patsies to win. So really not incredible at all.

Oh, act your age

By lbb on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 9:51am.

We get it. You hate football. Now go away and play whatever game you like to play. Really, go enjoy your life somewhere else -- if you're capable of doing so, that is. My bet is no, because you're just someone whose only enjoyment is pissing in the punchbowl. You should fix that if you ever want to enjoy the company of your fellow human beings.

One might say he's acting his

By fox_orian on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 10:14am.

One might say he's acting his age by recognizing that winning a completely inconsequential sports game for sate-wide bragging rights when there are way, WAY more pressing issues that should come first?

It's AN accomplishment, yes. Incredible? In the grand scheme of things, no.

Actually, the final interception

By roadman on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 2:53pm.

was a FLUKE. That's right, we won the big game not because of talent or strategy or any "great accomplishment", but because of a FLUKE!

Umm...

By Stevil on Fri, 02/06/2015 - 1:52pm.

Is that because the catch that set up that whole think wasn't also a fluke?

Those things even out over time.

My opinion - the teams were evenly matched. The difference was in the coaching - not only did Carroll blow that call - Wilson also was not as well coached (or didn't execute) like Brady in throwing the ball where the defender can't get it. Brady throws picks - especially on longer passes - but he's laser accurate on the short stuff and he puts the ball deliberately where he can get it and the opponent can't. Butler was also well coached enough to read the inside slant and get in front of it.

that game came down to coaching and the better coached team won. Those subtleties are probably lost on the casual fan or those who haven't played the game.

I agree. The mayor put it

By Heather on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 5:07pm.

I agree. The mayor put it off on them, like they were too busy to do a parade on the weekend, but I seriously doubt any Football player is going to miss their own superbowl parade.

With more snow forecast this weekend ...

By Ron Newman on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 7:00pm.

... I think Mayor Walsh made the right call. I watched it from Boylston Street and it seemed to go pretty smoothly.

I took a video of Gronk in Copley

By ZachAndTired on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 1:54pm.

I'm assuming this was post-beer. Gronk is awesome.

Dancing on the hood

By SwirlyGrrl on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 2:01pm.

When he went by the public garden/common (or wherever my nephew was), he was seriously getting down on the hood of the vehicle.

Long live Gronk!

By PeyoteEatingWaterBear on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 2:08pm.

Long live Gronk!

Now go buy this book

By ElizaLeila on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 2:45pm.

A Gronking to Remember

http://www.amazon.com/Gronking-Remember-Gronkowski-Erotica-Series-ebook/...

;-)

Or just watch this

By Nancy on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 3:11pm.

">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnXAkEnt5fA[/youtube]

Any idea what he is drinking?

By Ron Newman on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 1:56pm.

I can't really tell from the photo.

Natty Lite from the look of

By GRONK-ALE on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 4:14pm.

Natty Lite from the look of it. someone threw to him, then he proceeded to gronk spike it

So if I was hanging out the

By chaosjake on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 2:07pm.

So if I was hanging out the window of my buddy's car on Boylston chugging a beer, would I go to jail or just get cited?

Depends

By SwirlyGrrl on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 2:27pm.

If you were driving and hit someone, neither.

Someone in the crowd threw it up to him

By SupZo on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 3:05pm.

He chugged it then spiked it. What else do you expect Gronk to do when someone throws a beer at him?? It was a Busch Light too.

threw it up

By Ron Newman on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 3:16pm.

An appropriate reaction to a Busch Light. I didn't know that brand still existed.

I could never get away

By anon on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 2:52pm.

wearing that hat.

Absolute zero

By anon on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 3:20pm.

Absolute zero reason why this parade was hosted in the city of Boston this week. Zero. Marty Walsh stock is on the decline.

purely business reasons

By ElizaLeila on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 10:55pm.

Leave it too long and the team will have scattered to their vacation homes.

This got many people in to the city who loaded up pre-parade, hung out and likely went back to eat and/or drink more. They might even have bought souvenirs. And while they're in town, why not go shoppinga t DTX or the Pru. Parking lots got to charge event rates, too.

Loud bangs on Boylston Street were a bit unnerving

By Ron Newman on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 3:28pm.

until they got closer, and we could see that the noise was musket fire from Revolutionary-era re-enactors marching at the front of the parade.

Like they give a RAT'S ASS

By AmericanGriper on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 3:58pm.

Like they give a RAT'S ASS about you down there cheering like fools, pay attention to your OWN LIFE and stop worshipping multimillionaires, they could give a shit oh and Brady see you in Costa Rica no Red Line worries down there, eh?

You are...

By lbb on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 4:28pm.

...what my mother would call a "pill".

Thanks for the memories! I

By Patricia on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 4:52pm.

Thanks for the memories! I had forgotten the countless times my mother used that expression.

The moms knew

By lbb on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 5:03pm.

Yeah, she had a few good ones. Did yours also call someone like that a "prune"? I was always unsure of the distinction between a pill and a prune.

Does Tom Brady pay your bills

By AmericanGriper on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 6:20pm.

Does Tom Brady pay your bills? Does Gronk have your cell phone number? Does Belichick share his bonus with you?

Do I need any of them to do any of that?

By lbb on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 9:53am.

You're such a whiner. Their job is to entertain, like all entertainers. Do you bitch and moan and whine and bellyache like a spoiled baby about every single entertainer who is not to your taste? Or do you act like a grownup, say "Not my thing" and go find something that you DO like?

My god you're a miserable person.

Something tells me NFL

By fox_orian on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 10:18am.

Something tells me NFL players, coaches, and hell even fans take the game a lot more seriously than to simply entertain hahahah

"ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED???"

Lots of fuddy duddies in

By ZachAndTired on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 7:41pm.

Lots of fuddy duddies in these comments. It's ok to have a little fun sometimes, guys.

"winter"

By ElizaLeila on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 11:03pm.

These reactions are what we call on another list 'winter' comments. They're what come of being beaten down by snows and shit commutes. And no time enjoying riding motorcycles, clearing your headspace. Typical topics include guns, politics, and oil. And then the CA ex-pats chime in discussing lane sharing and year-round beautiful weather.

Charming, no? This resulted in creating a separate list for contentious topics. (I stay away from it, personally)

http://www.today.com/news/rob-gronkowski-cuddles-wrangler-talks-shaking-...

Cool, the wonders of Twitter

By adamg on Fri, 02/06/2015 - 1:52pm.

The original photographer posted it to Twitter and @'ed me (which is why I ran it), then the Today Show embedded his tweet.

Gronk like parade

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