Cambridge is hell

By adamg on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 9:00am

WBZ reports that Cambridge's own giant gas-company sign had its first letter blink out this week.

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Cambridge

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Memorial Drive

Shell sign

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Some people have a hard time over there,

By Coyote137
Thu, 06/27/2019 - 9:30am

getting kicked out by swat teams, and all that jazz.

Not so sure

By BostonDog
Thu, 06/27/2019 - 11:28am

Based upon my reading of the Harvard (Mass Ave) bridge, Hell is actually in Boston.

Hell is absolutely Cambridge, as compared to Boston. They keep screwing up the few good things they have left! Furthermore, no need to 'prove' you're in the know with the Harvard (Mass. Ave.) bridge BS... we get it, you're desperate to seem like a local.

Nope

By ScottB
Fri, 06/28/2019 - 1:20pm

That "Halfway to Hell" marking on the Harvard Bridge is absolutely a reference to MIT, which is in Cambridge.

enjoy it, kids

By SC from JP
Thu, 06/27/2019 - 12:25pm

I remember the S going out on a Shell sign in my childhood town once. 10 year-old me thought it was basically the greatest thing that had ever happened.

Much more visible

By GoSoxGo
Thu, 06/27/2019 - 2:25pm

than turning the old Texas Instruments calculator upside-down after typing 7734.

Another calculator trick

By roadman
Thu, 06/27/2019 - 4:10pm

142 Arabs fought 154 Iranians for control of 69 oil wells for 5 days. Who won the battle?

Take 14215469, multiply by 5, and turn the calculator over to see the answer.

I had the same reaction as a

By baustin
Thu, 06/27/2019 - 2:40pm

I had the same reaction as a kid when an S went out on the Parade of Shoes sign. Couldn't stop giggling.

Near where mom lives

By ScottB
Fri, 06/28/2019 - 1:22pm

A Burger King lost the first R on its sign. Despite the misspelling it was still hilarious!