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By adamg on Wed, 02/22/2023 - 9:18pm
Shamus Moynihan was on Brighton Avenue today and spotted this sign over Banh Mi K (where Spike's used to be) and couldn't figure out the point of having some vaguely disaffected dude telling people they're in Boston.
Somebody on Boston Reddit instantly recognized the guy as Georainbolt, the pseudonym of a guy who's just aces at Geoguessr, an online game where you get shown images from Google Street View and then have to identify where they are. He's so good, he has his own Wikipedia page.
If he were looking down from that billboard, this is roughly what he'd see. Major props to him if he could immediately think "Boston."
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He looks like he hasn't slept
He looks like he hasn't slept in days.
It's GeoRainbolt from TikTok
It's GeoRainbolt from TikTok - incredible geoguessing
https://www.tiktok.com/@georainbolt/video/7200869657601920302?lang=en
That's Georainbolt, he's
That's Georainbolt, he's really good at Geoguessr, a game where you find locations on Google Maps. I don't get why someone would pay to put a meme up.
Thanks
Thanks for clarifying. I never heard of the game you describe. My first thought was that this weird looking guy somehow represented an opiate addict. I'm not kidding.
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It's a fun game, but I agree,
It's a fun game, but I agree, if I were this guy I would not be pleased if this was the photo of me that was put up in public.
But you aren't this guy
since that guy put up that photo of himself on that billboard.
I don't get why someone would
It's a PSA: Get outside and get some son, kids. Don't end up like this guy.
I love Geoguesser!
I love Geoguesser!
Typo
that isn't a Bank on the right
Typo fixed
Thanks.
I'll take the opportunity to note that Banh Mi K
does a first-rate banh mi, currently my number two non-Dorchester purveyor after the great Pho Viet's, which recently moved down the block from its original Allston location in the food court at the Hong Kong Supermarket and has an equally-worthy second outlet in Newton Centre.
"non-Dorchester" being the key
A friend was living in Quincy and asked a Vietnamese co-worker which of the Vietnamese places there were the best to go to and she just shook her head and said, "No, you must go to Dorchester" in response. It became a bit of a running joke for whenever we wanted Vietnamese food.
I've lived here 15 years this
I've lived here 15 years this summer, and have never had a reason to visit Dorchester...until now.
Pshaw!!
There are hundreds of reasons to visit Dorchester, and a lot of them involve food.
Wait what?
Meaning it's got its own location down the street? Because yay if so.
Yep, Pho Viet's now has its own little storefront
on Comm Ave at Babcock Street not far from Packard's Corner, a couple of doors down from T. Anthony's Pizzeria.
Good competition
I'd probably get fresh rolls and banh mi mor often than T. Anthony's pizza now.
Back then, it was too easy to just call in an order and schlep a pizza box back for all.
Perfect example of why the
Perfect example of why the designation of "world class" is still out of reach.
The Boston subreddit, where
The Boston subreddit, where almost no one actually lives in Boston but everyone sucks.
I miss Spikes
Now those were some fine dogs - especially the Freakin' Hot Hot Dog.
this is methadone mile.
<@:~
not so nice.
Huh?
This is Allston.
p.s.a. combatting drug use ?
somebody upthread said it looked like a billboard to call attention to the crisis.
with the 2 recent storys about laced fentynol overdoses, i thought the same.
Update: The guy in the ad paid for the ad
The Globe talked to him:
From the article
What are the regulations that prohibit a QR code?
Perhaps because of driving-while-distracted laws?
Not that those ever seem to be enforced, but I can imagine there being a regulation against QR codes since it might entice drivers to snap a picture.
The Boston Globe article is giving credit where it's due:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/02/23/metro/this-is-boston-nice-why-tre...
I imagine this may have happened before, but it's the first time that I've noticed the Globe referencing and linking to UniversalHub as a news source. It makes me happy. You're doing fine work as always, Adam!
Definitely happened before
I've seen references to Uhub in their stories.
Too bad Adam isn't in Maine or he could have scooped them on that "Walmart Parking Lot Sign" story they've been covering. That's way more interesting to than state politics or local Boston news. /s
Why does the Walmart story have you so upset?
I already saw comments like this in the Globe article about the Walmart. Now you're here, in a totally unrelated article, just... complaining about the Walmart story?
People get mad at the Globe for weird reasons...
I'll tell you
I'm a Globe subscriber so there is some money on this.
Instead of taking itself seriously as the New England "Paper of Record" they often print mindless, social media buzz stories on the top of their front page. Their headlines are written as if they are talking to talking to a child.
The Globe can be better than that. If they want to have a "lighter news" section, that's fine, but it need not be headline front and center of the homepage. What's worse is that real news gets ignored or only stays on the front page for a few hours before being replaced by something trivial.
Why mention that here? Well obviously the Globe's editors read Uhub so this is one way of their readers telling their editors to stop being a supermarket tabloid.