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Gus
07-26-2009, 03:46 AM
Weird question. Humor me.

And, no, it's not Allston-Brighton.
MikeMar
07-26-2009, 09:08 AM
yes, the one that starts with B :D
eddyj
07-26-2009, 09:15 AM
No for A or B. I went with C (Cambridge).

Unless you count Billerica, that is close enough, right? :p
sschwart
07-26-2009, 11:40 AM
Cambridge, Somerville, Malden, Woburn... No Brighton or Allston. But I have friends that have (and do) live in both.
mbklein
07-26-2009, 11:54 AM
I lived in a semi-crappy student apartment in Allston in 1988-89.
Turtleboy
07-26-2009, 12:05 PM
Just Waltham.
procrastinator
07-26-2009, 12:05 PM
Just Waltham.

I'm sorry.


;)
Turtleboy
07-26-2009, 12:08 PM
Just Waltham.

I'm sorry.


;)

Eh. Four years at Brandeis and then I was out.

Mike went to that other B school in Waltham.
5thcrewman
07-26-2009, 01:57 PM
More westerly.
Worcester and Northboro
InigoMontoya
07-26-2009, 02:35 PM
Never even heard of 'em.
5thcrewman
07-26-2009, 02:39 PM
Ooops- I forgot Amherst too.
eddyj
07-26-2009, 03:18 PM
I lived in Northboro too.
Turtleboy
07-26-2009, 03:30 PM
Wow. I didn't realize how many Massholes we have here.
trainman
07-26-2009, 04:46 PM
No, but the one time I've been to Boston, I stayed in a Best Western on Commonwealth Ave. in Allston. Relatively cheap, and convenient to take the Green Line from there to get to Fenway Park, which was the entire purpose of my visit.

Aside from the baseball game, what I remember best about the visit is that, when I checked out of the motel, I asked the desk clerk, "How do I get to the Turnpike from here?" He pulled a handout sheet of directions off a huge stack before I even finished the question. :)
Kablemodem
07-26-2009, 04:48 PM
Medford and Somerville.
JoeyJoJo
07-26-2009, 05:21 PM
I try not to go south of the border too much.
Turtleboy
07-26-2009, 06:08 PM
No, but the one time I've been to Boston, I stayed in a Best Western on Commonwealth Ave. in Allston. Relatively cheap, and convenient to take the Green Line from there to get to Fenway Park, which was the entire purpose of my visit.

Aside from the baseball game, what I remember best about the visit is that, when I checked out of the motel, I asked the desk clerk, "How do I get to the Turnpike from here?" He pulled a handout sheet of directions off a huge stack before I even finished the question. :)

You can't get there from here.
monsterjoe
07-26-2009, 06:32 PM
You can't get there from here.

That was NH. :p

I lived in Brighton and Waltham very briefly.

Other than that, I've been a C. Masshole most of my life.
MikeMar
07-26-2009, 07:21 PM
Just Waltham.

I'm sorry.


;)

Eh. Four years at Brandeis and then I was out.

Mike went to that other B school in Waltham.

I LOVE Waltham :D Wish we could have afforded the size place we have there, we would be living there now!

And grew up in Westboro, so NEXT to Northboro, boooo Algonquin :D
iguru42
07-26-2009, 07:59 PM
Not me, but my sister did, and I visited her many times. I voted "no" though.
busyba
07-26-2009, 10:14 PM
I try not to go south of the border too much.

Your wife must be very unhappy. ;)
mbklein
07-26-2009, 10:21 PM
Ooops- I forgot Amherst too.
Huh. I lived in Northampton, so it seems we've both lived in the Pioneer Valley.

And if I'm not mistaken, we now both live in Oregon, right?

I must be stalking you.
zordude
07-26-2009, 10:28 PM
Just Medford
monsterjoe
07-26-2009, 11:34 PM
Huh. I lived in Northampton, so it seems we've both lived in the Pioneer Valley.

And if I'm not mistaken, we now both live in Oregon, right?

I must be stalking you.

Iron Horse :up:
InigoMontoya
07-26-2009, 11:42 PM
So do we get to know why the question was asked?
5thcrewman
07-27-2009, 03:57 PM
Ooops- I forgot Amherst too.
Huh. I lived in Northampton, so it seems we've both lived in the Pioneer Valley.

And if I'm not mistaken, we now both live in Oregon, right?

I must be stalking you.

I included Amherst because I went to UMass, now I live in Hillsboro.
MikeMar
07-27-2009, 04:08 PM
So do we get to know why the question was asked?

Yeah I really want to know too!

It was a semi-joke/true that most people that graduated college in the Boston area lived in Allston or Brighton right after :D

But now that seems to include Somerville and Brookeline too
mbklein
07-27-2009, 05:50 PM
Ooops- I forgot Amherst too.
Huh. I lived in Northampton, so it seems we've both lived in the Pioneer Valley.

And if I'm not mistaken, we now both live in Oregon, right?

I must be stalking you.

I included Amherst because I went to UMass, now I live in Hillsboro.
OK, then, I guess I moved across the country for nothing. Stalking FAIL.

:D
Boot
07-28-2009, 03:34 PM
The closest I can claim is Framingham, briefly.
Dirtypacman
07-28-2009, 03:35 PM
Lived No
Stayed overnight at friends - Yes
scooterboy
07-31-2009, 10:48 PM
Lived - no.

But I did work in Brighton for 9 months. It was my first programming job back in 1986.
procrastinator
08-01-2009, 08:37 AM
I'm still wondering why we're being asked this question...
mbklein
08-01-2009, 10:37 AM
Trying to track down the baby daddy? :D
procrastinator
08-01-2009, 12:17 PM
Trying to track down the baby daddy? :D
Well, it's definitely not me, since I'm lacking in the sperm department. And I've never lived in Allston or Brighton.
mbklein
08-01-2009, 12:50 PM
Opening it up to everyone was a diversionary tactic. :)
eddyj
08-01-2009, 12:59 PM
Trying to track down the baby daddy? :D
Well, it's definitely not me, since I'm lacking in the sperm department. And I've never lived in Allston or Brighton.

So you claim! We need proof!
procrastinator
08-01-2009, 01:59 PM
Trying to track down the baby daddy? :D
Well, it's definitely not me, since I'm lacking in the sperm department. And I've never lived in Allston or Brighton.

So you claim! We need proof!
Proof that I don't have sperm? I guess I'd better fess up. I have, at various times, been in temporary possession of other people's sperm. But I have never produced, manufactured or in any way created sperm on my own. That's my claim. So I definitely not the baby daddy. It's one of you!
eddyj
08-01-2009, 08:16 PM
Well, it's definitely not me, since I'm lacking in the sperm department. And I've never lived in Allston or Brighton.

So you claim! We need proof!
Proof that I don't have sperm?
Proof that you can't produce it. :p
busyba
08-02-2009, 01:32 AM
I'm lacking in the sperm department.

I'll be right over...
MikeMar
08-10-2009, 05:10 PM
sooooooooooooooooooooo

we never got an answer as to WHY the question was asked
procrastinator
08-10-2009, 07:09 PM
sooooooooooooooooooooo

we never got an answer as to WHY the question was asked
Personally, I think the OP lives there himself and is looking for someone to stalk, but he wants to make sure his stalkee is local so it'll be convenient for him. :D
5thcrewman
08-10-2009, 09:09 PM
Here's a picture of Northboro from 1981. Eddy should recognize the landmark.
http://76.12.181.78/submissions/photos_approved/LG_21192564.jpg
eddyj
08-10-2009, 09:17 PM
Here's a picture of Northboro from 1981. Eddy should recognize the landmark.
http://76.12.181.78/submissions/photos_approved/LG_21192564.jpg

I loved going to the basement there to bowl candlepins!
5thcrewman
08-10-2009, 09:22 PM
Here's a picture of Northboro from 1981. Eddy should recognize the landmark.
http://76.12.181.78/submissions/photos_approved/LG_21192564.jpg

I loved going to the basement there to bowl candlepins!
The ceiling was so low there!:)
Now try and tell anyone who's not lived in New England what candlepins are!:laugh:
eddyj
08-10-2009, 09:43 PM
Pins. Like candles. Overweight candles. And little balls.

OK, never mind!
trainman
08-10-2009, 10:28 PM
In the '50s through the '70s, a lot of local TV stations around the country had a "Bowling for Dollars" show.

Except Boston. Boston had "Candlepins for Cash."
eddyj
08-11-2009, 07:27 AM
I used to watch that. I am a regular bowler, but it was fun to do candlepins every so often.
Marc
08-11-2009, 12:28 PM
I've never tried candlepin bowling, but I have done duckpin bowling. Cute, little pins and little balls, and you also get three tries to knock them down. :)
busyba
08-11-2009, 01:14 PM
I've never tried candlepin bowling, but I have done duckpin bowling. Cute, little pins and little balls, and you also get three tries to knock them down. :)

I've never heard of duckpin bowling, but your description so far sounds exactly the same as candlepin bowling.
MikeMar
08-11-2009, 01:18 PM
Here's a picture of Northboro from 1981. Eddy should recognize the landmark.
http://76.12.181.78/submissions/photos_approved/LG_21192564.jpg

I loved going to the basement there to bowl candlepins!
The ceiling was so low there!:)
Now try and tell anyone who's not lived in New England what candlepins are!:laugh:

WOW, even I went there as a KID!!!!! So it was still around in the very late 80's/early 90's

I remember haveing probably a 10th bday (1992ish) party there and the lanes were all warped but it was a blast!!
5thcrewman
08-11-2009, 02:19 PM
When I bowled there in the 70's, it cost 35 cents/string! It seemed like a really old place even then. It looks like it is still around and after letting the lanes get really decrepit, they replaced them with synthetic ones 4-5 years ago.