Boston Funnies

 

Here are a few things that struck us as funny when we were in Boston.  Hopefully you’ll find them entertaining too. 

This marker is on the sidewalk in Copley Square which we read was the end of the Boston Marathon.  This is between a set of posts and has the pronounced line through it so we thought it was where the Boston Marathon ends.  Come to find out, the finish line is down the block so, despite its finish line look, this is a good 1/2 block past the finish. 

This is the historic Parker House hotel.  It’s the place where JFK proposed to Jackie, the namesake for Parker House rolls served in supper clubs around the country and inventor of Boston Cream Pie as you can see in the window next to this really cool looking historic door. 

In Kings Chapel, we found this plaque.  We wondered what has been redacted with what looks like a black Sharpie pen.

Historic Fenway Park has a hallway with all the logos for Red Sox.  Although several were very funny, this one was the best.  It is really a Red Sock with a bat and legs. 

This was the view from our seats at the baseball game.  They were not sold as obstructed view seats.  Now we know why the outfield seats were more expensive than the base line seats.  We could see the pitcher and we could see the batter so it could have been worse.  

This is the TV above our seats where we watched the plays we couldn’t see.  There were lots of people who would watch the game live on the field and then look up and see the replay on the TV. 

This statue at Harvard is apparently referred to as the “Statue of 3 Lies”.  According to the Harvard website, there are three lies and/or half-truths about this famous statue (by famous, I mean it was mobbed with tourists getting their picture taken with it)

1. That isn’t John Harvard.

Even though the name “John Harvard” is written in stone on the statue’s base, the likeness is not, actually, that of John Harvard. In fact, there are no living representations of John Harvard.

 

2. John Harvard wasn’t the founder of Harvard University.

What? Yes, that’s right. The engraving on the statue states “founder,” but this is also not true. Actually, Harvard didn’t even attend the College. He was the first major benefactor to the University. He donated half of his estate and his library, which consisted of over 400 books.

 

3. Harvard wasn’t founded in 1638.

Close, but no cigar. Harvard University was founded in 1636. This gives Harvard the honor of being the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.

Finally, this is my very favorite funny photo.  CODzilla!  Yes, tourists can take a speed boat ride from the Boston Harbor on the eye-catching Cod-zilla !