Category Archives: WhatEVAH!

My Green Line Commute Isn’t This…Interesting: The ‘Crop Circle’ Edition

Posted on January 6, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Remember this incident the next time you hear someone complaining about how transit workers get paid too much: It was reported to the MBTA and dealt with by a supervisor, but I haven’t found a police report. Never a dull … Continue reading →

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This Is the Weirdest Exclusion Criterion EVAH!

Posted on November 16, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

No lefties need apply: No idea what left-handedness has to do with this….

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The High Energy Pumpkin Collider

Posted on November 3, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Binney Street, Cambridge, MA:

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Halloween Treats Come Early: Dogs on Parade

Posted on October 31, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

For the last two years, the Esplanade Association of Boston has hosted “Dogs on Parade“, wherein dogs are subjected to ridiculous Halloween costumery and paraded around Boston’s Esplanade. Since the only redeeming value of the internet is silly animal videos, … Continue reading →

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Commonwealth Ave. Has the World’s Largest Charcoal Briquettes

Posted on September 30, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

No, really it does: The alternative–that these are dog turds–is too terrifying to contemplate… (actually, I have no idea what the hell these are; they seem to be asphalt)

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These Shoes Are Not Made For Walking

Posted on September 6, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Marlborough Street, Back Bay, Boston: Maybe some people are just really fast?

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The Recliner Monologues: A Political Debate Proposal

Posted on September 1, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Because it takes a certain kind of person to yell at an empty chair. But I’m getting ahead of myself. By now, you might have heard of Clint Eastwood’s bizarre Republican National Convention speech during which he yelled at an … Continue reading →

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Garden Furniture For All?

Posted on August 18, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Commonwealth Mall, between Exeter and Fairfield streets: It lasted for over 24 hours….

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Fatty Food Isn’t Only Bad for Human Arteries…

Posted on August 18, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

…but also city arteries. REcently, I finished P.D. Smith’s City: A Guidebook for the Urban Age, and I ultimately managed to dig up this delightful story about what was clogging part of the London sewer system (boldface mine): A team … Continue reading →

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This Could End Badly: The Klutz Edition

Posted on August 2, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Walking to lunch in Cambridge, MA, I saw this car: in the parking lot of a supply factory/warehouse. Don’t drop anything!

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