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Barstomanid t1_ja6is59 wrote

Supposedly the original Sad Ghost guy died a while back, so people put them up as sort of a tribute all over the east coast. I've seen them as far south as Richmond, VA, and I used to see them everywhere around town when I lived in Philly. I would assume the artist had some connection to Philly - there's one of them on a railway embankment near Sullivan that's superimposed on a map of Pennsylvania with a little heart on Philly.

There's a TON of them around metro west right now, so I assume someone local is doing it as a tribute or something.

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Rindan t1_ja6iocq wrote

Stop trying to make it happen.

It looks like someone holding either a massive turd, or a giant dildo. It looks that way because of the back of the arms don't have an arm like structure, and there are "back of the arms" seen from almost every angle. This picture is slightly better than most because it has the least amount of back of arms / massive turd / giant dildo in the shot possible and it is dark.

It's not disrespecting MLKs memory to think that this statue looks like some holding a massive turd or giant dildo. You don't have to find an angle where it is least awful. Sometimes art is just awful. It's okay. I'm totally going to show out of town folks the hands holding a massive dildo statue, because it's hilarious. Sometimes art is so bad it is hilarious, and these arms that appears to be holding up a massive, floppy dong are just one such piece. Stop trying to be proud for the "right" reasons, and accept the hilarity of being proud of our arms holding aloft a giant dildo statue for the hilariously wrong reasons.

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meanestoldman t1_ja6i885 wrote

Last time we stayed in Beverly, we stayed at the Cabot Lodge. It's a small, clean boutique hotel, we were very happy with it. It's a block away from the Cabot theater, so you can safely get your drink on. It looks like Wednesday night would be about $140.00.

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jpr_jpr t1_ja6fxck wrote

College friend had a diet coke delivered by a pizza place. That particular pizza place had an agreement with our college dining services, so they accepted college dining hall credits. This friend would order a coke or just a cookie to his off-campus housing all the time. I'm not sure how that pizza chain made money off of it.

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kdlivingston t1_ja6czry wrote

We live in Arlington with our 3 year old and love it. It’s great to be close to Boston but not in Boston. There’s tons to do with your kid too and there’s a lot of young families. My hubby and I are originally from the south and lived in Cambridge before moving to Arlington. Message me if you have any questions.

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