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And so I feed him sandwiches to show I understand

It feels frankly unfair that I should have a viral sore throat on top of a sinus infection, yet here we are. My day has been somewhat rearranged.

JewBelong has put up a new billboard in Porter Square. I thought they had lost the plot the very first time I encountered them, but lo and behold, this slogan is worse. I got home and played several rounds of "Daloy Politsey."

Conversation last night touching on newts reminded me that I remain slightly sorry that Gussie Fink-Nottle and Madeline Bassett never worked out in the long run, because I consider it comedy platinum to ship the nerdiest man in interwar England with a woman who explains all natural phenomena by fairies sneezing.

I believe this apprehensive person to be a junction box, and even if not, their expression is intensely relatable.

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Edited 2025-02-24 23:11 (UTC)

I'm pleased to report I met the real-life Gussie Fink-Nottle last weekend. He's the man who lives in one of the units my parents rent. He's famous for having fifteen terrariums where he raises geckos and skinks. I didn't get to see the geckos and skinks, but hope to do so in the future.

Their existence has already improved my day, thank you. Please say hi to the geckos and skinks for me if you get a chance.

I feel similarly about the billboard.

I am seriously wondering who I write to about it. I don't live in the City of Cambridge, but it still takes up space in my eyes.

Edited 2025-02-25 02:54 (UTC)

I have a long-range plan to curry favor with [Gussie] so that I get to visit his personal army of small, endearing, well-kept reptiles, one day.

I am seriously wondering who I write to about it. I don't live in the City of Cambridge, but it still takes up space in my eyes.

Honestly. I have to look at that thing every time I want to go to the new Porter Square Books location. We have a right to object. In any case, I just spent some time blundering around the internet researching this, and my best guess so far is "...uhhhh, send an email to Cambridge City Hall?" I'll check in if I come up with better ideas. (In case you find this cheering, one of the reddit threads I ran across on the way was titled "get this shit off the porter billboards" which was refreshingly direct.)

I have a long-range plan to curry favor with [Gussie] so that I get to visit his personal army of small, endearing, well-kept reptiles, one day.

Godspeed!

(In case you find this cheering, one of the reddit threads I ran across on the way was titled "get this shit off the porter billboards" which was refreshingly direct.)

Absolutely. Solidarity.