There are a plethora (a whole bunch, even) of reasons not to give even a grain (a very old, very small apothecary measure) of weight to anything the out-of-print buffoon writes. Here's one more: he cannot find any of the 351 cities & towns in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on a map with a GPS gadget in hand.

1. Some time ago, the Town hired a planner (I believe it was  -  was he that one-day wonder?), who had prior experience in "Redding". Redding?????? Had he been listening to Otis, my man (Animal House)? Or, had he driven the Mass turnpike between exits 2 & 3 and passed thru the Town of Otis, triggering thoughts of Otis Redding. We'll never know what strange electrical circuits snake thru the void between the ears of the BoBo.

2. Recently, he made reference to the Town of "Hopkington". Don't bother, you won't find it on any maps of Massachusetts.

3. But now, he has transcended all of that. He has MOVED a well-known Massachusetts coastal recreation area inland. Yes, the BoBo version of the State map now has Salisbury Beach located in Lawrence. No doubt, this will come as a great shock to the citizens of the Town of Salisbury. It is akin to moving Onset Beach to Brockton.

Just how did this state get by with misspellings like "Reading" and "Hopkinton" for so long, before BoBo arrived to set us straight? And while there is serious beach erosion taking place in the northeast corner of the State (Plum Island, for example), does BoBo have powers similar to Nostradamus, warning us that the beaches, like Salisbury Beach, will soon be many miles inland from Massachusetts Bay?

I'll be ordering the BoBo version of the State map today. It comes with a CD recorded by none other than the great one himself. Can't wait to hear him pronounce Natick, Worcester, Leicester, Leominster,  all of the Towns ending in "ham", etc.

Last edited by stewie (2011-01-22 17:49:53)