10 Funny Fond Memories of Boston

by Sally Bergesen

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1. Fleshman introduced me to her “Fleshman Fly” sleep chamber. 

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2. “Wtf…public transpo. Where the hell is my town car?” 

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3. The lost girls. ‘Nuf said. 

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4. Gotta be honest, I was a little jealous of this year’s Boston orange jackets. 

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5. Homeboys and Picky peeps everywhere. 

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6. Why stay at the Fairmont Copley when you can have an American Girl Doll slumber party?

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7. Wellesley Campus weird white dude {statue} in underwear. Really. 

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8. They don’t make churches this old out West. 

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9. Sweet Greens on Boylston. INCREDIBLE salads. Go there and order the Earth Bowl. 

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10. “Ohmygodit’sKara,can-you-take-our-picture!!!” x 1 million times.

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Lastly, enjoying the fact that BostonStrong = AMebrica the Beautiful. 

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Thank you friends, family, teammates...I cannot adequately express the honor of being there with you this year. Boston is and always will be an American dream.

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