tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994078.post4561745898267336876..comments2023-10-29T11:06:08.502-04:00Comments on The Flibbertigibbet: Stored ValueLetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15613580066013000070noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994078.post-61933025095288091692007-10-12T22:25:00.000-04:002007-10-12T22:25:00.000-04:00That is a fun story. Being from the Boston area, ...That is a fun story. Being from the Boston area, I had to comment. A bit of trivia: The Boston area light rail system used to be called the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), then changed its name to Mass Bay Transit Authority (MBTA), apparently to reduce confusion with the other MTA: the Massachusetts Teachers Association. <BR/><BR/>And on the Charlie song, I believe Charlie's wife handed him a sandwich rather than a crabcake. When I was growing up, I could not understand why Charlie's wife didn't hand him another nickel, but now that I am more wise (or wizened?), I think I understand.... ;-)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658059128259484006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994078.post-26912320481649297652007-10-10T07:44:00.000-04:002007-10-10T07:44:00.000-04:00I am startled and amazed that the story did not in...I am startled and amazed that the story did not include 'I turned around and it was [fill in name here] from my High School!' Having lived through that story many times I was unaware there could be any other ending.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187063712915310505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994078.post-19993047860856177562007-10-09T19:04:00.000-04:002007-10-09T19:04:00.000-04:00Hey, Flib, this was a new one on me: the Boston MB...Hey, Flib, this was a new one on me: the Boston MBTA system calls their stored value farecards <A HREF="http://www.mbta.com/fares_and_passes/charlie/" REL="nofollow">CharlieCards</A>.David Gorslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284540044933588641noreply@blogger.com