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Thursday, October 31, 2013

95 years

Text Reads:

NOTICE: The holder of this pass agrees to pay 2 cents to the Club each time same is presented for admission to the park, which will entitle the holder to what is known as a 77 cent seat, conditioned that the holder is also to pay to the Club for the Government a War Tax of 8 cents each time this pass is presented for admission, making a total of 10 Cents.

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8 comments:

pansypoo said...

base ball in 1918? i thought that was 1800's.

the farmer said...

1918 was the last time, until yesterday, that the Red Sox won the world series at Fenway Park.

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pansypoo said...

wait. i though they won it a few years ago.

the farmer said...

wait. i though they won it a few years ago.

Yes, in 2004 and 2007, but they didn't win the final game at home. So this was the first time since 1918 they won the Series final game at home.

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pansypoo said...

OH FOR PETES SAKE. its a "special" win cause it was at HOME????

cockamamie.

the farmer said...

its a "special" win cause it was at HOME????

well, yeah. because - obviously - you win in front of your happy home town fans. and because there are very few of them left alive that can remember the last time it happened.

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pansypoo said...

greedy. lot of places have never come close. but its just bread & circuses anyways.

the farmer said...

So it's just a friggin baseball game. So what? I'm beginning to think your problem in this case might have more to do with (to paraphrase HL Mencken) the haunting fear that someone, somewhere might be having a good time.

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