Comments on: Gingerbread house Fenway Park http://boingboing.net/2010/12/03/gingerbread-house-fe.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: waltbosz http://boingboing.net/2010/12/03/gingerbread-house-fe.html#comment-956934 waltbosz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-956934 If you're from the Philly area (or if you're a ginger bread house fan in general), you might want to check out the two ginger bread models made of Eastern State Penitentiary. http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/yorg-homepage/item/8401-01pcginger If you’re from the Philly area (or if you’re a ginger bread house fan in general), you might want to check out the two ginger bread models made of Eastern State Penitentiary.

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/yorg-homepage/item/8401-01pcginger

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/12/03/gingerbread-house-fe.html#comment-957200 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-957200 >Implying Red Sox are any different than the Yankees. Adrian Gonzalez much? >Implying Red Sox are any different than the Yankees. Adrian Gonzalez much?

]]> By: irksome http://boingboing.net/2010/12/03/gingerbread-house-fe.html#comment-956701 irksome Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-956701 Further proof that Jesus does indeed hate the Yankees. Further proof that Jesus does indeed hate the Yankees.

]]> By: wgmleslie http://boingboing.net/2010/12/03/gingerbread-house-fe.html#comment-957251 wgmleslie Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-957251 Also came to declare my love for the New England Confectionery Company. Wintergreen and Clove rule! Also came to declare my love for the New England Confectionery Company.

Wintergreen and Clove rule!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/12/03/gingerbread-house-fe.html#comment-956502 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-956502 yankees suck, yankees suck what a great project!!!!!!!!! yankees suck, yankees suck

what a great project!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: narrowstreetsLA http://boingboing.net/2010/12/03/gingerbread-house-fe.html#comment-956529 narrowstreetsLA Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-956529 NECCO WAFERS!!! I remember riding my bike past the Necco factory back when it was on Mass Ave and smelling the wonderful goodness coming from within. Fenway really needs to put huge wafers on their roof one time for real. NECCO WAFERS!!!
I remember riding my bike past the Necco factory back when it was on Mass Ave and smelling the wonderful goodness coming from within. Fenway really needs to put huge wafers on their roof one time for real.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/12/03/gingerbread-house-fe.html#comment-956538 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-956538 This looks great! Now they just need to fill it with drunken Massholes. This looks great! Now they just need to fill it with drunken Massholes.

]]> By: drewstarr http://boingboing.net/2010/12/03/gingerbread-house-fe.html#comment-958157 drewstarr Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-958157 As a 12 year resident of the fenway/kenmore square neighborhood, this is almost perfect. I just can't figure out what those evil wafers are supposed to represent structurally and must conclude they were added just to make sure no one would try to eat this otherwise awesome structure. My undergraduate university was located immediately next to the old NECCO factory. They geared up for the valentine's candy heart season around the same time fall semester finals were held in the gymnasium near the factory. To this day, the smell of NECCO wafers or candy hearts brings back feelings of text anxiety. I do love their Thin Mints though -- no, not the girl scout cookies, but these chocolate mints that are essentially thin versions of york peppermint patties. Not entirely unlike the After Eight brand, but better. The factory closed about 7 years now, iirc. NECCO consolidated in cheaper environs and probably made a mint (ZING!) when they sold it to Novartis and moved out near the airport. As a 12 year resident of the fenway/kenmore square neighborhood, this is almost perfect. I just can’t figure out what those evil wafers are supposed to represent structurally and must conclude they were added just to make sure no one would try to eat this otherwise awesome structure.

My undergraduate university was located immediately next to the old NECCO factory. They geared up for the valentine’s candy heart season around the same time fall semester finals were held in the gymnasium near the factory. To this day, the smell of NECCO wafers or candy hearts brings back feelings of text anxiety.

I do love their Thin Mints though — no, not the girl scout cookies, but these chocolate mints that are essentially thin versions of york peppermint patties. Not entirely unlike the After Eight brand, but better.

The factory closed about 7 years now, iirc. NECCO consolidated in cheaper environs and probably made a mint (ZING!) when they sold it to Novartis and moved out near the airport.

]]> By: Bart http://boingboing.net/2010/12/03/gingerbread-house-fe.html#comment-956635 Bart Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-956635 As a Red Sox fan and a life long Masshole, I Love it. The seats on that one look to be about the same size as the real seats in Fenway Park... (My 5 year old son says the only thing missing is a green gummy bear Wally). As a Red Sox fan and a life long Masshole, I Love it. The seats on that one look to be about the same size as the real seats in Fenway Park…

(My 5 year old son says the only thing missing is a green gummy bear Wally).

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/12/03/gingerbread-house-fe.html#comment-956669 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-956669 Nice touch using the Necco wafers. Showing that New England love. I'll add my "the only thing missing" comment. The only thing missing is young women in pink Sox hats playing with their cell phones while ignoring the game. Nice touch using the Necco wafers. Showing that New England love.

I’ll add my “the only thing missing” comment. The only thing missing is young women in pink Sox hats playing with their cell phones while ignoring the game.

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