tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post8967588621453996988..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Hot Time in the townLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-89200339016091056042012-04-19T00:47:00.523-04:002012-04-19T00:47:00.523-04:00That may be the most honest comment from a UMass s...That may be the most honest comment from a UMass student in the history of this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-37544075106122899032012-04-18T18:23:49.327-04:002012-04-18T18:23:49.327-04:00Um, what Drunk & Skanky? I hope you were drunk...Um, what Drunk & Skanky? I hope you were drunk when you wrote that, otherwise what was the excuse for... I'm not sure. I'm more insulted that was your best insult against me than by the insult itself.Confused in Chicagonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-20422769170737741332012-04-18T13:08:09.981-04:002012-04-18T13:08:09.981-04:00Hi, its me, Drunk, and my girlfriend, Skanky.
Yes ...Hi, its me, Drunk, and my girlfriend, Skanky.<br />Yes we’re mostly UMass students and yes were at Puffers Monday and were like getting sick of being prejudiced against by the town of Amerst!<br />First, we get kicked out of the dorms on account of Skanky’s rescue service dog getting denied somebody’s pizza crust, and we might of even been homeless if it wasn’t for this cool rentail dude we found on the housing board.<br />So low and behold the dude owns a house—GET IT PEOPLE?—HIS HOUSE—R IGHT?—HE OWNS LIKE THIRTY OF THEM—JEALOUS NOW YOU ARE?—in this neighborhood where if we can’t find our car outside Stackers now we can walk home, and we don’t even complain about the lawn mowers going off on the weekend or the brats on their tricycles getting in our way going to Liquors 44 and all—were all like okay live and let live—but then there was my birthday party and some cop gets all up in Skanky’s grill and you now how that turns out.<br />So we try to do the right thing right—THE RIGHT THING!!!!—where nobody get’s a freaking noise ticket so we go to a public place to party, that cesspool Puffers, and for all you wusses complaining about dudes peeing on your lawn, well me and Skanky walk right into the waters to relieve ourselves so you don’t have to look at our genies and your like STILL NOT HAPPY.<br />I mean WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO? I’m telling you, seven more years and when I get my BS I am outta here! BLOWING THIS BAGEL JOINT! SIANOROW! AREEVADURC HY! SO LONG AMERST! (Less of course Skanky's mom and the rentail dude finish what they started--she moves up from Paterson and man all bets r off 4 Amerst!)<br />Sincerely,<br />Your neighbors,<br />Drunk and SkankyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-45281895435641421122012-04-18T12:25:08.475-04:002012-04-18T12:25:08.475-04:00I can't wait to read Ed's excuse for this ...I can't wait to read Ed's excuse for this boorish behavior.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-24137359489896352982012-04-18T10:24:38.979-04:002012-04-18T10:24:38.979-04:00A lawn company doing Spring cleanup on a lawn bord...A lawn company doing Spring cleanup on a lawn bordering Puffers (on Monday) deposited all the lawn debris into the pond.<br /><br />What message did that send to the students present about keeping the pond and beach area clean?<br /><br />The water there is gross enough without yard debris added!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-85797438759217302432012-04-18T10:02:45.280-04:002012-04-18T10:02:45.280-04:00I suppose some college student will write in and s...I suppose some college student will write in and say we should expect college kids to trash our beach at Puffer's Pond. After all isn't that what college is for? Isn't every American kid expected to go to college so they can drink until they puke and riot and then leave their trash all over the place. <br /><br />College is difficult. It really makes the kids focus and work hard, so they need to be able to blow off the steam. We all know that life after college is simply a walk in the park, no worries, no hard work, no real need to blow off the steam. That's why none of us out of college are puking and peeing in the streets. <br /><br />I can see that these college kids who trashed Puffer's are really learning how to party, which is a good thing.<br /><br />After all, there is a lack of jobs in our country and we sort of need people to help us thin the herd to take the pressure off those college kids who are actually going to college to learn. Yep, going to college to deepen your alcoholic tendencies may actually help society. <br /><br />Rehab centers need patients. <br /><br />My only question to all of the brilliant students who do puke and piss in our streets and leave the pond completely trashed is why are you spending so much money to learn how to party when any idiot could the same thing for about 20 bucks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-38640217503402244202012-04-18T09:20:50.381-04:002012-04-18T09:20:50.381-04:00The mess that the over 1,000 students left at Puff...The mess that the over 1,000 students left at Puffer's Pond should be the straw that broke the camel's back for this town. What is wrong with these kids???? I was throughly disgusted by the pictures in the Gazette this morning. Where do these kids come from that they think it's ok to leave the beach area looking like it did? I just don't get it. Do they behave this way because their parents never made them clean up after themselves. It's time that our Town Manager and Select Board did something about this. I admit I don't know what they can do but I certainly hope there is NEVER a repeat of the trash left at Puffer's Pond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-4993511254426534252012-04-18T01:43:20.291-04:002012-04-18T01:43:20.291-04:00Hey Ed, good thing that AFD isn't 911 for UMAS...Hey Ed, good thing that AFD isn't 911 for UMASS and that the police can handle all of those really simple calls. Great to know that the cops can handle chest pain, heart attacks, overdoses, respiratory emergencies, and car accidents. We should get rid of all of the paramedics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-70253379077825048632012-04-17T23:32:50.383-04:002012-04-17T23:32:50.383-04:00Anon 5:21 pm:
If the idea of moving to places lik...Anon 5:21 pm:<br /><br />If the idea of moving to places like Orono, Storrs, or Knoxville pleases you, be my guest. <br /><br />There are two other colleges in town and two others nearby. It's a rather unique situation. I am sure that there are other students who think those resources might contribute to their education.<br /><br />My guess is that you would be hard pressed to find elsewhere more tolerance for the behavior we have been faced with here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-6264668188210942612012-04-17T17:21:53.541-04:002012-04-17T17:21:53.541-04:00I must comment on something that confuses me, part...I must comment on something that confuses me, particularly anon 3:19. The presence of the town in no way contributes to the education on campus, not at UMass. To be honest I wish I was in another town less politically hostile towards those with other views (particularly anything non-left) and to a relevant city. The majority of news about Amherst outside the valley occurs because of UMass, and many times students ever hear of the town is during the application process.<br /><br />It is a wonderful town, but it is time to stop pretending that Amherst is NYC or even Worcestor, or that the things it offers couldn't be offered elsewhere to the same degree or even in a better way.John Anon 3:16noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-26931987226988362622012-04-17T17:08:12.044-04:002012-04-17T17:08:12.044-04:00This isn't necessarily a buyer beware situatio...This isn't necessarily a buyer beware situation. It's about being a good neighbor and acting like an adult. UMass doesn't have enough housing for all of it's students. At one time you couldn't live off campus unless you were a senior. Last year they didn't have enough housing for the incoming freshmen class. This has lead to houses being purchased in typical family oriented neighborhoods by landlords who don't live near by. Some of them care about how their tenants behave, and some don't. But this is more about the students understanding that they have a responsibility just like anyone else, to be kind neighbors, which also means not having 200 people at your house (many of whom you don't know), behaving in a manner that isn't appropriate. Yelling and loud music at 2 a.m. isn't o.k., just like it wouldn't be o.k. for your neighbors to start using a chainsaw next to your bedroom window at 5 a.m. either. This is about respect, which is earned, not automatically given.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-52183469770966505492012-04-17T16:58:46.823-04:002012-04-17T16:58:46.823-04:00Anon 3:19,
Why are you jumping all over anon 2:13...Anon 3:19,<br /><br />Why are you jumping all over anon 2:13. He/she just stated an opinion about the license plate and that they did not feel particularly connected to the town of Amherst but did feel more connected to the school What is so wrong about that? I get that. We don't really go out of our way to welcome the students, which is just fine. This student was just acknowledging the facts of the situation. When I was in college (many decades ago) I also felt much more connected to my school and not so much to the town the school was in. It's not a big deal. Calm down already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-41030164743474648152012-04-17T15:19:54.182-04:002012-04-17T15:19:54.182-04:00Anon 3:13:
What can we do to make YOU feel more w...Anon 3:13:<br /><br />What can we do to make YOU feel more welcome in Amherst? Is there still time left?<br /><br />Larry, what can we do to roll out the red carpet properly for these fine young people? Apparently, providing them with educational credentials is simply not enough.<br /><br />Anon 9:10 am:<br /><br />I'm sorry, but apparently there is no way for the police to enforce that norms of basic human decency, such as not urinating on someone's property, will be observed.<br /><br />Yes, Mr. Minuteman, there are people who actually leave their own homes on weekends during the school year to live elsewhere,<br />because of the late night noise and hooliganism.<br /><br />I know, I know: the standard student response is "Well, what did they expect?" Let the buyer of real estate close to a state university beware.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-77923895000406628472012-04-17T14:26:10.754-04:002012-04-17T14:26:10.754-04:00I remember when they were called the "Redmen&...I remember when they were called the "Redmen". <br /><br />Obviously something is wrong with the entire License Plate program since it failed so miserably the first few times it was tried (without Amherst then as well).Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-47955194455415081152012-04-17T14:13:22.705-04:002012-04-17T14:13:22.705-04:00I am more a minuteman than I am an Amherst residen...I am more a minuteman than I am an Amherst resident, sports or not. I never identified with the town or felt particularly welcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-19005123552227006472012-04-17T12:53:23.186-04:002012-04-17T12:53:23.186-04:00Ummm, you posted your Comment on the wrong post. ...Ummm, you posted your Comment on the wrong post. A few more down is the UMass license plate fiasco.<br /><br />But since you mention it, did it ever occur to you that perhaps a statistically significant number of folks who graduated from UMass Amherst were not sports fan-boys?Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-37918966266022819542012-04-17T10:23:40.766-04:002012-04-17T10:23:40.766-04:00Yes, yes, be childish to the end. let me ask you a...Yes, yes, be childish to the end. let me ask you a question. Does it have a Corsair on it? The Mascot of UMass-Dartmouth. Does it have a lighthouse? The symbol of the UMass-Boston Beacons. No, it has the Minuteman, symbol of UMass-Amherst.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-39301895139393509412012-04-17T09:10:41.680-04:002012-04-17T09:10:41.680-04:00My children have had the unfortunate opportunity t...My children have had the unfortunate opportunity to see so many (student) neighbors peeing in their yards that it's just not shocking anymore. I believe it is a sexual offense when my kids see men whip it out. But how could police ever catch those 30-second incidents?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-52550694136948953932012-04-17T06:35:25.857-04:002012-04-17T06:35:25.857-04:00And just in the interest of transparency: I am a ...And just in the interest of transparency: I am a proud graduate of the University.<br /><br />"You were. You are. UMass." (Although I will not be purchasing the license plate because somebody decided to edit out Amherst.)Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-64776499234115487442012-04-17T02:24:14.227-04:002012-04-17T02:24:14.227-04:00Well stated in the end Larry, I respect your respe...Well stated in the end Larry, I respect your respect for the university.Class of '89noreply@blogger.com