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<p>There we have it. I’ve personally never heard it called Smoot Bridge.</p>
<p>The story of Smoot (and this is what I recall hearing on MIT tours) –
[Smoot</a> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot]Smoot”>Smoot - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>WS17 has heard the same story I did about the Harvard Bridge, too. :)</p>
<p>And for heaven’s sake, take the T. Essential skill for a college student.</p>
<p>Agreed take the T. If this kid thinks he wants to go to Harvard, he needs to know about the T.</p>
<p>Yep, take the T. When purchasing the ticket, put enough for a return trip too.</p>
<p>^ LOL
Let me tell you the story
Of a man named Charlie
On a tragic and fateful day
He put ten cents in his pocket,
Kissed his wife and family
Went to ride on the MTA</p>
<p>Charlie handed in his dime
At the Kendall Square Station
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
When he got there the conductor told him,
“One more nickel.”
Charlie could not get off that train.</p>
<p>Chorus:
Did he ever return,
No he never returned
And his fate is still unlearn’d
He may ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
He’s the man who never returned.</p>
<p>Now all night long
Charlie rides through the tunnels
the station
Saying, “What will become of me?
Crying
How can I afford to see
My sister in Chelsea
Or my cousin in Roxbury?”</p>
<p>Charlie’s wife goes down
To the Scollay Square station
Every day at quarter past two
And through the open window
She hands Charlie a sandwich
As the train comes rumblin’ through.</p>
<p>As his train rolled on
underneath Greater Boston
Charlie looked around and sighed:
“Well, I’m sore and disgusted
And I’m absolutely busted;
I guess this is my last long ride.”
{this entire verse was replaced by a banjo solo}</p>
<p>Now you citizens of Boston,
Don’t you think it’s a scandal
That the people have to pay and pay
Vote for Walter A. O’Brien
Fight the fare increase!
And fight the fare increase
Vote for George O’Brien!
Get poor Charlie off the MTA.</p>
<p>Chorus:
Or else he’ll never return,
No he’ll never return
And his fate will be unlearned
He may ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
He’s the man (Who’s the man)
He’s the man who never returned.
He’s the man (Oh, the man)
He’s the man who never returned.
He’s the man who never returned.</p>
<p>Back to top. </p>
<p>see [Charlie</a> on the M.T.A.](<a href=“http://www.mit.edu/~jdreed/t/charlie.html]Charlie”>Charlie on the M.T.A.) for the full story :)</p>
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<p>from [Ceremony</a> honors Smoot, the man who became a measurement - The Boston Globe](<a href=“http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/10/post_23.html]Ceremony”>http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/10/post_23.html)</p>
<p>Harvard has had an engineering program for many years but they called it the Division of Applied Science. They finally admitted that they teach engineering and elevated it to “school” status.</p>
<p>I’ll join the chorus of red line! Easy, cheap, frequent and puts him right where he needs to be.</p>
<p>Oh, and yes, answering the original question - the T is easy. Mine has been dealing with it since he was 14.</p>
<p>Yes, the T is the obvious choice here. SO simple.</p>
<p>I love the T! I appreciated it even more after trying to negotiate the subway system in Paris.</p>
<p>When we visit Boston, we stay out in burbs and then drive to the Alewife station. You can park there for $5 a day and take the T into town. No hassle with parking and cheaper hotel rates. Of course, we were renting a car anyway…</p>