While visiting Boston late in August, I ventured with some friends to a rather famous cemetery. It's called the Granary, and it's home to several dead patriots, such as Sam Adams, Paul Revere and so on. And it's loaded with awesome headstones, like the one below.
Pretty awesome, right?
Okay. So while we ventured through this historic place, I noticed one of my friends was all laughs. Laughter? I thought. In a cemetery?
"See that one over there?" she said, almost excited enough to explode.
We turned our heads slowly, full well knowing we were about to experience something crude and childish and wonderful. Our eyes connected with the object. It didn't take long to understand.
"Can you guess who's grave that is?" she gushed.
We shook our heads, slightly embarrassed, slightly proud to be American.
It was John Hancock's grave. It had to be.
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Without further ado...
Ladies & gentlemen...I present you with...
John Hancock's grave:
I'm not kidding you. This is the real thing. Seriously. Nothing has been doctored. This is John Hancock's actual tombstone.
And actually, it gets better. Take a look at the inscription on the front:
Do you see it?
Scroll down for a zoom in.
Yep, that's real too. It's all real. Someone with a real brain actually gave us these things.
Is it possible that this is all a coincidence? Or did John Hancock (or a member of his family) have a great sense of humor, demanding a cock-shaped headstone over his grave? Or was the tombstone maker just someone who was especially susceptible to the power of suggestion?
Whatever the answer, the fact remains that this is the best free attraction in the country and everyone should know about it.
Incidentally, I can't wait to see what either of the George Bush tombstones end up looking like.
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