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Aaron Cohen

@unlikelywords.bsky.social

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Dad and ice cream shop owner. Books, cats, baking, punk music, running. Carly Rae Jepsen appreciator. Kottke.org contributor. Boston, USA https://linktr.ee/gracies Check out my children's book The Salty Avocado https://bookshop.org/a/3552/9781793381798

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Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · Nov 7

I saw the Cambridge Starter Pack to help make Bluesky more hyperlocal and got v jealous, so I made a Somerville version for people who live in/talk about Somerville.

If you're not on here and want to be, let me know.

If you're on here and don't want to be, also let me know.
go.bsky.app/7buWWYc

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Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 8h

When you're being mean to Ed, this is who you're being mean to. When I'm being mean to Ed, I know exactly who I'm being mean to and it's not Lady.

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Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 8h

It was cute when she
Was wearing mom’s clothes, but she
Won't stop wearing mine.

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Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 22h

I‘m not part of the PTA, but sometimes I have ideas for events I can produce for them like booking a DJ for the monthly coffee hour for example.

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Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 9h

Collin Farrell, Joaquin Phoenix, Sam Elliott, and Sydney Sweeney were attached to a 10 episode Tweeter and the Monkey Man musical prestige drama directed by David Simon but David Zaslav killed it because he didn't want to win two million Emmys.

Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 10h

Yep. We celebrated my wife's 18th AND 40th birthday at Dali, but she wasn't my wife for that first one. Dali, Savior's, Kebab Factory, and Acme Ice all still there. The club/venue that was in the same building with Dali is gone though.

Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 10h

It was just storage garages! The guys who opened it were in the architect's office on Bow that backed into it. The entrance was supposed to be on Bow with a little path, but that got denied for some reason they have to use Gerry's driveway instead lol.

Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 10h

I thought they had a place in MIT student union or something?

But also, everyone definitely thought this spot (Kirkland and beacon) was a Toscanini’s lol.

Dali is still there though.

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Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 11h

Well they had like 4 shops when you were there right, and then invented crowdfunding to get out of a hole.

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Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 10d

Been a minute since we’ve had a new sticker, but I just got these in the mail yesterday. Ice cream never broke my heart.

It’s a red heart sticker on a pole in front of market basket and it says “ice cream never broke my heart Gracie’s ice cream Somerville USA” in white letters.

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Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 11h

We were the first shop to open in 10 years or so. When we opened Christina’s and Toscanini’s were basically it. Since then, like 8 have opened within 2 miles of us. (Tosci went down to 1 shop for a long time and now has 2)

Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 11h

In a few weeks you won’t be able to avoid it!

Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 11h

You gotta come to Somerville sometime. Maybe for the second annual “Bad Ice Cream For Good And Half Marathon” in December.

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Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 12h

Honk!

All For One Brass Band at Bow Market.

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Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 18h

you sicko

Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 19h

Understood, but I'm giving you my personal experience as someone who owns a bar and knows what the law is and knows that the restaurants I'm talking to don't know the law.

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Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 20h

OK, man, I don't think he does, but this really isn't about him. It's about restaurants not knowing it's legal.

Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 20h

Mike Johnson is working so hard to protect Trump from the Epstein Files getting out I'm starting to wonder if he's in them himself.

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 21h

UNREAL

Democratic Whip Notice: The House GOP Leadership have made the following change to the House Floor schedule:

Members are advised that votes are no longer expected in the House on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

Pending Senate action on FY26 Funding, Members will receive 48 hours' notice prior to any potential votes in the House. Further information regarding the Floor schedule will be provided as soon as it becomes available.

This is a change from the House GOP Leadership's previously announced schedule.

Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 22h

I‘m not part of the PTA, but sometimes I have ideas for events I can produce for them like booking a DJ for the monthly coffee hour for example.

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Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe but none of the places I’ve asked even believe it’s legal so I don’t think that’s the issue.

Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 1d

He’d probably be
Less cold if he stopped wearing
Shorts, but he’s nine.

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Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 1d

Well, luckily that cop doesn't have jurisdiction in the other 361 Massachusetts towns and cities this practice is legal in.

Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 1d

I believe this was always the case, even before pandemic sure.

Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 1d

I do recall this as well.

Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 1d

Walked right into this one, didn't you?

Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 1d

Wait this is a different one than the one we talked about ?