Bike thief gives advice on bike ownership

[smoterh.livejournal.com]

I apologize for cross-posting if you've read this before somewhere else :) but I thought it was worth mentioning it here.

Recently the Somerville Patch interviewed Mathew  Berry (riding his bike in Davis Square) on "further reducing the cost of bike ownership". Two weeks later they ran a story about a bike thief named Mathew Berry who has been arrested for stealing bikes on Beacon Hill. Patch doesn't realize the connection until it's pointed out in the comments.

Comments

[smoterh.livejournal.com]

I don't blame the Patch for missing this - it's a small news organization. I think they do a great job on reporting on various events in Somerville and this little hilarious irony doesn't detract from the quality of their journalism. It doesn't change the fact that this whole situation is still hilarious. I hope the Patch thinks so as well.

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

yeah, i see no issue with them missing this--it's a funny coincidence and it becomes newsworthy on its own. It's not like they should retract the first article.

[ron_newman]

Agreed