Universal Square is like a stage. The actors are the students, the professors, and the cyclists who nearly hit you. Watch closely.
You’ll see a guy in a suit arguing with a man in a squirrel costume. It happens. It’s for a charity thing. Or a fever dream. Both are plausible.
There’s a woman who walks her dog backwards. Not the whole time. Just for thirty seconds. She says it “helps the dog’s posture.” I believe her.
Funny Detail #4: The “Universal” Irony
The name suggests infinite possibilities. But the square has a very finite parking problem. It holds, like, eight cars.
People park on the pavement. They park on the grass. They park on top of each other, emotionally. It’s a parking Tetris game you always lose.
One time, a car got wedged between two bollards. It looked like a tin can between chopsticks. Universal laughter ensued.
