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Kimberly Strubell is an online identity originating from Facebook, created by Boston comedian Dicky J. Stock.[1] Stock had created Kim's lewd and often surreal personality in an effort to parody South Shore Bostonians.[2]
Influence
editKimberly has been used as a means to influence local Boston politics and culture, including the naming of a Massachusetts Transit Police dog, Mr. Spaghetti (which was ultimately declined by the Transit Police);[3][4] the creation of a Boston mayoral campaign for her fictional ex Coast Guard husband, Leonard (Larry) Nabisco;[5][6] and shining a spotlight on a local WCBV reporter Kim accused of partaking in Urophagia.[7] Her son, Kent, is also a major focal point in her vivacious posts, often citing his name and age.[8] The account was briefly taken down on December 29, 2016; but has since been resurrected.[9]
On February 19, 2017, Kimberly tweeted that she would be moving to Los Angeles in April with her family.[10] She eventually moved back to Boston by 2018.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Kouyoumjian, Derek. "Your move, Marty". Metro USA Boston. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ Cush, Andy. "No Justice for Mr. Spaghetti, the Fake Boston Dog Who Won a Real Contest". Gawker. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- ^ Cush, Andy. "Boston Transit Police Are Furiously Spinning the Mr. Spaghetti Dog-Naming Debacle". Gawker. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ Lee, Matthew. "Why did the Internet want to name this MBTA Police dog 'Mr. Spaghetti?'". Metro. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ Kouyoumjian, Derek. "Your move, Marty". Metro USA Boston. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ Marotta, Michael. "Larry Nabisco campaign manager releases Mr. Spaghetti benefit comp for animal shelter". VANYALAND. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
- ^ Caesar, Chris (2016-05-05). "Critics hound WCVB reporter, accuse him of 'drinking his own pee'". Metro. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- ^ Caesar, Chris (2016-07-11). "Comedian announces plans to crash Boston's 2017 mayoral race". Metro. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- ^ Brooks, Dave. "Goodbye Kimberly Strubell (and Mr. Spaghetti)". Amp. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
- ^ @KimmyStrubell (19 Feb 2017). "Me, Larry, and Kent are moving to Los Angeles in April" (Tweet) – via Twitter.