Michael Martin recalls the fake 'JS meetup' prank his friends pulled on him in NYC, replying to Paul Graham's vintage-watch birthday surprise story
hichaelmart · x · 2026-10-02
Paul Graham shared how Jessica conspired with vintage watch shop Somlo to display a birthday watch in the window labeled "Happy early birthday Paul" — which he initially mistook for the shop employee also named Paul. Replying to that, hichaelmart recalls a similar 2014 surprise: a "JS meetup →" sign in the East Village that turned out to be a trap set by Aussie and NY friends for a private dinner. Warm personal anecdotes from the tech circle, no technical substance.
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