Fun palace and Boston Blotter superstar the Good Time Emporium is closing as a direct result of IKEA's arrival in Somerville.

Depending on whom you talk to, the Good Time Emporium was a source for genuinely clean family fun, or it was a breeding ground for Oddblotter incidents, such as the following:

--Dudes who toted in two ounces of coke while leaving three rounds of ammo in the car.
--Customers tangling with the police over pepper spray.
--A patron who was left unsatisfied at the redemption counter and quoted as saying, "Yeah, f— it, I’ll leave. I don’t want to come back to Good Time ’cause it ain’t a good time."
--Three words: "Easter Sunday melee."

They will be gone by June 30. However, based on the rage that often results in various IKEA mazes across the nation, don't expect things to get quiet. The only difference is that people will be fighting with slabs of cheapo Swedish furniture instead of pepper spray.

To remember, go ahead and google "good +time +emporium +arrests." The results will amaze you. Dyn-O-Mite!

[Somerville Journal]

Michael Femia contributed to this post. Image from Amazon. As always, all charges alleged until proven under law.