This was an attempt to verify or disprove the story (assuming Boylen didn’t bother or know how to check, and responded with “oh my little Kodak” then he’s full of it). I got suspicious since the pic was taken on manual mode after supposedly handing a new camera to unknown roommate and 95% percent of P&S users stay in full auto all of the time. No chance of verifying now.
p.s. At 34.2mm focal length and 1/60 exposure technique can be pretty crappy and still avoid camera motion blur.
Oh well, I still have my doubts as to the veracity of this story.