The following is taken from msnbc.com (and I’ll have you know that I’m still laughing while I cut-and-paste):
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BOSTON - At least nine electronic devices planted at bridges and other spots in Boston threw a scare into the city Wednesday in what a cable network said was a marketing campaign for a late-night cartoon.
Highways, bridges and a section of the Charles River were shut down and bomb squads were sent in before authorities declared the devices were harmless.
“It’s a hoax — and it’s not funny,” said Gov. Deval Patrick before the objects were determined to be part of an ad campaign.
Turner Broadcasting, parent company of Cartoon Network, said the devices, which consisted of magnetic, blinking lights, were part of a promotion for the TV show “Aqua Teen Hunger Force.”
“The packages in question are magnetic lights that pose no danger,” Turner said in a statement. It said the devices have been in place for two to three weeks in 10 cities: Boston; New York; Los Angeles; Chicago; Atlanta; Seattle; Portland, Ore.; Austin, Texas; San Francisco; and Philadelphia.
“We regret that they were mistakenly thought to pose any danger,” the company said.
Police said only that they were investigating where the device came from. The Department of Homeland Security said there are no credible reports of other devices being found elsewhere in the country.
The exact nature of the objects was not disclosed. But authorities said some looked like circuit boards or had wires hanging from them.
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I never knew that Err was a terrorist… I feel so disillusioned right now.
It’s with stunts like this that we have to stop for a moment and appreciate the genius of Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis (creators of Aqua Teen Hunger Force). Who else would choose to promote their upcoming ATHF movie by putting up a bunch of mooninite displays with Err flipping us all off. Of course, as evidenced by what happened with this promotion, only people who watch the show understand what they are looking at here.
I guess that we have learned two important things here:
1) Mass Governor, Deval Patrick, has never seen the show. This means he has no sense of humor, and had this come out during the election he probably would have lost to the former Lt. Governor (I forget her name, and really don’t feel like taking the time to look it up).
2) Terrorists should avoid planting bombs with very noticable neon lights attached. I guess this will set a new standard for dirty bombs… and obvious stupidity.
[Update] Click here to check out the poll on msnbc on this subject. So far the results are 66% in our favor, with people feeling that the Bostonians just got too panicky and terror-crazy. The same campaign was up in New York too… one would think that they would be a bit worried by any possible terror plot, but nobody there seemed to care.
Look for a new “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” Weekly Fix post tomorrow. I’ve got a gem from the current season that I’m going to put up here titled, “Ezekial is… I am.” Good stuff.
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How did I know that Er and Egnignot were the ones responsible for 9/11. They probably had Meatwad do the work for em, though.