A few things about this whole debacle. First off, these little glowing billboards are in ten other cities. I didn't check the news, but none of them shut down. Score one for us. Also, did you know these things have been up by some accounts for at least three weeks? Nice job, anti-terrorist squad. When my loved ones are threatened by one of those "gets planted and goes off three weeks later" bombs, I'll be sure to give you guys a call.
But what's really getting my goat beyond our inept mayor blaming the Aqua Teen Hunger Force guys for his collosal mistake is the media coverage of this event. Headlines have been like "Bomb Scare Turns Out to Be Cartoon Hoax" and "Cartoon Devices Spur Anti-Terror Scare." That's simply not what happened. Here's your headline:
"Boston Officials Create Terror Scare, Shut Down City For No Real Reason"
This whole event is 100% the city's fault. The advertising agency did NOTHING wrong. They posted lite brights in the shape of an alien. There is absolutely nothing illegal about this. How were they supposed to know that the city is run by fear-mongering hair-triggered morons? The fact that these poor guys are getting arrested and sued so that our worthless mayor can scapegoat someone for his embarrassing gaffe is beyond disgraceful.
Finally, how are we supposed to take terrorism seriously? The airports with the taking off the shoes and the "no toothpaste" rules was laughable enough. But after this - terrorist "threats" have become downright goofy. Maybe that's how we finally win the war on terror. We're laughing too hard to be scared of anything.
Stay tuned tomorrow for my big revelation. And it's not that I'm a Mooninite.
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My favorite quote was on NECN last night:
"The way the city officials reacted, you would've thought Osama Bin Laden himself were riding a bicycle around Boston"
I also like hearing January 31, 2007 declared as "Osama Bin Lite-Brite Day" on the radio this morning.
I didn't see what these things looked like until this morning. Lite Brite was also the first thing I thought of.
"..make people, animals, things...with refills like Bugs Bunny or Bozo the Clown (dating myself here)...or a little dude flipping the bird."
In other news, I had a dream last night that Brendan was holding a contest. The winner got to be a DJ at a Scamper-thrown party at a super-seedy hotel in Somerville.
Interestingly, the Globe online yesterday quoted a city official as saying (I'm paraphrasing) that "Homeland Security really works."
Three weeks after the fact, perhaps...
I loved how Menino kept calling it a hoax. He illustrated that he doesn't know the difference between a hoax and a misunderstanding. Yay Mumbles!
not to worry- now that mumbles has slept on it he's thinking much more rationally. today he was on wbz talking about abolishing the first amendment for media and forcing comcast to ban all turner networks from their system in Massachusetts. Can you impeach the mayor?
i'd pay good money (if i had any) too see some hacker savy person replace all city of boston websites with an image of Err.
I had a dream last night where some hacker changed all of Boston's crosswalk symbols into lite-brite people and Mumbles...
... OK, I'm lying. But that would be an excellent dream!
Mumbles is Mumbles. Everyone knew who/what he is and yet somehow he keeps getting elected.
---==> Ctbl
The world would be a much safer and more loving place if Muslim Fundamentalists actually watched Adult Swim.
Predictably ludicrous, but so long as this nonsense doesn't interfere with the release of the ATHF movie next month, I don't mind it. Should make for a decent South Park episode.
On a positive note, this made for some great material in my Pop Culture class this morning!
Surprisingly, it seems that few college students are watching Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Even ones interested in pop culture.
I listen to Opie & Anthony (of old 'BCN fame) in the morning on a local NYC station, and they were having a field day with this. Not one of my prouder moments in being a Bostonian.
your band is poop
Dear City of Boston,
We do what we want, whenever we want. And we shoot the bird while doing so.
I am dumbfounded at the 2 million dollar settlement. Half of which goes to Homeland Security...WHAT!?!?
And those kids are being blamed still?
Those kids arethe bottom of the freakin' totem pole. It's not like it was their idea... but THEY are the main focus...???!!!!!
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
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