Thursday, February 01, 2007
The Aqua Teen Hunger Force nearly destroys Boston...
well, actually that's not correct. It's just what Boston's mayor wants you to believe. The reality of the situation is that some advertisers placed lite-brite style signs around the city that would be very difficult to mistake for bombs, and yet somehow the BPD did just that.
Here's video of the sign placement:
Thanks to the gross overreaction of the Boston authorities, to what could be at worst be described as creative littering. The two men in charge of the campaign were arrested, appropriately given the ridiculousness of the situation, they chose to talk after their release...about 70s style haircuts.
Leave it to Faux news to be on the forefront of pumping the "terror" factor of this non story.
Approximate value of the free publicity that ATHF is getting today: Priceless. I never thought I'd see the day that everyone in my office would have actually heard of the show. Of course if you did feel threatened by the plastic light toys, you could always get a t-shirt commemorating the incident.
Here's video of the sign placement:
Thanks to the gross overreaction of the Boston authorities, to what could be at worst be described as creative littering. The two men in charge of the campaign were arrested, appropriately given the ridiculousness of the situation, they chose to talk after their release...about 70s style haircuts.
Leave it to Faux news to be on the forefront of pumping the "terror" factor of this non story.
Approximate value of the free publicity that ATHF is getting today: Priceless. I never thought I'd see the day that everyone in my office would have actually heard of the show. Of course if you did feel threatened by the plastic light toys, you could always get a t-shirt commemorating the incident.
