THIS IS YOUR GOVERNMENT’S BRAIN ON TERROR: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Scares Boston Shitless
BOSTON (AP) – More than 10 blinking electronic devices planted at bridges and other spots in Boston threw a scare into the city Wednesday in what turned out to be a publicity campaign for a late-night cable cartoon. Most if not all of the devices depict a character giving the finger.
Boston police said Wednesday night that one person had been arrested, and authorities scheduled a news conference to provide details.
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, who said he’ll speak to the state’s attorney general “about what recourse we may have.”
Turner Broadcasting, a division of Time Warner Inc. (TWX) and parent of Cartoon Network, said the
devices were part of a promotion for the TV show “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” a surreal series about a talking milkshake, a box of fries and a meatball.
“The packages in question are magnetic lights that pose no danger,” Turner said in a statement, issued a few hours after reports of the first devices came in.
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.
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UPDATE: Suspects Arrested, Refuse To Take This Charade Seriously
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February 1st, 2007 at 9:51 am
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February 1st, 2007 at 10:09 am
About a month and a half ago there was one of these on Delaware avenue just north of Spring Garden. The first time I saw it, being familiar with the show, I stared at it laughng while driving north. Suddenly I slammed on my brakes because while looking up at it I almost rear ended the car in front of me who stopped to avoid running into the car infront of it which had jumped the median and crashed into the oncoming lane slightly below it. Attention getters these Mooninites!
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