For anyone wondering what the “Mooninite Brouhaha” was that I mentioned in the previous post, I will explain.
Cartoon Network has some hilarious shows. One called “Aqua teen Hunger Force” has been out for a few years but they decided to drum up some attention for it using a viral marketing campain. They made signs about 1′ x 1′ that had lights in the shape of a couple characters from the show and attached magnets on them so they could set them in random places in 10 cities.
They were just signs with lights.
People thought they were great. The main fanbase for these shows totally appreciates clever, subtle gestures like this.
Boston, on the other hand, thought they were here to destroy the world.
They called in the police, homeland security, and basically everyone but the troops stationed in Iraq in order to neutralize these “im’nent terr’ist threats” as our President would say.
What caused them to think they were dangerous? According to authorities they had “components consistent with improvised explosive devices.”
Those components were:
- Batteries
- Wires
- Lights
- A Circuit Board
OMGHOLYSHIT I have components consistent with improvised explosive devices in my computer! Hold on- SHIT- there’s some in my TV too! Call DHS- I looked under the hood of my car and I’ll be damned if the terrorists didn’t place some suspicious compenents there too!
Witness the placing of these horrifying signs below. If you dare.
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Campaña de Aqua Teen Hunger Force at Lox.cl added these pithy words on Feb 05 07 at 1:37 am[...] Enlace: ed adkins dot com [...]
JM added these pithy words on Feb 03 07 at 2:02 am“OMGHOLYSHIT I have components consistent with improvised explosive devices in my computer! Hold on- SHIT- there’s some in my TV too!”
The difference is, you are presumably not going around bolting the insides of your computer to the undersides of bridges in highly trafficked areas of major urban centers.
Dude, literally everybody involved admitted that what they did was wrong. The police response was wholly appropriate, and turner network is personally working with the city of boston to make amends.
Your outrage is misplaced.
edadkins added these pithy words on Feb 03 07 at 11:12 amHold on a second…
Know what? You were totally right.
I looked around and it turns out, my outrage was on the sink in the kitchen.
Ususally I keep my outrage next to my change cup on my desk.
Thanks!
Chris G added these pithy words on Feb 04 07 at 1:32 amHa, ha, ha!
This may be the story that just keeps on giving, but it’s more sad that comic. Few people seem to really understand what even happened. It is unfortunate that the city caused more hysteria, than the… I stop short of calling them pranksters, because they were hired for a marketing campaign… than these young art school students.
And yes, I’ve been covering it too. Now for my own shameless plug:
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JM added these pithy words on Feb 05 07 at 2:43 am“Hold on a second…
Know what? You were totally right.
I looked around and it turns out, my outrage was on the sink in the kitchen.
Ususally I keep my outrage next to my change cup on my desk.
Thanks! ”
And there you have it, folks. That is exactly why nobody takes bloggers seriously. Can’t be bothered to get the facts about the story right, can’t take harmless criticism. What a winning combination. Its a wonder the MSM is still in business, what with so many people out there willing to do their job so badly, but for free.
edadkins added these pithy words on Feb 05 07 at 3:51 pm“Folks?”
Are you visiting my site from the lobby of a rest home?
Who the hell uses “folks?”
I don’t use my comments section to re-explain things you should be able to figure out by reading the rest of this blog (or even just one post back). I use it to elicit responses like the one you just posted.
Next time, let one of your grand kids do the typing for you.
