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Boston's got a little trouble
2007-01-31, 2:18 PM #1
This is amazing, I'm only posting a fox news link because they mention the crux of the hilarity where cnn doesn't.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,249110,00.html
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/31/suspicious.packages.ap/index.html

A friend just called me to tell me, not sure on the details yet.
Steal my dreams and sell them back to me.....
2007-01-31, 2:28 PM #2
Haha, I love the ridiculous scare tactics on the fox news video. They still refer to the lights as bombs, fake bombs, and suspicious devices even after the guy explained how they were basically just like light brights put up around the city.
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2007-01-31, 2:30 PM #3
Hahaha.... gee... I wonder why CNN doesn't have any thoughts on it?[/sarcasm]

EDIT: Hold up. CNN just posted a story about how it's ATHF related.
>>untie shoes
2007-01-31, 2:44 PM #4
Silly adultswim! <3
2007-01-31, 2:45 PM #5
Cartoon Network funds terrorist...I KNEW it
2007-01-31, 3:00 PM #6
Did the Fox article say that the bomb squad actually blew up one of the boxes?!

I guess I can understand the suspicion, seeing how they aren't your traditional, obvious advertisment. If they said "Cartoon Network" on them I bet people wouldn't have freaked out so much.
2007-01-31, 3:31 PM #7
Originally posted by Zojombize:
Haha, I love the ridiculous scare tactics on the fox news video. They still refer to the lights as bombs, fake bombs, and suspicious devices even after the guy explained how they were basically just like light brights put up around the city.


When Fox News updates a story, they tend to just put the new information at the top and not edit the earlier parts. So thats what your probably seeing. I've seen this happen on many different news posts from Fox News.
Life is beautiful.
2007-01-31, 3:37 PM #8
I love the grumpy, sheepish remarks of the duped bureaucrats after things like this.
2007-01-31, 3:44 PM #9
people are so ignorant
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tofu sucks
2007-01-31, 4:52 PM #10
Originally posted by Rogue Leader:
When Fox News updates a story, they tend to just put the new information at the top and not edit the earlier parts. So thats what your probably seeing. I've seen this happen on many different news posts from Fox News.


I was talking about their video man.
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2007-01-31, 6:07 PM #11
And we're going "Oh, Captain Clever! Whoahoho! Rattle it and if it doesn't go off, it can't be a bomb!"
[01:52] <~Nikumubeki> Because it's MBEGGAR BEGS LIKE A BEGONI.
2007-01-31, 6:43 PM #12
"Sir, it lights up and it has a picture of a meatball on it...what could it be?"

"A BOMB OMFG!"
2007-01-31, 7:48 PM #13
http://asapology.ytmnd.com/

Full apology from AS
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2007-01-31, 9:12 PM #14
sweet!!
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2007-01-31, 9:29 PM #15
I'd buy one of those from a store.

THEY LOOK TOATALLY RADSAUCE.
2007-01-31, 9:33 PM #16
you could probably make one fairly easily
[01:52] <~Nikumubeki> Because it's MBEGGAR BEGS LIKE A BEGONI.
2007-01-31, 9:35 PM #17
But that would require effort on my part.
2007-01-31, 10:16 PM #18
Originally posted by Zojombize:
I was talking about their video man.


Ah, my bad.
Life is beautiful.
2007-01-31, 10:31 PM #19
People are way too paranoid.

Am I the only one who actually likes viral marketing? It's nice to see something fresh and different.
2007-01-31, 10:34 PM #20
Virals are awesome if done right. This is done right, in the wrong way i guess. it caught peoples attention
[01:52] <~Nikumubeki> Because it's MBEGGAR BEGS LIKE A BEGONI.
2007-01-31, 11:56 PM #21
It's amazing how fast they were...
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2007-01-31, 11:59 PM #22
Originally posted by Roach:
It's amazing how fast they were...


Oh jesus I hope someone sues their balls off... :P
2007-02-01, 1:48 AM #23
Don't you need some kind of approval for placíng marketing signs (or any such objects) to public places? At least I think it's like that over here. Otherwise businesses would just spread their (often ****ty) ads everywhere and ruin the looks of the town and especially roadsides, and even obstruct visibility and thus hinder general safety.

Well, I don't know how it's in the US, though.
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2007-02-01, 9:59 AM #24
Wait... I still don't understand why people thought these were bombs.
If you think the waiters are rude, you should see the manager.
2007-02-01, 10:59 AM #25
Originally posted by Michael MacFarlane:
Wait... I still don't understand why people thought these were bombs.


Well, these things aren't easily recognized as ads. They had duck-tape and wires coming out of them. And the fact these were placed on important transportation locations didn't help.
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2007-02-01, 11:57 AM #26
haha thats awesome, wonder what it does for the ratings.
2007-02-01, 12:01 PM #27
Originally posted by genk:
sweet!!


it got taken down!
Laughing at my spelling herts my feelings. Well laughing is fine actully, but posting about it is not.
2007-02-01, 4:15 PM #28
<3

what I hate is now that everytime I go to the forums (the [as] ones) I get that crappy index message on their main page.

Also
Attachment: 15310/story.devices.ap.jpg (8,060 bytes)
2007-02-01, 4:31 PM #29
It's a BOMB!
2007-02-01, 4:36 PM #30
Oh and, http://scarylitebrite.ytmnd.com/
2007-02-01, 5:29 PM #31
The is also the fact: these ads (same components) were placed in other major cities. Only Boston reacted.

I like how news station blur out the middle finger.
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2007-02-01, 9:42 PM #32
thats a middle finger? i just see three lights.
2007-02-02, 6:29 AM #33
Damn you Americans are nuts.
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2007-02-02, 10:07 AM #34


AWESOME
[01:52] <~Nikumubeki> Because it's MBEGGAR BEGS LIKE A BEGONI.
2007-02-02, 10:19 AM #35
that just made my day
free(jin);
tofu sucks
2007-02-02, 10:26 AM #36
I heard about that from a friend. That is very awesome.
Think while it's still legal.
2007-02-02, 10:44 AM #37
I just can't get over how awesome this is, paying as much respect to the situation as it deserves.
Steal my dreams and sell them back to me.....
2007-02-02, 10:51 AM #38
YES. That's awesome.
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2007-02-02, 10:52 AM #39
Hahaha, I love how indignant the reporters were getting. Vultures and ambulance-chasers were only pissed off because they wouldn't give 'em a soundbite.
2007-02-02, 11:03 AM #40
That is awesome.
>>untie shoes
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