Other things Boston has mistaken for bombs:
Speed Racer
Lite-Brites
Babe Ruth
The Big Dig
Gigli
Some of these I find hard to argue.
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Other Things Boston Has Mistaken For Bombs
Posted by Stephen on February 1, 2007 – 8:37 am
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Spatch first broke this story, and the wire services picked it up. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Thanks for the laugh.
Don’t forget Glitter.
What’s even worse is that even if they’re acquitted, it’ll be on their record. Good-bye all future employment!
granades.com …
uh oh
I’ve already made my DCTV suggestions in response to this. 1-31-07 — NEVER FORGET
siliconchef: That’s why, when we go to Boston, we’ll be known as the Definitely-Not-A-Bombs.
Geof: http://content.ytmnd.com/content/d/b/9/db9e4bbd4a93bd9917bb151b674220c3.jpg
Yes. First saw that as someone’s Facebook profile photo today.
I love the Internet.
What I love about the internet is that not you can make a quick buck by stealing the signs and selling them on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/AQUA-TEEN-HUNGER-FORCE-LED-MOONINITE-LAST-IN-BOSTON_W0QQitemZ300077226897QQihZ020QQcategoryZ363QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
along with your t-shirt for the event, because it didn’t happen if there isn’t a t-shirt to commemorate it:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Aqua-Teen-Hunger-Force-Boston-Finger-Tee-T-Shirt-L_W0QQitemZ180081338187QQihZ008QQcategoryZ15687QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
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[...] Stephen’s post on the subject (Other Things Boston Has Mistaken For Bombs) lead me to the ABC News coverage, describing how Boston officials decided to charge two artists on terrorism-related charges for putting Lite-Brite style signs around the city. Somehow a light-up sign of a cartoon character sat around for weeks without being noticed, then suddenly became a bomb scare that shutdown the city. [...]