^agreed

WHERE CAN I BUY THAT SHIRT!!!

2/1/2007 12:31:51 PM

OH NOES, THE BOSTON TURRISTS!!!!!!1

here are the evil villains being arraigned in court.




(btw, they pled "not guilty" in between fits of laughter)




[Edited on February 1, 2007 at 12:56 PM. Reason : ]

2/1/2007 12:42:09 PM

Wow I'm a little surprised at the reaction here. I think the police went a little overboard making a panic or anything but definitely there is a responsibility of Americans and our companies not to cause fear and do stupid stupid stuff like a bomb hoax in a major city. They should get fined heavily so that it deters others from doing this sort of nonsense in the climate we are in today and the threat of terrorism not gone away we do need to be careful about not diverting the police's attention from more important matters. Think about this, what if they were looking for all of these devices and at the same time there were real terrorists enacting some plot and the police couldnt respond. Would it be funny then?

2/1/2007 12:46:41 PM

just bought my very own suspected terrorist shirt from the ebay store

2/1/2007 12:46:47 PM

this is all entirely the fault of dumbass city cops and other officials in boston and the media.

fucking retards they are

man, this BITCH from the boston herald was just giving these guys shit for the statements they gave to the press after their court hearing. hey BITCH, this entire ordeal is the citie's fault, not theirs.


[Edited on February 1, 2007 at 12:55 PM. Reason : /]

2/1/2007 12:48:35 PM

^^^ Please tell me you're being sarcastic.

2/1/2007 12:55:16 PM

^^^^ go kill yourself

2/1/2007 12:57:32 PM

Quote :

" “This is outrageous activity to get publicity for a failing show,” said Menino."

o and on the bottom right there is a poll that we could mess with..

http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=180378&format=&page=2

[Edited on February 1, 2007 at 1:06 PM. Reason : .]

2/1/2007 12:59:41 PM

omg... look at the insane rhetoric in the boston paper

http://www.bostonherald.com


» Sham suspects arraigned
By Laura Crimaldi & Michele McPhee
A furious Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino vowed yesterday to throw the book at the masterminds behind a guerrilla marketing campaign gone amok.

» Marketers: Guerrilla tactic crossed line

» Loony toon leaves Boston moon-struck

» Punks should pay 38-fold for co$tly crime

» Two fake pipe bombs found not part of marketing stunt

» Photo Gallery: Ad pandemonium
Peter “Borat” Berdovsky is officially a victim now. The poor newcomer to our shores, this wannabe political “refugee,” is being persecuted by The Man, made a fall guy by Big Animation for the moronic Ted Turner terror stunt.

2/1/2007 1:06:16 PM

The Moon Rulz #1

2/1/2007 1:09:25 PM

The city and the state government are fucking retarded. Not suprised in the least that they went nuts like this.

2/1/2007 1:09:54 PM

they have been up in 9 other cities for over two weeks. Only Boston got the bomb scare.


I really don't know how this makes me feel. Because if a terrorists wanted to they could have placed actual bombs everywhere and left them for weeks before they blew. Really high security.

Lets take away more peoples rights to stop this

[Edited on February 1, 2007 at 1:17 PM. Reason : found out]

2/1/2007 1:12:40 PM

Yes, they've been up for a few weeks now.

Question: is this the first day that the Mooninite devices were put up in Boston or have they been up for 2+ weeks there also?

2/1/2007 1:14:37 PM

been up for weeks

2/1/2007 1:19:03 PM

2/1/2007 1:22:25 PM

http://ncst.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2231225425&ref=mf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kdP8WBB4lI&NR

[Edited on February 1, 2007 at 2:01 PM. Reason : ]

2/1/2007 1:55:13 PM

I'll explain to you all why this happened in one word. The word means the absence of sense and diginity. It stands for total asshat-dom. It makes babies cry when uttered. It means the degrading of a once proud American movie industry. It makes the terrorists hate us.


That word?








BOSTON.


The only American city out of a dozen or so and picked for advertisements, that cannot tell the difference between this:




And this:

2/1/2007 3:02:23 PM

^ Wow all I can say is I'm glad your not in charge of homeland security we would be dead.

There are different types of bombs looking like different types of things if you are only looking for those really obvious ones than you're not going to find them. In fact, most bombs don't look like what you posted they are smaller and better disguised.

Bottom line is what they did is wrong because it was a hoax that costed millions of dollars. This is what happens when people care more about making money than their country.

2/1/2007 3:08:31 PM

what?

2/1/2007 3:11:13 PM

Quote :

" Bottom line is what they did is wrong because it was a hoax that costed millions of dollars. This is what happens when people care more about making money than their country."

It only cost that much because a bunch of retards thought a piece of flat plastic with LEDs on it was a terrorism threat. There's no excuse for that short of being a complete idiot. Did you see the pictures of what these things look like? How in any way is it justified to call the bomb squad for something like that?

2/1/2007 3:11:26 PM

^^^haha

Best statement yet about this.

[Edited on February 1, 2007 at 3:11 PM. Reason : ~]

2/1/2007 3:11:27 PM

If you walk around, living your life in fear of Light Brites™, the terrorist have already won. We should just give the country to Bin Laden.

2/1/2007 3:13:07 PM

it wasnt a hoax you fucking dumbass, a hoax is planting a fake bomb and getting some deranged satisfaction from it. this is guerrilla marketing that has been around for weeks until some dumb fuck idiot (like you) decided that a pcb with some leds and a battery could be a bomb

im glad you arent in charge of homeland security or it would be even more bogged down from wasting time on stupid shit that doesnt make us safer than it already is


[Edited on February 1, 2007 at 3:17 PM. Reason : oh i see, you are a trolling alias. gg, you got me]

2/1/2007 3:13:10 PM

Quote :

"it wasnt a hoax you fucking dumbass, a hoax is planting a fake bomb and getting some deranged satisfaction from it. this is guerrilla marketing that has been around for weeks until some dumb fuck idiot (like you) decided that a pcb with some leds and a battery could be a bomb"

First of all its sad you cant engage in discussion without namecalling and personal attacks. secondly the fact that its a marketing campaign does not make it better it is still caused by greed and preying on America's fear of another 9/11. They cost millions of dollars and workhours not only of law enforcement officers who could have been monitering other threats but also of commuters who had to miss work because some greedy cartoon producer wanted more money

2/1/2007 3:18:53 PM

oh i see, you are a trolling alias. gg, you got me

2/1/2007 3:19:18 PM

^^ Just in case you are real... They were not in any way trying to prey on anyone's fears. It was the idiot media and politicians that were fear mongering. These things had been up for a while before this whole crisis about them.

2/1/2007 3:32:49 PM

Guth I don't know what you're talking about.

Moron, that was just the impression I was getting. I might be wrong but from what I read it seemed like they intentionally placed them to resemble terrorism and they even said "Remember (some date I can't remember, I guess the day they were advertising for)." That's what I understood from following this story yesterday and today.

Furthermore, Why didn't they jsut tell the police when the panic started instead of allowing it to last so long.

2/1/2007 3:37:16 PM

They did tell the police, but the panic had already started.

And AFAIK, none of them had any dates on them, the pictures with the dates I think were photoshops.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv9s_fz0K2I
That's a video of the terrorists in action.

2/1/2007 3:40:18 PM

this is fucking ridiculous

2/1/2007 3:45:38 PM

Quote :

"If you walk around, living your life in fear of Light Brites™, the terrorist have already won."

2/1/2007 3:46:20 PM

Point:

Quote :

"Bottom line is what they did is wrong because it was a hoax that costed millions of dollars. This is what happens when people care more about making money than their country. "

Counterpoint:

Quote :

"If you walk around, living your life in fear of Light Brites™, the terrorist have already won."

To Point guy:

I believe your car is a bomb. I'm going to call the cops right now. What's that? It's not? Why would you say such an incriminating thing like "my car is not a bomb"? If you were a terrorist of course you would say your car was not a bomb. I think you should be arrested for giving the appearance your car was a bomb to the police and for being uncooperative during interrogation. Better safe than sorry.


There's a difference between safety and paranoia.


Everyone watch The Daily Show tonight. I hope Jon Stewart has a lot of fun with this one.

[Edited on February 1, 2007 at 4:07 PM. Reason : .]

2/1/2007 3:59:16 PM

Quote :

"They cost millions of dollars and workhours not only of law enforcement officers who could have been monitering other threats "

dumbfuck, that is the LEOs job...to check on shit like that. its not like they went out of their way to perform some special assignment/task

if they werent out handling bullshit like that, they would be sitting in an office/police cruiser/etc

2/1/2007 4:24:55 PM

OMG They got Fenway!!!

2/1/2007 4:24:58 PM

If you watched the "mastermimds" presser, you can clearly see they enjoy being quote "in the underground" and making a mockery of mainstream media events.

Seriously, this is what happens when you live in a constant state of fear. Sure you should live life with some cautions, but holy crap who took 2 weeks to notice blinking signs and then think they were bombs?

Freaking Bostonian idiots, thats who.

2/1/2007 4:32:21 PM

Quote :

"Bottom line is what they did is wrong because it was a hoax that costed millions of dollars. This is what happens when people care more about making money than their country."

It was not a hoax. Bottom line.

At best, they were electronic billboards in spaces that weren't permitted for advertising. At worst, they were electronic graffiti. Somewhere in between, it was artistic. It was not intended to cause a panic; it was intended to start a conversation or spark curiosity.

Quote :

"secondly the fact that its a marketing campaign does not make it better it is still caused by greed and preying on America's fear of another 9/11. They cost millions of dollars and workhours not only of law enforcement officers who could have been monitering other threats but also of commuters who had to miss work because some greedy cartoon producer wanted more money"

Again, it was not intended to cause fear. And indeed, it did not do so in 9 other cities across the country for the last several weeks. The inept officials, public responders, and citizens who reported a "threat" cost the city millions of dollars through their inability to distinguish a Lite Brite from a bomb. Whoever's on a bomb squad and can't take a look at a barebones PCB with batteries and tell that there's no explosive material on it should be fired for incompetence.


And on a lighter note:

Quote :

"In a news conference, Rich told reporters he had advised his clients not to discuss the incident. Stevens and Berdovsky took the podium and said they were taking questions only about haircuts in the 1970s. When a reporter accused them of not taking the situation seriously, Stevens responded, "We're taking it very seriously." Asked another question about the case, Stevens reiterated they were answering questions only about hair and accused the reporter of not taking him and Berdovsky seriously."

2/1/2007 4:59:16 PM

MSNBC.com has it right now on the front page.

best press conference ever. Orson Wells is turning in his grave.

2/1/2007 5:12:17 PM

I saw someone driving a Rider truck. I think I should call the FBI, because that is what Timothy McVeigh used to blow up Oklahoma City.

2/1/2007 5:14:59 PM

Quote :

"Moron, that was just the impression I was getting. I might be wrong but from what I read it seemed like they intentionally placed them to resemble terrorism and they even said "Remember (some date I can't remember, I guess the day they were advertising for)." That's what I understood from following this story yesterday and today"

You saw a photochopped image...that's what you are basing this on??????

They didn't say that..that was added to make fun of the people thinking it was a bomb...

ie...you

And it worked.

They made no assertions as to them being any sort of device other than a lite-brite sign.... SOme bus driver saw one and (SINCE A BUS DRIVER IS A BOMB EXPERT) called it in as a possibly dangerous electronic device.

GET YOUR STORY RIGHT. THE PORTLAND POLICE SAYS IT'S NOT EVEN ILLEGAL AND THEY HAVE LEFT THEM UP FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS WITHOUT INCIDENT> ARE YOU CLAIMING THEY ARE BAD POLICE SINCE THEY DIDN"T ACT LIKE COMPLETE MORONS???


[Edited on February 1, 2007 at 5:20 PM. Reason : please be an alias]

2/1/2007 5:18:11 PM

I wonder if the stupidity of all of this is sinking in for the mayor.

2/1/2007 5:28:57 PM

he has made too much of a big deal about it... it is now a nationally known goof. No politician just admits they messed up. He's like the Nifong of the Cartoon Network.

2/1/2007 5:31:22 PM

It may be, but right now, he is just playing along trying to shovel the blame to the two guys that put up the electric advertisments. Really, he is just digging himself into a bigger hole. "Blah blah blah! We won't back down!"

2/1/2007 5:32:14 PM

FIGHTING TERRORISM IS NO JOKE

2/1/2007 5:42:50 PM

hahaha

just saw the video...silly press...they're a damn mockery too...they're just as silly as those guys talkin bout hair cuts...with their bells and whistles and graphics and theme songs and feigned interest in world events and moral outrage

2/1/2007 5:58:34 PM

It's gonna be so easy to run for mayor in Boston.

2/1/2007 6:00:18 PM

Looking at a picture of the 2 guys, they could make a movie and Jay and Silent Bob would play the 2 characters perfectly.

2/1/2007 6:01:53 PM

Quote :

"bomb hoax"

Quote :

"A hoax is an attempt to trick an audience into believing that something false is real. There is often some material object (e.g., snake oil) involved which is actually a forgery; however, it is possible to perpetrate a hoax by making only true statements using unfamiliar wording or context (see DHMO). Unlike a fraud or con (which usually has an audience of one or a few), which are made for illicit financial or material gain, a hoax is often perpetrated as a practical joke, to cause embarrassment, or to provoke social change by making people aware of something."

No one attempted to trick the public into thinking that there was a bomb. The cops came up with that all by their brilliant selves.

[Edited on February 1, 2007 at 6:29 PM. Reason : This was not a hoax. prove me wrong.]

2/1/2007 6:29:01 PM

Quote :

"In fact, most bombs don't look like what you posted they are smaller and better disguised. "

self pwnt

2/1/2007 6:41:32 PM

Quote :

"Really, he is just digging himself into a bigger hole"

this is a re-occurring theme in boston

2/1/2007 6:54:42 PM

aha

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig

2/1/2007 6:58:04 PM

Quote :

"Do you think this is the Boston administration simply being embarrassed by "falling for it""

oh, hell yeah, that's what it is

Quote :

"Furthermore, Why didn't they jsut tell the police when the panic started instead of allowing it to last so long."

ummm, actually they did.

[Edited on February 2, 2007 at 12:27 AM. Reason : ]

2/2/2007 12:11:17 AM