Boston cops make arrest in devices ploy (media terrorist)

Yahoo ^ | 1/31/2007 | KEN MAGUIRE, Associated Press Writer

[festus]

I saw the pictures. It looked like a light brite with batteries.

Only a loon would have thought it was a "bimb".

Has Clouseau taken over the Boston security operations ?

[msnimje]

...a surreal series about a talking milkshake, a box of fries and a meatball

The person who invented this was obviously high.

[flashbunny]

I suspect master shake is behind this.

[xcamel]

"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."

And only boston blew it's cork?

[flashbunny]

The box of fries (frylock) can also fly and shoots lasers out of his eyes.

Yes, they probably were high, but the show can be incredibly funny in a very ridiculous way.

[Arizona Carolyn]

The funniest thing to come out of this" Shepard Smith reported that Jack Cafferty on CNN actually said something to the effect that whoever the idiot was that did this they should be hung... then CNN found out it was Turner Broadcasting...

[soupcon]

"...a surreal series about a talking milkshake, a box of fries and a meatball"

It's official. They're out of ideas.

[Dallas59]

Really stupid stunt....How would the perpetrators feel about a stunt where something like letters are sent to their loved ones detailing how they where going to be kidnapped and killed?

[Strategerist]

It's official. They're out of ideas.

It's actually one of the funniest shows in years.

It sort of appeals to a certain type of adult geek humor that is totally going to go past a lot of people, though.

[Walkingfeather]

Is this not calling " Fire" in a movie theater? They will get hit with a bill and many lawsuits is my guess. If they want publicity they will get it in spades.

[unixfox]

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.

Wow, what a crack team of LEO's we have out there that never found these devices.

Maybe they should start worrying about things like this instead of worrying about seat belt violators, smokers, jay walkers, etc, etc, etc.

[Dog]

Excuse me...but having 9 of these things turn up at the same time spread over an American city...will set off alarm bells..

Ask the Brits about the events of 7/7.

[tobyhill]

I saw it too but being it came from the Turner Broadcast Company they probably did intend it as a terror like joke. It was funny watching CNN report of the terrorist hoax not knowing it would turn out to be their own parent company.

[Strategerist]

Really stupid stunt....How would the perpetrators feel about a stunt where something like letters are sent to their loved ones detailing how they where going to be kidnapped and killed?

Umm...they weren't trying to plant hoax bombs in hopes of scaring the public - probably never occured to them that anyone would possibly think they were bombs.

[flashbunny]

"How would the perpetrators feel about a stunt where something like letters are sent to their loved ones detailing how they where going to be kidnapped and killed?"

Gee, go out of proportion much?

It was basically a lite bright with a cartoon character on it.

[Doghouse Riley]

Such letters would be overt threats. The only "threat" in this case was created within the fervid imaginations of Bostonians.

[D.P.Roberts]

Gov. Deval Patrick - Ha ha! What a Maroon!

[Dallas59]

One more reason not watch television.

[billbears]

Has Clouseau taken over the Boston security operations ?

Well I imagine they had to arrest someone to cover up their stupidity. If it ever went to court, the jury wouldn't probably even need to leave the courtroom to talk about it. Their laughter would be answer enough.