Aqua Teen Hunger Force Brings Boston to a Halt 804
An anonymous reader writes "An ad campaign for Aqua Teen Hunger Force featuring the Mooninites Ignignot and Err caused major security concerns in Boston, MA when magnetic light displays were mistaken for possible bombs. The displays included one of Ignignot flipping the bird (as hard as he could), but Gov. Deval Patrick was not amused."
Not really a surprise (Score:0, Funny)
Aqua Swim should be applauded for their contribution to the War on Terror. By making terrorist Democ-rat liberal whiners like Deval Patrick look foolish they will combat the Open Source scourge that encroaches upon our Christian Way of Life via nebulous European threats [shelleytherepublican.com].
Reasonable suspicion (Score:5, Funny)
I salute our brave leaders for their quick and level-headed handling of the situation.
Just be thankful (Score:5, Funny)
the prophe, shake-zulah (Score:4, Funny)
Shake: Frylock, I cannot do that. God hath commanded that I do his will or the Earth will blow up!
Frylock: My ass he did!
Meatwad: God's gunna blow up the world?
Shake: Oh yeah, brutha! He ain't too pleased with YOU in particular, Meatwad!
Meatwad: ME?!
Shake: Oh yeah.... He saw you touchin' yourself--
Meatwad: I don't touch myself!
Shake: In the bathroom!
FOXNews.com screenshot. (Score:5, Funny)
http://www.catastrophicerror.com/~endo/Ignignokt.
Re:On the moon... (Score:2, Funny)
"And just how do you think you'll override my veto when you're Cold As Ice?"
First thought (Score:4, Funny)
Then again, that just proves that if terrorists paint their IED's pretty colors and put Mickey Mouse on it, I'm fucked...
Re:As a Bostonian (Score:2, Funny)
There are plenty of lovely targets around the town, which can explain the reaction (which you'd expect no matter what when dealing with batteries and unknown electronics in a sneaky location in a heavy traffic area).
Yeah, you can't be too careful around batteries. Especially 9-volt ones, they can tingle your tongue!
There's no need to fear (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Who's the @**hole now! (Score:5, Funny)
They laughed him off.
Idiots.
Oh noes! (Score:5, Funny)
Terrorist threats (Score:3, Funny)
The innocent shall suffer... big time. -Ignignokt
If you have a problem with that maybe you should take that up with Mr. Laser. -Ignignokt
Err: You all have any eggs? 'Cause I'm totally gonna mess someone's house up! Ignignokt: Yes, eggs or pot, either one
Bow your heads or I'll bow em for ya! -Err
Ignignokt: Our god is a god of vengeance. A god of hate. Err: A god of action! Ignignokt: Our god is an Indian who can turn into a wolf and- Err: Dude, that's Wolfen. Ignignokt: Yes, well Wolfen will come after you, with his razor.
You got a problem with that? -Err
Ignignokt: No one can defeat the Quad Laser. Err: Jumping is useless.
Re:Who's the @**hole now! (Score:5, Funny)
maybe i was ill that day...
Re:Dumbest thing I've read in years.... (Score:4, Funny)
Well look at it this way, if these boards ran on a certain brand of laptop battery (cough Sony cough), they might be right!!!
Re:FOXNews.com screenshot. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Reasonable suspicion (Score:5, Funny)
So we have that:
1. Anything that looks like a bomb is not a bomb, because nobody would call attention to their bomb.
2. A bomb looks like a bomb, by definition.
3. From 2, anything that doesn't look like a bomb is not a bomb.
4. From 1 and 3, the existence of bombs is a contradiction. Thus we are safe forever. QED
Re:Who's the @**hole now! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:FOXNews.com screenshot. (Score:4, Funny)
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/US/01/31/boston.bombs
Re:Reasonable suspicion (Score:1, Funny)
I don't think that's what that look means (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Personally I think they handled this the right (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Reasonable suspicion (Score:5, Funny)
All I know is that I always carry my own bomb when I ride on an airplane because, hey, two bombs on an airplane? How unlikely is that!?!
Re:Who's the @**hole now! (Score:5, Funny)
What type of sick experiment/fetish is going on there? To each their own...
Re:Who's the @**hole now! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:FOXNews.com screenshot. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:State of our Country (Score:2, Funny)
Well you're not Alberto Gonzales now, are you?
Re:Who's the @**hole now! (Score:5, Funny)
Please. You're reading a site with the tagline "News for Nerds". You should already know the required reading.
You should already own and have read all of these, and if you're truly pretentious you should be able to quote relevant passages. Also, to retain your nerd and/or geek credentials, you must be able to quote from two or more of Star Wars, Star Trek, Babylon 5, Stargate, Firefly, or Andromeda. You will be expected to pick one of these as a religion* and from time to time wage holy war on the rest for forsaking The One True Way. Also you must be able to recite on demand the Spam sketch, the Dead Parrot sketch, and 90% of the Princess Bride script**.
If you wish to branch out from required reading, other popular choices are Twain, Shakespeare, Crichton, and Mark Minasi.
While either is correct, the "Enlightened" tend to use "theatre". I tend to make a distinction in that "theater" is the building and "theatre" is the performance within, but that's mostly because I suffered with a thespian roommate for a while and the brainwashing eventually wore me down. You may choose as you wish.
My pleasure! Please feel free to stop in again anytime you need a helping hand :-)
* - Star Trek, ** - Inconceivable!
Flashing Lights and/or Whirligigs. (Score:5, Funny)
The MPAA should definitely foot the bill.
Re:Isn't it funny that.... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Who's the @**hole now! (Score:3, Funny)
<hides in bomb shelter due to suspicious-looking cereal box on counter>
from a Bostonian (Score:5, Funny)
Likewise I've only heard Boston-based posters complaining about how this was irresponsible and something that obviously looked a lot like a bomb so it needed to be investigated.
I'm from Boston. I stood on the subway for a over an hour (normal ride time: 30 minutes or so) because of these dipshit "indie" artists that did this for Turner. Check out one of their websites [zebbler.com]. Wow, aren't they cool? They know how to use animation programs, video projectors, video cameras, and have dreadlocks. They use pen-names that sound uber-cool, and lots of hip artist-y language.
They should have heard the language on the subway when the conductor announced we'd be delayed because Sullivan Station was shut down on account of "a suspicious package."
Their stunt shut down 93 North, the orange line, several Charles River bridges (which are heavily trafficked.) These idiots planted electronic devices on private and public property, something they knew they shouldn't do, over-reactions from police aside. Let's be absolutely clear here: these clowns had zero business putting this stuff on property that wasn't theirs and they knew it, but decided to ignore that, because this whole thing probably made them some pot money.
One of them is sitting in jail, as of about half an hour ago. Let's see how he likes being inconvenienced.
Re:from a Bostonian (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Who's the @**hole now! (Score:3, Funny)
*twirling moustache*
Now that I have attached the bombs around the city using the unbreakable force of magnets, I will activate the lights to taunt the populace, so that they can see the source of their imminent demise but be powerless to avoid it!
*insane cackling*
"Uh-oh. Someone's going to get an email." (Score:2, Funny)
The funny thing is, for a few weeks now, Adult Swim has been talking in their bumps about having no idea how to promote the upcoming ATHF movie.
Well, they certainly solved that problem, didn't they? I don't think they intentionally tried to create a scare, but man oh man, you can't buy publicity like this.
As of this moment, the Drudge Report main page [drudgereport.com] has an image of Err flying the bird.
Brit Hume said "Meatwad".
If I had actually been watching TV live when this story broke, I think I actually might have passed out from laughing.
Re:Who's the @**hole now! (Score:3, Funny)
I'm ashamed. And amused. Ok, much more amused than ashamed.
Oh the cognitive dissonance.
I for one, welcome our new Mooninite overlords, flipping us the bird as long and as hard as they possibly can.
Re:Who's the @**hole now! (Score:3, Funny)
*twirling moustache*
Now that I have attached the bombs around the city using the unbreakable force of magnets, I will activate the lights to taunt the populace, so that they can see the source of their imminent demise but be powerless to avoid it!
*insane cackling*
Okay, now picture this in 2d.
Re:Who's the @**hole now! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Who's the @**hole now! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Such a crying shame. (Score:3, Funny)
I feel like standing on top of a soap box and yelling at people till i'm blue in the face, but I know that's fruitless.
So stand on a crate of oranges.
American Beauty (Score:2, Funny)
Well, after reading this article I can now imagine this as the one he's reading.
Re:Who's the @**hole now! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Get the facts (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Flashing Lights and/or Whirligigs. (Score:1, Funny)
At various street intersections throughout the city there are strange rectangular boxes with flashing lights (red, yellow, green).
NOTE: THESE ARE NOT BOMBS. They are called traffic lights. Please consult with somebody who knows something about these mysterious objects before shutting down the city's traffic and blowing them up.