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The Seattle Times: Nation & World: TV network's gimmick sparks Boston arrests; in Seattle, it's no big deal

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 18:59:28 +0000

""Public Works found it and took it down and didn't even bother to call us" because the device didn't appear to be threatening, he said."

Tags: #131 #athf #fear #mooninites #overreaction

Schneier on Security: Non-Terrorist Embarrassment in Boston

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:18:39 +0000

"Refuse to be terrorized, people!"

Tags: #131 #athf #boston #morons #overreaction #terror

Lisa de Moraes - Don't Hit the Panic Button On Your Remote - washingtonpost.com

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:52:05 +0000

"Boston got a taste of what it's like to be one of The Reporters Who Cover Television yesterday when Cartoon Network's guerrilla marketing campaign sent the city into high pants-wetting mode."

Tags: #131 #adultswim #athf #boston #overreaction

Boston’s Weekly Dig: Daily Dig Blog: Terror hoax outrage!

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:49:07 +0000

"I have a hard time buying all this outrage. I’m guessing the better part of it stems from embarrassment at so grossly overreacting."

Tags: #131 #athf #boston #mooninites #overreaction

ABC News

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:13:13 +0000

"BoingBoing's Mark Frauenfelder thinks Boston isn't ready for a real attack"

Tags: #131 #athf #boingboing #funny #overreaction

Thomas Menino is an incompetent coward - August J. Pollak - xoverboard.com

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:36:02 +0000

"There is no excuse for blaming Turner Networks, Adult Swim, and especially a single 27-year-old, for the overzealousness of Boston's government and the news media."

Tags: #131 #athf #boston #marketing #morons #overreaction #turner

MAKE: Blog: UPDATED: Aqua Teen Hunger Force LED art shuts down Boston

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:56:21 +0000

"Even if it was just something random, it sort of shows the folly of our security-obsessed world when a fictional martian can set a major city on high alert."

Tags: #131 #911 #art #athf #fear #morons #overreaction #turner

Turner Broadcasting "regrets" Boston security scare - Yahoo! News

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:48:55 +0000

"Turner Broadcasting apologized on Wednesday for a marketing campaign that sparked Boston's biggest security scare since the September 11, 2001, attacks -- closing bridges, shutting major roads and putting hundreds of police on alert. "

Tags: #131 #911 #athf #fear #morons #overreaction #turner