Boston panics, doesn’t realize prank is Adult Swim

The media has been going nuts all day in Boston. About ten devices have been found, at first thought to be bombs, but then discovered to be hoaxes. Nobody has put together that it’s probably a “Mooninite” character from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The lite-brite/circuit board devices have popped up all over the country. No media has put this together yet, but I’m willing to bet this is exactly what this is. (Thanks, Baker and Shawn) UPDATE: After an ENTIRE day of live coverage and city-wide disruption, Turner Broadcasting has released a statement explaining that it is indeed a Aqua Teen Hunger Force marketing stunt. I just did a phoner on the news to explain a little more. There is a BIG question here: why didn’t the police know? Why didn’t they get information from the other cities where this happened? How come it took Turner all day to tell Boston what was going on? The story was on national channels – didn’t any officials in other cities think to tell Boston officials? This is a security embarrassment, not a terrorist attack. UPDATE: It appears we may be the first to break the connection between the devices and the TV show. More coverage.