….”That would mean that the “less bomb looking” something was, the more serious of a threat we would have to treat it…. the newspaper box, the trash on the street, the puppy outside a store would all become potential bombs because they looked harmless.”…. It is futile to worry about these things because they don’t advertise their prescence by lighting up and flipping you off. Best to walk away from the fear and get on with being the best little bonobos we can be…as Frank Herbert said, “Fear is the mind-killer “…
That said, I am enjoying the dadaesque show of bizarre overreaction, go mooninites!

And Alyssa , Ted’s name is just on the company, like Hughes’ name is still on his. Mr Turner is a stockholder, but he has no hand in day-to-day operations and I don’t think he’s still on the board.

Otherwise, I’m sure Mr Menino would already be crying.
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(Though I fully expect Time-Warner/Turner Broadcasting to reimburse the city because the publicity appears to have been worth the price)

That would mean that the “less bomb looking” something was, the more serious of a threat we would have to treat it…. the newspaper box, the trash on the street, the puppy outside a store would all become potential bombs because they looked harmless.

1. Assume I’m a terrorist, and I want to put something dangerous in a major American city.
2. I really want to have a good possibility of it working, so

3. I light it up as bright as I can, and stick it in a public place??!!!

Wow - I sure am glad I’m from _Western_ Massachusetts (originally), that means I don’t have the “Bahstin” accent and won’t have to be associated with these guys who are giving the MA education system a bad name right about now.

Why put one in a medical center? They have so many electronic devices as is, a Lite-Brite might ot stand out as much.

A co-worker made an intersting point- who does Ted Turner thing he is, not paying for ad space?

So, I then jumped to the two Seattle papers to read his full quote, before I came back here to see if Cory had picked it up.

I guess you could say that I’ve got too much time on my hands. Though, as a civil libertarian who occasionally documents guerrilla marketing, you could also say that I have a special interest in the story.

An, I haven’t even gotten to the idea of getting Banksy to come over and paint these little creatures on the Boston Town Hall.

dang, this guy (gal?) is on top of this stuff.

anyone second that motion?

‘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.”