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corronchilejano · Post by **corronchilejano** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:25 am

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/01/bo ... index.html

I heard of it and I had to make sure it was real.

Firon · Post by **Firon** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:47 am

I saw this on another forum. The people of Boston are stupid as fuck, especially the mayor.

Johan_H · Post by **Johan_H** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 2:16 pm

Dumb paranoid citypeople. Love how they're mocking the reporters, I hope I had done the same thing.

Starman Ghost · Post by **Starman Ghost** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 3:35 pm

People are retarded. No, not the two guys, the Boston authorities. If you look up bomb in the dictionary you will see nothing to the effect of "signboard giving you the finger".

casualsax3 · Post by **casualsax3** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:04 pm

Best followup to all this bullshit:
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2 ... st_em.html

blackmyst · Post by **blackmyst** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:24 pm

God I fucking hate how all the public media are making absolutely no attempt whatsoever to even suggest that anybody else but the people who placed the signs were responsible for the waste of money and time. I bet all those retarded fucking officials are just embarrassed out of their ass, fucking old demented faggots, seeing everything unfolding on TV being COMPLETELY FUCKING OBVIOUS that they fucked up yet reporters trying to make it sound as if it's not clear at all.

Fuckity fuck.

creaothceann · Post by **creaothceann** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:30 pm

"It had a very sinister appearance," [Massachusetts Attorney General Martha] Coakley told reporters. "It had a battery behind it, and wires."

WIN

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:41 pm

I don't see how this is funny. Whether the officials in Boston say stupid things is one thing, however in the post 9/11 era, the overreacting wouldn't be silly if it were a real threat.

The corporations are responsible for making sure that they inform every city involved with their plans. It is costing us half a million just to handle the fake threat. Every reported threat is treated seriously (especially now). I don't see how that's a good use of state money. If anything, Turner broadcasting should be paying up for this stupid fiasco. I could care less about the morons responsible for placing the stupid devices in PUBLIC AREAS. Although, they should be slapped silly for putting them up in the first place. It is a stupid publicity stunt gone horribly wrong.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:43 pm

I wonder, when will Corronchilejano post links about Colombian News?

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:45 pm

Joe Camacho wrote:I wonder, when will Corronchilejano post links about Colombian News?

Heh. I'm just insulted because this issue bothered me when it happened.

blackmyst · Post by **blackmyst** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:55 pm

Deathlike2 wrote:I don't see how this is funny. Whether the officials in Boston say stupid things is one thing, however in the post 9/11 era, the overreacting wouldn't be silly if it were a real threat.

The corporations are responsible for making sure that they inform every city involved with their plans. It is costing us half a million just to handle the fake threat. Every reported threat is treated seriously (especially now). I don't see how that's a good use of state money. If anything, Turner broadcasting should be paying up for this stupid fiasco. I could care less about the morons responsible for placing the stupid devices in PUBLIC AREAS. Although, they should be slapped silly for putting them up in the first place. It is a stupid publicity stunt gone horribly wrong.

I don't remember where I read this, but it's said that government officials were informed of the whole thing beforehand.

Regardless though, I disagree. The overreaction was absolutely ridiculous. I just cringed when I saw how they blew up the one led sign with the cartoon character on it using some sort of elaborate contraption. It was horribly funny yet all I could do was cringe and feel embarrassed for them.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:02 pm

blackmyst wrote:
Deathlike2 wrote:I don't see how this is funny. Whether the officials in Boston say stupid things is one thing, however in the post 9/11 era, the overreacting wouldn't be silly if it were a real threat.

The corporations are responsible for making sure that they inform every city involved with their plans. It is costing us half a million just to handle the fake threat. Every reported threat is treated seriously (especially now). I don't see how that's a good use of state money. If anything, Turner broadcasting should be paying up for this stupid fiasco. I could care less about the morons responsible for placing the stupid devices in PUBLIC AREAS. Although, they should be slapped silly for putting them up in the first place. It is a stupid publicity stunt gone horribly wrong.

I don't remember where I read this, but it's said that government officials were informed of the whole thing beforehand.

Please cite source. Last time I watched the news, they had no idea. I do think they could have at least researched what was going on, since this was plastered all over the Internet.

Regardless though, I disagree. The overreaction was absolutely ridiculous. I just cringed when I saw how they blew up the one led sign with the cartoon character on it using some sort of elaborate contraption. It was horribly funny yet all I could do was cringe and feel embarrassed for them.

Politicians+overreacting is common. Not much that can be done there.

Post by **badinsults** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:01 am

If I were a terrorist, would I make a bomb with flashy lights in an easy to see area?

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:17 am

badinsults wrote:If I were a terrorist, would I make a bomb with flashy lights in an easy to see area?

Probably not. On the other hand, if terrorists had creativity, I dare say something as silly as that wouldn't have crossed their minds.

PHoNyMiKe · Post by **PHoNyMiKe** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:20 am

just because it features a character from a childish cartoon, doesn't make it safe. wtf were these things doing hanging under a bridge? are you telling me you guys are so fucking ignorant, that you'll be driving down the road, see some weird light up thing with a cartoon character on it, then a big smile comes across your face and you go on the rest of your day knowing everything is okay? if I saw something like that under a bridge, I don't care if it had bugs bunny on it, it would rub me the wrong way. you can hang one of those in your bedroom, but when you advertise in public, you need to tell people what you're selling and where to get it. these things made no mention of a movie, or title of the show. just a cartoon character. that's not advertising, and nobody advertises unidentified cartoon characters on a small electrical object under an overpass.

you guys think it's a joke because the stories said they're just led signs. had you seen this story before they found out, you'd be worried to.

Vault Dweller · Post by **Vault Dweller** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:30 am

Successful marketing wins. Millions more people have heard about the show due too this, and some are bound too be curious.

blackmyst · Post by **blackmyst** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:01 am

phOnYmIkE wrote:you guys think it's a joke because the stories said they're just led signs. had you seen this story before they found out, you'd be worried to.

Ehh, you assume wrong. I'm not that paranoid. I guess the voices haven't yet gotten into my head yelling to me about how the terrorists are coming for me and my dog? Ignorance is bliss then?

And why was Boston the only place where they made any fuss about it? To top it off, one news report said that one of the signs had been there for two weeks before anyone even noticed.

I found this mildly amusing: http://youtube.com/watch?v=4G-D0F4Q9yk

corronchilejano · Post by **corronchilejano** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 5:33 pm

Joe Camacho wrote:I wonder, when will Corronchilejano post links about Colombian News?

I should start doing that. The problem is that most of the news posted in CNN and other newspapers in english are WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY off, and ElTiempo which is, I believe, the most widespread newspaper here still doesnt' have it's new in english.

But I could do it definetly.

EDIT: Although I could definetly post some things about our internal war, if that's what you would like.

Post by **grinvader** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 12:25 pm

blackmyst wrote:Ehh, you assume wrong. I'm not that paranoid. I guess the voices haven't yet gotten into my head yelling to me about how the terrorists are coming for me and my dog? Ignorance is bliss then?

The 'voices in head' gimmick is more of a schizo thing, actually. Paranoids wouldn't trust any voice in their head. :p

WOO plz disregard the OT

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