Boston Bomb Scare - Page 7

deadbeater · 02-03-2007, 08:40 PM

Turner the company has no choice but to cough up the cost of the exercise of Boston federales handling the Moonite threat. As for the guerrilla advertisers, I think probation and fine is appropriate.

New Yorkers probably think Ignignokt was giving the One Finger Brooklyn Salute, as opposed to of the arm-and-bent-elbow one.

02-03-2007, 08:42 PM

They deserve nothing, gorilla ads are normal in Boston... no one else gets probation. I call BS.
Turner did nothing wrong. I call BS.

Ibby · 02-03-2007, 09:08 PM

I guess you do have a point that they were just doing their job...

...So I guess its just the job I hate. If we start panicking at every single thing with computer parts and lights... The terrorists've won. If we don't let them affect us, they can not possibly win.

Pie · 02-05-2007, 11:03 AM

Fark's take on it:

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Turner Broadcasting agrees to pay $2 million for Aqua Teen Strike Force advertising; claims that it was cheaper and more productive than a 30-second Super Bowl commercial

Crimson Ghost · 02-05-2007, 11:38 AM

These ads were places in 10 cities.
Only Boston freaked out.

Here is a conversation between two beat cops in Manhattan:
"Hey, Joe, what the fuck is that?"
"Well, Bill, it looks like a 'Lite-Brite™."
"Well, I'll be, it is a Lite-Brite™."
"Coffee? I'll buy."

Mayor Menino is more worried about a fucking kids toy than making sure that drivers aren't crushed by 10 ton steel plates falling off bridges.

"All your Lite-Brite™ are belong to us"
4/01/1998

Elspode · 02-05-2007, 12:52 PM

Terrorist Lite-Brites are just the thing to distract people from the real danger...namely, Big Dig components falling on you. Or real terrorists.

Flint · 02-05-2007, 12:54 PM

another example of "big dig" thinking, 85%, midgets, etc.

02-05-2007, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crimson Ghost

These ads were places in 10 cities.
Only Boston freaked out.

Here is a conversation between two beat cops in Manhattan:
"Hey, Joe, what the fuck is that?"
"Well, Bill, it looks like a 'Lite-Brite™."
"Well, I'll be, it is a Lite-Brite™."
"Coffee? I'll buy."

Mayor Menino is more worried about a fucking kids toy than making sure that drivers aren't crushed by 10 ton steel plates falling off bridges.

"All your Lite-Brite™ are belong to us"
4/01/1998

Did you miss this earlier post?

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Originally Posted by rkzenrage

Seattle to Boston...

Kitsune · 02-09-2007, 10:08 AM

Go go GRL!

BigV · 02-09-2007, 07:21 PM

Shit.

Quote:

On Friday, Samples fell on his sword, saying he would leave the company. He has worked at Turner for 13 years.

"As general manager of Cartoon Network, I feel compelled to step down, effective immediately, in recognition of the gravity of the situation that occurred under my watch," he said in a statement sent to staffers. "It's my hope that my decision allows us to put this chapter behind us."

Samples, a Jonesboro native, was tapped to run Cartoon Network in 2001. Among others things, he helped build Cartoon's Adult Swim programs into a major success.

Once again, the corporation survives at the expense of the individual.

Kitsune · 02-28-2007, 01:31 PM

So, do you think Boston will file suit against its own department of transportation?

Really, is the default to "we don't know what it is" to call the freaking bomb squad?

Flint · 02-28-2007, 01:38 PM

Just as the chorus of indignant voices had stopped chastising us for calling Boston a bunch of idiots.

Happy Monkey · 09-16-2015, 12:51 PM

Texas handles a similar incident better than Boston!

Eventually, at least. First they hauled off a 14 year old in handcuffs and interrogated him away from his family after he tried to show off his electronics project to his teachers, and then congratulated themselves on how they handled it.

But they aren't charging him!

ETA: Cloud's first post is in this thread!

glatt · 09-16-2015, 01:58 PM

And he apparently got an invitation from Obama to the White House.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-16-2015, 09:11 PM

And accepted it.

02-03-2007, 08:40 PM	#1
deadbeater Sir Post-A-Lot Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 439	Turner the company has no choice but to cough up the cost of the exercise of Boston federales handling the Moonite threat. As for the guerrilla advertisers, I think probation and fine is appropriate. New Yorkers probably think Ignignokt was giving the One Finger Brooklyn Salute, as opposed to of the arm-and-bent-elbow one. Last edited by deadbeater; 02-03-2007 at 08:47 PM.

02-03-2007, 09:08 PM	#3
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	I guess you do have a point that they were just doing their job... ...So I guess its just the job I hate. If we start panicking at every single thing with computer parts and lights... The terrorists've won. If we don't let them affect us, they can not possibly win. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

02-05-2007, 11:38 AM	#5
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	These ads were places in 10 cities. Only Boston freaked out. Here is a conversation between two beat cops in Manhattan: "Hey, Joe, what the fuck is that?" "Well, Bill, it looks like a 'Lite-Brite™." "Well, I'll be, it is a Lite-Brite™." "Coffee? I'll buy." Mayor Menino is more worried about a fucking kids toy than making sure that drivers aren't crushed by 10 ton steel plates falling off bridges. "All your Lite-Brite™ are belong to us" 4/01/1998 __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

02-05-2007, 12:52 PM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Terrorist Lite-Brites are just the thing to distract people from the real danger...namely, Big Dig components falling on you. Or real terrorists. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-05-2007, 12:54 PM	#7
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	another example of "big dig" thinking, 85%, midgets, etc. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

02-03-2007, 08:42 PM	#2
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	They deserve nothing, gorilla ads are normal in Boston... no one else gets probation. I call BS. Turner did nothing wrong. I call BS.

02-09-2007, 10:08 AM	#9
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Go go GRL! Attached Images

02-28-2007, 01:31 PM	#11
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	So, do you think Boston will file suit against its own department of transportation? Really, is the default to "we don't know what it is" to call the freaking bomb squad?

02-28-2007, 01:38 PM	#12
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Just as the chorus of indignant voices had stopped chastising us for calling Boston a bunch of idiots. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

09-16-2015, 12:51 PM	#13
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Texas handles a similar incident better than Boston! Eventually, at least. First they hauled off a 14 year old in handcuffs and interrogated him away from his family after he tried to show off his electronics project to his teachers, and then congratulated themselves on how they handled it. But they aren't charging him! ETA: Cloud's first post is in this thread! __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-16-2015, 01:58 PM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	And he apparently got an invitation from Obama to the White House.

09-16-2015, 09:11 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	And accepted it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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