It has a beautiful absurdity to it. It couldn't have been imagined, it had be acted out. Eric > I do get your point though, it does seem as though one could get > arrested just for farting in the wrong manner these days... > > marc > >>I hope they have a wireless network in that London jail your headed for. >>We want all the juicy details, live, and posted for inclusion in DIWO. >>Eric >>...is that shrapnel that just wizzed by? >> >> >> >>>BOOM! >>> >>>Let's see what happens ;-) >>> >>>m. >>> >>> >>> >>>>The real story here though is that some really dim lights managed to >>>>arrest two marketers for their own really really dumb mistake. >>>>I guess we could all be under suspicion, and then arrested for posting >>>>stuff to this list. >>>>If I say "BOOM" and you think it's a bomb, I'm off to jail. >>>>yikes >>>>Eric >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Hi Lauren, >>>>> >>>>>Perhaps it should be renamed 'hairscare'... >>>>> >>>>>marc :-) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Get thee to cnn.com and watch the two films they've got posted on the >>>>>>left: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/01/boston.bombscare/index.html >>>>>> >>>>>>Note also the Turner Broadcasting Statement just beneath (just so >>>>>>happens turner, who owns cnn, and through Mr. Mustache, Ted Turner, >>>>>>most of Wyoming (just north of my home state!) was also behind the >>>>>>stunt!!!!) >>>>>> >>>>>>And also, a quote from the story: >>>>>> >>>>>>"At a news conference after the hearing, Stevens and Berdovsky >>>>>> stepped >>>>>>to the microphones and said they were taking questions only about >>>>>>1970s hairstyles. >>>>>> >>>>>>When a reporter accused them of not taking the situation seriously, >>>>>>Stevens responded, "We're taking it very seriously." Asked another >>>>>>question about the case, Stevens reiterated they were answering >>>>>>questions only about hair and accused the reporter of not taking him >>>>>>and Berdovsky seriously. >>>>>> >>>>>>Reporters did not relent and as they continued, Berdovsky disregarded >>>>>>their queries, saying, "That's not a hair question. I'm sorry." " >>>>>> >>>>>>I know I should probably be more critical somehow, but I must say, I >>>>>>can't help getting behind guys who talk about 1970s hairstyles on >>>>>>international tv. Sorry. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Hi kanarinka, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>here you go: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>http://tinyurl.com/34spkx >>>>>> >>>>>>muich thanks :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Also - check out www.boston.com for extensive Globe coverage... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>I'm on my way.... >>>>>> >>>>>>marc >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>here you go: >>>>>>>http://tinyurl.com/34spkx >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Also - check out www.boston.com for extensive Globe coverage... >>>>>>> >>>>>>>On Feb 1, 2007, at 10:51 AM, marc wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Hi kanarinka, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>That links seems to have cut short... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>marc >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Yesterday a bunch of LED signs with cartoon characters from a TV >>>>>>>>>show shut down the city of Boston. They were installed on >>>>>>>>>bridges, overpasses, etc. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>City officials spent $750,000 deploying first responders to the >>>>>>>>>site of the cartoons. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Now they have arrested two of the "artists" who were hired by >>>>>>>>>Interference, Inc, a guerrilla marketing firm who was hired by >>>>>>>>>Turner Broadcasting. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Bail for the artists is set at $100,000. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>One of the LED signs is on sale on eBay for $5,000. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>This world gets weirder and weirder. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>--- ---- >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Boston officials livid over ad stunt >>>>>>>>>Yahoo! News >>>>>>>>>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070201/ap_on_re_us/ >>>>>>>>>suspicious_devices&printer=1;_ylt=AlshJuoauPW32_iUqROy2mJH2ocA;_ylu=X >>>>>>>>>3oD MTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE- >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>By KEN MAGUIRE, Associated Press Writer 56 minutes ago >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Livid about a publicity campaign that disrupted the city by >>>>>>>>>stirring fears of terrorism, Boston officials vowed to prosecute >>>>>>>>>those responsible and seek restitution, while others mocked >>>>>>>>>authorities on Thursday for what they called an overreaction. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Officials found a slew of blinking electronic signs adorning >>>>>>>>>bridges and other high-profile spots across the city Wednesday, >>>>>>>>>prompting the closing of a highway and part of the Charles River >>>>>>>>>and the deployment of bomb squads. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>The 38 signs were part of a promotion for the Cartoon Network TV >>>>>>>>>show "Aqua Teen Hunger Force," a surreal series about a talking >>>>>>>>>milkshake, a box of fries and a meatball. The network's parent is >>>>>>>>>Turner Broadcasting Systems Inc. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>"It is outrageous, in a post 9/11 world, that a company would use >>>>>>>>>this type of marketing scheme," Mayor Thomas Menino said. "I am >>>>>>>>>prepared to take any and all legal action against Turner >>>>>>>>>Broadcasting and its affiliates for any and all expenses >>>>>>>>> incurred." >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>The 1-foot tall signs, which were lit up at night, resembled a >>>>>>>>>circuit board, with protruding wires and batteries. Most depicted >>>>>>>>>a boxy, cartoon character giving passersby the finger âEUR" a >>>>>>>>> more >>>>>>>>>obvious sight when darkness fell. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Two men who put up the promotions were to be arraigned Thursday >>>>>>>>> on >>>>>>>>>charges of placing a hoax device and disorderly conduct. >>>>>>>>>Authorities say Peter Berdovsky, 27, of Arlington, and Sean >>>>>>>>>Stevens, 28, of Charlestown, were hired to place the devices. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Berdovsky, an artist, told The Boston Globe he was hired by a >>>>>>>>>marketing company and said he was "kind of freaked out" by the >>>>>>>>>furor. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>"I find it kind of ridiculous that they're making these statements >>>>>>>>>on TV that we must not be safe from terrorism, because they were >>>>>>>>>up there for three weeks and no one noticed. It's pretty >>>>>>>>>commonsensical to look at them and say this is a piece of art and >>>>>>>>>installation," he said. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Fans of the show mocked what they called an overreaction as about >>>>>>>>>a dozen gathered outside Charlestown District Court on Thursday >>>>>>>>>morning with signs saying "1-31-07 Never Forget" and "Free >>>>>>>>> Peter." >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>"We're the laughing stock," said Tracy O'Connor, 34. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>"It's almost too easy to be a terrorist these days," said >>>>>>>>> Jennifer >>>>>>>>>Mason, 26. "You stick a box on a corner and you can shut down a >>>>>>>>>city." >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>O'Connor said there's nothing wrong with being vigilant, but said >>>>>>>>>she said it was ridiculous to shut down a city "when anyone under >>>>>>>>>the age of 35 knew this was a joke the second they saw it." >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Authorities vowed to hold Turner accountable for what Menino said >>>>>>>>>was "corporate greed," that led to at least $750,000 in police >>>>>>>>>costs. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>As soon as Turner realized the Boston problem around 5 p.m., it >>>>>>>>>said, law enforcement officials were told of their locations in >>>>>>>>> 10 >>>>>>>>>cities where it said the devices had been placed for two to >>>>>>>>> three >>>>>>>>>weeks: Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, >>>>>>>>>Portland, Ore., Austin, Texas, San Francisco and Philadelphia. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>"We apologize to the citizens of Boston that part of a marketing >>>>>>>>>campaign was mistaken for a public danger," said Phil Kent, >>>>>>>>>chairman of Turner, a division of Time Warner Inc. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Kent said the marketing company that placed the signs, >>>>>>>>>Interference Inc., was ordered to remove them immediately. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Interference had no comment. A woman who answered the phone at >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>New York-ba > sed firm's offices Wednesday afternoon said the firm's >>>>>>>>>CEO was out of town and would not be able to comment until >>>>>>>>>Thursday. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Messages seeking additional comment from the Atlanta-based >>>>>>>>> Cartoon >>>>>>>>>Network were left with several publicists. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>A voice mail box for Berdovsky was full Wednesday night. The >>>>>>>>>Associated Press was unable to find whether Stevens had a lawyer. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Authorities are investigating whether Turner or other companies >>>>>>>>>should be criminally charged, Attorney General Martha Coakley >>>>>>>>>said. "We're not going to let this go without looking at the >>>>>>>>>further roots of how this happened to cause the panic in this >>>>>>>>>city," Coakley said. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>In Seattle and several suburbs, the removal of the signs was low- >>>>>>>>>key. "We haven't had any calls to 911 regarding this," Seattle >>>>>>>>>police spokesman Sean Whitcomb said Wednesday. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>Police in Philadelphia said they believed their city had 56 devices. >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>The New York Police Department removed 41 of the devices âEUR" 38 >>>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>>>Manhattan and three in Brooklyn, according to spokesman Paul >>>>>>>>>Browne. The NYPD had not received any complaints. But when it >>>>>>>>>became aware of the situation, it contacted Cartoon Network, >>>>>>>>> which >>>>>>>>>provided the locations so the devices could be removed. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>"Aqua Teen Hunger Force" is a cartoon with a cultish following >>>>>>>>>that airs as part of a block of programs for adults on the >>>>>>>>>Cartoon Network. A feature length film based on the show is >>>>>>>>> slated >>>>>>>>>for release March 23. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>___ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Associated Press Writer Tom Hays in New York contribu >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>ted to this >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>report. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Copyright (c) 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The >>>>>>>>>information contained in the AP News report may not be published, >>>>>>>>>broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written >>>>>>>>>authority of The Associated Press. >>>>>>>>>Copyright (c) 2007 Yahoo! Inc. 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