1.31.07; We will never forget.
February 1, 2007 at 10:26 pm
Boston — Two suspects were arrested Wednesday after officials found 38 blinking electronic signs on bridges and other high-profile spots across the city that were thought to be bombs. The scare forced bomb units to scramble across Boston all day. The "devices" were actually magnetic lights which resemble a character on the show "Aqua Teen Hunger Force", on Turner Broadcasting's Cartoon Network. Boston Mayor Tom Menino is now demanding restitution of at least $750,000 to compensate the city for police costs, and the state's attorney said he plans to go forward with criminal charges.
Got time to waste? How about some links!
FOXNews.com - Suspects Refuse to Answer Questions on Botched 'Aqua Teen' Marketing Scheme
Boing Boing: LED ad campaign ignites terrorism scare in Boston
Peter Berdovsky's personal Myspace site
Myspace site for Berdovsky's band
Interference Incorporated (Guerrilla Marketing agency hired for the stunt)
wbztv.com - Arrest Made In Boston's Hoax Device Incident (Boston's local news channel)
Boston LED terror scare: a message to the media (Ed Adkins has something to say)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force viral ads cause Boston bomb scare - Engadget
Oooh, and videos!
Boston Ad Prank Suspects Talk About ... Hair
FREE BERDOVSKY
This is NOT the Graffiti Research Lab
[ adult swim ] apology
[Adult Swim] v.s. Boston (spoof)
Wait, there's more; how about some photos!
Photos from mostaghimi's photostream of the Adult Swim Apology (Set)
Photos from Vanderlin's photostream of the LED Adult Swim Ad (Set)
Finally
If you are hellbent on supporting the "ATHF: War on Boston" there are a ton of eBay auctions ready to help arm you with your own guerrilla marketing propaganda.
- Aqua Teen MOONINITES MOON RULES LIGHTNING T-Shirt M
- Aqua Teen MOONINITES MOON RULES LIGHTNING T-Shirt S
- Err Mooninites Aqua Teen Hunger Force Shot Glass
- MOONINITES Aqua Teen flip top cigarette lighter #1
- Large Aqua Med. Potter Drug & Chemical Boston, Mass.
- Boston Proper 3 Dots Twist Empire Tank Top L 10 Aqua
- ANTIQUE AQUA COLOR WHITTEMORE BOSTON POLISH BOTTLE
- Sexy New Boston Proper Push Up Halter Swim 8 Aqua Teal
- NWT Boston Proper Muse Poet Empire Dress Aqua~ 8 ~$98
- MOONINITE BOSTON HUMOR AQUA TEEN LOGO DECAL STICKER!!
- MOONINITE AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE LOGO DECAL STICKER!!
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Yeah, I live in Boston and the city went crazy... I guess no one had ever seen Adult Swim before... But does that mean they are the losers, or I am?...
J David said
Did you get a chance to see one? If so, you're probably kicking yourself for not grabbing one now — that'd be a pretty cool piece to hang on the wall in your office!
My buddy Mark is who told me about it — he's a software engineer for Turner Broadcasting so maybe he'll get a peak at one, but I doubt it...