Will the Mooninite Joke Get Old?

The joke will get old, but probably not anytime this year. We're nearly six months out from the "Great Mooninite Scare" on January 31, 2007 and those pesky Duracell and LED contraptions are still making Boston the brunt of the joke. We got a tip over email today letting us know of a website where we can hone our skills and become the next best TSA agent and determine what is, in fact, a bomb, and what's not a bomb. Thankfully the FAQ offers some guidance on the site:

I don't get it. What is the purpose of this? This site helps you improve your bomb detection skills, so that you can become a better inconvenience to travelers Skilled Government Agent.

I don't still get it. What do I do? You view the images. You think hard. You use your vast skills and intellect to determine whether the image depicts a bomb or not. You click on the appropriate button.

Yeah, simple enough. Click long enough and the above image of the Mooninite invader that halted traffic and scared the bejesus out of Boston's law enforcement earlier this year will appear. Yeah, we guessed correctly: Not a Bomb. As we've gleaned, most of the items on the site are not actually bombs. Don't be fooled by things that might be "the bomb" - they don't count as "bombs."