Bostonist: Phew. Boston Isn't the Only Fraidy-Cat City Out There!

Caroline Roberts

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:18:24 -0500

That's a good point. It does look just like a bomb, but, in the ruckus during the Aqua Teen mess, the TV stations referred to the lite-brite Mooninite thingy as a hoax bomb throughout the live coverage. I think what freaked out the city was that they were all over the place. And the people who found it didn't know about Aqua Teen and didn't know what the hell it was. Regarding the Star Simpson incident, I'll give ya that one.

HarmyG

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:11:08 -0500

I agree with thespian. This was a true hoax bomb, while the ones in Boston were only called hoax bombs to try to save the authorities some embarrassment.

thespian

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:53:32 -0500

I'm sorry, but that's fucking *stupid*. Have you ever seen a pipe bomb? Here's a realistic mock up of one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Trip-wire_pipe_bomb.jpg Compare that to the thing that asshat is holding in his hands. Unlike the moominite or Star, things that were clearly not bombs, there is no reason on earth to assume that that supposed 'sculpture', which he probably based on pictures he found online, like that wikipedia pic, was not a real threat. You're being really dumb if you think you can lump that in the stupid here. This is an idiots "I made a 'sculpture' that looks just like a bomb, left it in a museum, and was surprised to find out it got treated like one!" and not akin to blinky aliens and stars.

Caroline Roberts

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:59:38 -0500

Well, Urethra, I guess it all depends on if you're looking up or looking down.

Urethra Franklin

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:56:10 -0500

And this is Canada people, aka America's Hat. I think you've got your anatomy wrong. America is Canada's asshole. Yes, you wear the pants, but you often stink of something rotten and can be a real pain.