I hope they can see this…
Seriously. Are we this freaked out?
The suspicious devices which forced bomb units to scramble across Boston today were actually magnetic lights that are part of a marketing campaign for a television cartoon.
The reports forced the temporary shutdowns of Interstate 93 out of the city, a key inbound roadway, a bridge between Boston and Cambridge, and a portion of the Charles River but were quickly determined not to be explosive.
“It’s a hoax—and it’s not funny,” Gov. Deval Patrick said.
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Since I can never just drop a link and let it be, let me just say – it was an LED device that lit up to display a Mooninite from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. It was a flippin’ billboard is what it was. I really don’t think you could call it a “hoax.”