That queen snake got in under your watch…
Jim Samples is resigning from Cartoon Network because Boston is a little jumpy.
In a letter to employees, Jim Samples, the general manager and executive vice president of the network, wrote: “I deeply regret the negative publicity and expense caused to our company as a result of this campaign. As general manager of Cartoon Network, I feel compelled to step down, effective immediately, in recognition of the gravity of the situation that occurred under my watch.”
The “gravity of the situation” is what gets me. This advertising campaign was rolled out in nine other cities, and only Boston freaked out. Because if you find a terrorist who can put a giant cartoon character flipping the bird in flashing lights on his bomb, just imagine what else he would be capable of. And to then call it a hoax is beyond ridiculous, it’s downright comic.
As a matter of fact, Trexfiles has found that comic. It’s Charles Schulz’s Peanuts.