I'm sure y'all have seen this by now

[kjpepper]

We are greatly amused and mock your primitive culture that cannot grasp the complexities of our Mooninite humor

I can't decide whether to laugh, cry or be angry about this. There is a certain degree of humor to be found in the idea that an entire city can be spooked by a glorified Lite Brite, and it's quite a sad commentary on how paranoid we have had to become in the name of national security. (Anyone remember "This Bike is a Pipe Bomb?") Still, considering said cultural paranoia, this was a very dumb idea on the part of whatever marketing group spearheaded this and it's going to cost someone a hell of a lot of unexpected money.

Still... quite a culture jam.

Also in the news... "Harry Potter" gets naked in British production of Equus, teenagers worldwide (and a few adults who should probably be ashamed of themselves) collectively swoon. Meanwhile, announce date quietly released for seventh book and we all get to find out whether J.K. Rowling indeed decides that rocks fall and everyone dies, hopefully after resolving Snape's motives for pwning Dumbledore.

Comments

[drklord1922.livejournal.com]

The thing that I find humourous is the fact that it was all doneby Turner Brodcasting and the fact that they had been put in place a good 12 days prior to the event. As well as the 7 or 8 other cities that also had the same stuff up that went off without incident.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_kyri/]

Someone at the b0st0n comm has a great reply to this.

[kjpepper.livejournal.com]

oh look, someone made an icon. *yoink*

[morlock.livejournal.com]

ZOMG POOTTER SPOILARZ

[kjpepper.livejournal.com]

oh shush, you knew that already.

BTW, the big twist at the end of The Crying Game? SHE'S A DUDE.

[morlock.livejournal.com]

NOOOOOOOOoooooooooo........*blip*

Somebody Set Up Us The Bomb!

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

The first thing I thought of when I heard about this was of that practical joke where kids put up signs all over a city that said "All your base are belong to us. You have no chance to survive make your time" and everyone thought it was a terrorist threat.

I like that people keep calling it a 'hoax,' like the company was TRYING to make everyone think they were bombs.

[masteradept.livejournal.com]

See I would accept D.C. going nuts and shutting stuff down...but Boston!