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Bomb?
I'd like to take this time to post a public service announcement.
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Yo. BOSTON! Chill the f*ck out!
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I humbly suggest that the city get laid, smoke some grass (I would never suggest this lightly, as a non-partaker myself), and take it's head out of its collective ass.
And for those out there who think that it's just another example of the sorry state of the world, when you can't tell the difference between viral marketing and a terrorist threat, I'd like to offer a few helpful pointers, to wit:
Stunts like the Mooninites (smiling face is flipping you off lite-brite style, yo), have a recognizable element of humor in them, whether you appreciate it or not.
If there's one thing noticeably lacking in terrorists and terrorist attacks, it's an element of humor.
Capisce?
Note, also, that it's not a "hoax". A "hoax" would imply that the "perpetrators" intended to shut down the city of Boston with a fake terrorist scare. Since the perpetrators obviously had no idea that people would be that idiotic, it wasn't an effect they intended.
If you need more evidence that this was one wildly disproportionate reaction, consider that when people found the same things in Portland, they took them home. Which coast would you rather live on, eh? Represent!
I have some thoughts on the whole 'viral marketing' idea (namely that all successful marketing is viral in many ways), but I need to think about them more. I'd certainly contend that De Beers' highly successful "A Diamond is Forever" campaign has been vastly more destructive and influential than a brief invasion of mooninites.
I'd like to take this time to post a public service announcement.
***
Yo. BOSTON! Chill the f*ck out!
***
I humbly suggest that the city get laid, smoke some grass (I would never suggest this lightly, as a non-partaker myself), and take it's head out of its collective ass.
And for those out there who think that it's just another example of the sorry state of the world, when you can't tell the difference between viral marketing and a terrorist threat, I'd like to offer a few helpful pointers, to wit:
Stunts like the Mooninites (smiling face is flipping you off lite-brite style, yo), have a recognizable element of humor in them, whether you appreciate it or not.
If there's one thing noticeably lacking in terrorists and terrorist attacks, it's an element of humor.
Capisce?
Note, also, that it's not a "hoax". A "hoax" would imply that the "perpetrators" intended to shut down the city of Boston with a fake terrorist scare. Since the perpetrators obviously had no idea that people would be that idiotic, it wasn't an effect they intended.
If you need more evidence that this was one wildly disproportionate reaction, consider that when people found the same things in Portland, they took them home. Which coast would you rather live on, eh? Represent!
I have some thoughts on the whole 'viral marketing' idea (namely that all successful marketing is viral in many ways), but I need to think about them more. I'd certainly contend that De Beers' highly successful "A Diamond is Forever" campaign has been vastly more destructive and influential than a brief invasion of mooninites.
