A NIGHT THAT WILL LIVE IN IDIOCY

This story should have been posted two days ago because our pal Faux Smoke wanted to remind us all that it was the second anniversary of one of the greatest pieces of stupidity ever perpetrated by the Department of Homeland Security.

“On January 31, 2007, a bomb scare occurred when police officers mistakenly identified small electronic devices found throughout Boston and the surrounding cities of Cambridge and Somerville as improvised explosive devices. The devices turned out to be battery-powered LED placards with an image of a cartoon character called a "mooninite". The placards were part of a guerrilla marketing campaign for Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, a film based on the animated TV series Aqua Teen Hunger Force (ATHF) on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim late-night programming block.” (Click for the whole story)