(Snicker.)
Okay, I get it. I do. If you didn't know what this was, I suppose it could appear somewhat menacing. But to grind an entire city to a hault over a LITE BRITE???
I'm not saying Boston is insane. They have every right to be jumpy....after all, that's where some of the planes originated, and we don't give it much thought anymore as to Boston's end of it, but it had to be a scary day for them - so they're within their rights to be a little....skittish.
But dude, none of the other cities shut down....none of them have demanded jail time and money from a couple of 20-something guys who were just doing their jobs. Maybe it's not the smartest marketing campaign ever, but I think there may be a tinge of over-reaction here.
And maybe it's just because I watch the show, and love the show, and find this image, in lite-brite no less, to be hilarious. It wouldn't scare me because I know what it is.....but in the immortal words of our beloved Wendy: "Just f***in' Google it!!"
Surely there could have been one guy standing around somewhere who could have said, "No, no, dude, it's just a Mooninite."
Aaaaaaaaaaanyway......
Today marks the kick-off of Project Spectrum 2! I've participated already (there's blue and black in that Mooninite!)
I don't have any good knitting content right this minute. But here, read this post and laugh at the silly Muggles.
I saw that on the news last night, about the terror scare over those things. I guess they took every single one down all over the US.
ReplyDeleteOh my god, I KNOW. The very first thing I thought when I saw this news report was, "are they F-ing kidding us??" My next thought was, "but it's just a lite-brite!" Then, "seriously, we need to get rid of the old white dudes in power if they don't know what this is and think it's some sort of terrorist plot..."
ReplyDeleteAnyhow, on another note, I received the package today (clearly, since I'm posting here), and I LOVE it, as usual. And after seeing your blog (including the bits about actual conversations with pets), I am convinced, now more than ever, that we were separated at birth or something. It's kinda freaky. I've had very similar conversations with Marley, and sometimes try to draw Josh into the conversation, but he just plays along, he doesn't really understand what Marley is saying... :)