Turner Broadcasting acknowledged late this afternoon that the suspicious packages that ignited fears of bombs across Boston today were magnetic lights that were part of an outdoor marketing campaign for an adult cartoon.Turner was promoting Adult Swim's animated television show "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" in Boston and nine other cities, according to a statement e-mailed by Shirley Powell, a company spokeswoman.
"Parent company Turner Broadcasting is in contact with local and federal law enforcement on the exact locations of the billboards," the state an e-mail statement said. "We regret that they were mistakenly thought to pose any danger."
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Oh man, I love it when marketing and terrorism cross paths like this. It's more common than you think.
I blame Dr. Weird. If he's crazy enough to create a giant spider that wears a diaper and a shower cap and raps about candy, then he probably created the marketing for the show.
But that's okay. Frylock will fix everything.
Why do I get the feeling that my clients are going to be asking for ideas now that will close down interstates and raise terror alert levels. Are "suspicious packages" the new "viral"?