POST 9/11 LIVING

The new face of terror

Interesting news today as Bostonians became a city of shook ones as a marketing scheme used by Cartoon Network to promote the upcoming "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" movie turned into a bomb scare.

BOSTON - More than 10 blinking electronic devices planted at bridges and other spots in Boston threw a scare into the city Wednesday in what turned out to be a publicity campaign for a late-night cable cartoon. Most if not all of the devices depict a character giving the finger.

Peter Berdovsky, 29, of Arlington, was arrested on one felony charge of placing a hoax device, and one charge of disorderly conduct, state Attorney General Martha Coakley said.

I find it odd how nobody noticed these things until today.

Turner Broadcasting said the devices had been in place for two to three weeks in Boston; New York; Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois; Atlanta, Georgia; Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Austin, Texas; San Francisco, California; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Someone please notify the officials not to panic and that the urban invasion of Space Invader isn't taking the form of violent aggression.

*Oh snap, folks are on the ball when it comes to making a profit on this type of hysteria. I knew I should have made a trip to the Bay and driven around to get my hand on one.