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Err: We get checks from the government and spend them on beer. Mexican beer! Ignignokt: That is the cheapest kind of beer.

I still laugh when I think about or read this Mooninite story:

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/01/boston.bombscare/

Ignignokt and Err from Aqua Teen Hunger Force proved this week that people just scare too easily now. That or Boston is full of pansies.

Two men pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges they created panic by placing “bomblike” electronic light boards displaying a cartoon character with an upraised middle finger throughout Boston.

Does this really look scary? I find it amusing, but apparently not everyone does.

Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis called the stunt “unconscionable,” while Boston Mayor Thomas Menino called it “outrageous” and the product of “corporate greed.” Democratic Rep. Ed Markey, a Boston-area congressman, added, “It would be hard to dream up a more appalling publicity stunt.”

I can think of plenty more outrageous, greedy, and appalling publicity stunts than this. This is nothing more than a kid’s toy with a mostly unknown cartoon character giving the finger. Sure it was placed in a number of cities, but that is how advertising works! Someone else says it has a “very sinister appearance” because of the wires and batteries. I think even the news networks carrying this story are beginning to realize the story is a bit of a stretch and in an attempt to emphasize just how dastardly this marketing campaign was they are blurring out the Mooninite middle finger on TV. Dumb.

So a few things come out of this whole experience:

1. This awesome picture above.
2. This is pretty much my definition of a viral marketing campaign, talk about “bang for your buck” on this one.
3. If the writers/network have the guts to do so, they can make this into one potentially very funny show.

Enough, of this, time for some Mooninite quotes!

1. Ignignokt: Is your ego satisfied? Err: Damn no!
2. Err: You all have any eggs? ‘Cause I’m totally gonna mess someone’s house up!
3. Err: Point is: we’re at the center, not you.
4. Ignignokt: Our god is a god of vengeance. A god of hate. Err: A god of action! Ignignokt: Our god is an Indian who can turn into a wolf and- Err: Dude, that’s Wolfen. Ignignokt: Yes, well Wolfen will come after you, with his razor.

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