BOSTON --In nine cities across the country, blinking electronic signs displaying a profane, boxy-looking cartoon character caused barely a stir.But in Boston, the signs -- some with protruding wires -- sent a wave of panic across the city, prompting officials to shut down highways and bridges and send out bomb squads.
Something that may have been mildly amusing in other cities was not funny here, the city where hijackers launched the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. the Boston Globe
I guess they're a little jittery in Boston. Nine other cities figured it out.
Heard they're going to hit Ted Turner up for $750,000 in damages – I’m sure the publicity they’ve received, which is the reason for all of this in the first place, is quite a deal at $750,000.
And Boston needs to relax.
