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On the morning of January 31, 2007, the Boston Police Department and the Boston Fire Department mistakenly identified battery-powered LED placards depicting the Mooninites, characters from the Adult Swim animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force, as improvised explosive devices (IEDs), leading to a massive panic.

    • FartsWithAnAccent
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      31 year ago

      It was a big deal in the media, but I think their point was maybe that it wasn’t a big deal to the locals and the city was definitely not “turned upside down”?

      • @wahming
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        21 year ago

        More that his anecdote is in a different city entirely