I am so embarrassed.

I’ve lived around Boston my whole life, and worked in the city for several years, and I haven’t seen such a disappointing show of stupidity since we elected Romney (though we have the whole state to blame for that) because:

1. If you see a dude climb a bridge in broad daylight and hang a brightly lit cartoon character in a very obvious place, it’s not a terrorist. Don’t you think a terrorist would plant a bomb where it WOULDN’T be found, under cover of night, so they could actually claim some casualties? Think about that for more than two seconds. Sure, kudos for trying to save the world, but try the common sense filter next time.
2. I love Boston. It’s a beautiful city and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else, but face facts! We JUST figured out how to get a major highway to the airport. We are not a world class city yet, so we don’t get to have terrorists. Look for drama elsewhere.
3. Aqua Teen Hunger Force is a damn funny show. If we weren’t living in such a cultural backwater, we might have gotten through the day without ruining everyones’ commutes! Ten other cities in the US have had these same “suspicious devices” up for TWO WEEKS and no one got their knickers in a twist over it.

Now I hear they arrested the local dude who put the signs up. He was hired by a PR firm to do it. Not like arrests are warranted in this case, but at least go after the PR firm first. City officials are all pissed off because they grossly overreacted to a non-threat, and all disruption and fear could have been avoided with about one minute of common sense, a small clue about pop-culture, and a timely phone call to a network, but they screwed up, so instead they’re trying to deflect blame and ruin the life of a guy trying to make a living.

C’mon Boston, grow a pair and a sense of humor. You’ll live longer.