Boston Bombs & Billboards

Off with their heads, I say!

All involved, from the guys who placed them to the suits that came up with the idea, showed REAL artistic beauty in sheer idiocy. A device that could be mistaken for a bomb is NOT a "billboard."

If you were asked to describe what a bomb looks like, what would you say? My description? Let's see. How about: Black casing. Might look like a laptop, but things are so small these days, maybe an iPod. But then, if you want to take down a bridge, a laptop would be better. Wires protruding. Maybe some batteries. Maybe not Duracell or Energizer, but maybe the kind used in cell phones or pc's. Yeah, and some LCD lights; blinking beacons. You know, when the bomb squad goes in to defuse bombs on tv, right before they cut the blue or yellow wire, they're always showing such lights, then the sweaty upper lip of the guy who drew the short straw and is hoping his buddies will all buy him a beer that night, then the shot of the wire cutters *snip* and the lights all stop blinking and stay lit. Then phew, it's all over. Or, bummer dude, you're all over.

Add a little creature giving the bird, it's downright poetic, man.

From the photos I've seen, I would have had doubts about the device's intentions. Not in an Al Qaeda kind of way, but maybe in a Timothy McVey kind of way. I don't think Al Qaeda is at all interested in the "artistic brillance" of their work. A little lite-brite man giving us the finger? What better msg right before blasting someone to bits.

Full prosecutions for the idiots that placed them. Pursue full criminal charges/fines against the companies that conceived, planned, authorized and carried out the plan, along with sending them the BILL for everything yesterday. Then, for the commuters whose lives they messed up? My sister-in-law, and MD had at least 1 patient unable to get to her appointment. I just booked mine. It's the Friday before Memorail Day Weekend! How long did Bev's patient have to wait to get an appointment with her? Or what about the person who missed an interview for their dream job? How do you say "I'm sorry?"

For starters: Do something NICE for the city. How about paying for free tolls for a day? Free subway rides for a day? Free Dunkin Donuts coffee for anyone whose commute was bungled. Pay for the July 4th Pops celebration. Build some homeless shelters or stock some soup kitchens in Boston. Make amends, dude.