But these were sinister. They had wires. And batteries. And a little guy flipping you the bird! If they blinked they might cause seizures, and I bet they didn't have warnings written on them about that.
Originally posted by: davestar
Originally posted by: Linflas
What right does TNT have to use public infrastructure as billboards for a publicity stunt without at least notifying the local authorities of their intentions?
you're right! they should probably jail bands putting up flyers on telephone poles, as well as anyone posting info about their missing dogs!
Originally posted by: vi_edit
Originally posted by: davestar
Originally posted by: Linflas
What right does TNT have to use public infrastructure as billboards for a publicity stunt without at least notifying the local authorities of their intentions?
you're right! they should probably jail bands putting up flyers on telephone poles, as well as anyone posting info about their missing dogs!
But these were sinister. They had wires. And batteries. And a little guy flipping you the bird! If they blinked they might cause seizures, and I bet they didn't have warnings written on them about that.
Originally posted by: BKLounger
don't judge all bostonians as idiots. only the ones with power are the ones who don't know what is going on.
Originally posted by: thedarkwolf
Best pic to come from this sofar
Originally posted by: 91TTZ
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
What terrorist plants bombs with a blinking LED figure? Great way to hide your bomb... People have no freaking common sense.
Haven't you ever seen the movies? All terrorists plant bombs with blinking lights, a microphone that beeps, and an easy-to-see LED readout of the exact time remaining before it explodes. It usually also has some easy-to-cut wires hanging off of it.
Originally posted by: davestar
Originally posted by: Linflas
What right does TNT have to use public infrastructure as billboards for a publicity stunt without at least notifying the local authorities of their intentions?
you're right! they should probably jail bands putting up flyers on telephone poles, as well as anyone posting info about their missing dogs!
Originally posted by: Linflas
Originally posted by: davestar
Originally posted by: Linflas
What right does TNT have to use public infrastructure as billboards for a publicity stunt without at least notifying the local authorities of their intentions?
you're right! they should probably jail bands putting up flyers on telephone poles, as well as anyone posting info about their missing dogs!
Technically those things are illegal too in most places but common sense prevails since someone looking for their missing pet or a local band advertising a gig is a bit different than a multi-million dollar corporation that can afford to purchase billboard and TV spots to advertise their program.
The man is an illiterate buffon. Have you ever heard him give a speech? He reads it off the teleprompter which is unfortunate since he reads at a 2nd grade level.Originally posted by: Gibson486Mayor Menino is kind of full of it. I mean, he is not a bad mayor, but some of the "right" stuff he tries to put upon people kind of gets annoying.
Originally posted by: Childs
If you see the signs grab em...they are showing up on ebay...$3K+.
ebay
Originally posted by: Linflas
Originally posted by: davestar
Originally posted by: Linflas
What right does TNT have to use public infrastructure as billboards for a publicity stunt without at least notifying the local authorities of their intentions?
you're right! they should probably jail bands putting up flyers on telephone poles, as well as anyone posting info about their missing dogs!
Technically those things are illegal too in most places but common sense prevails since someone looking for their missing pet or a local band advertising a gig is a bit different than a multi-million dollar corporation that can afford to purchase billboard and TV spots to advertise their program.
Originally posted by: BigDH01
This whole 9/11 scare crap needs to come to an end already. Yes, the people responsible for the attack should be brought to justice and there is definitely a part of me that wants revenge, but at some point we need to be reasonable. We can't continue to be scared of our own shadows because of that one event.
To put it in perspective:
The official number of fatalities from 9/11 as of 9/5/02 was 2819. That IS an awful tragedy. It also took the lives of many courageous people trying to save others in the towers. It was truly a sad day and I wanted those responsible to hang for their actions. But 6 years later we must take a look back and look at the bigger picture.
In 2001, 42,196 people were killed in car crashes. Of those, 17,400 involved alcohol.
According to the CDC, about 36,000 people die from the flu every year.
According to the FBI, 16,037 people were murdered in 2001.
According to the ACS, 553,400 people were killed by cancer in the US in 2001. Biggest of those? Lung cancer, with 157,400 fatalities.
I didn't do a long search for causes of death in 2001, but I can tell you that according to the CDC, in 2004, the leading cause of death was heart disease with 654,092 deaths. That's a truly staggering number.
Alzheimer's disease killed nearly 66,000. Septicemia killed 33 thousand (2004 statistics), you get the idea.
Where are the billions spent to prevent drunk driving? Where is the trillion dollars to fight heart disease? Maybe billions should be spent getting people off of tobacco, finding treatments for cancer and Alzheimer's disease, giving free vaccinations for the flu, researching new antibiotics to combat septicemia, providing more education and after school programs to bring down the number of murders, etc.
You are more likely to die eating your Big Mac (3,300 suffocation deaths per year), then driving home (42,000 deaths per year), assuming you don't get robbed and murdered in the parking lot (16,000 murders). Maybe you'll want to go for a swim after eating all that fat. Hope you don't have a heart attack (654,000 deaths per year) while exercising. Of course, that is if the pool itself doesn't claim you (4,000 drowning deaths per year). Maybe after swimming, you have to go take your blood pressure medication (nearly 17,000 deaths from hypertension in 1999), but be careful not to take too much (8,600 deaths per year from poisoning). Hell, with all these dangers, maybe you should just go jump off a cliff (14,900 falling deaths per year) and join the others that have done the same (29,199 suicide deaths in 1999).
I can't believe how important terrorism is to people when you are FAR, FAR more likely to die doing everyday tasks. It's time to put this thing in perspective. If we really want to spend money to prevent American deaths, then there is better value elsewhere. But I guess people are sheep.
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
What terrorist plants bombs with a blinking LED figure? Great way to hide your bomb... People have no freaking common sense.
Originally posted by: BigDH01
This whole 9/11 scare crap needs to come to an end already. Yes, the people responsible for the attack should be brought to justice and there is definitely a part of me that wants revenge, but at some point we need to be reasonable. We can't continue to be scared of our own shadows because of that one event.
To put it in perspective:
The official number of fatalities from 9/11 as of 9/5/02 was 2819. That IS an awful tragedy. It also took the lives of many courageous people trying to save others in the towers. It was truly a sad day and I wanted those responsible to hang for their actions. But 6 years later we must take a look back and look at the bigger picture.
In 2001, 42,196 people were killed in car crashes. Of those, 17,400 involved alcohol.
According to the CDC, about 36,000 people die from the flu every year.
According to the FBI, 16,037 people were murdered in 2001.
According to the ACS, 553,400 people were killed by cancer in the US in 2001. Biggest of those? Lung cancer, with 157,400 fatalities.
I didn't do a long search for causes of death in 2001, but I can tell you that according to the CDC, in 2004, the leading cause of death was heart disease with 654,092 deaths. That's a truly staggering number.
Alzheimer's disease killed nearly 66,000. Septicemia killed 33 thousand (2004 statistics), you get the idea.
Where are the billions spent to prevent drunk driving? Where is the trillion dollars to fight heart disease? Maybe billions should be spent getting people off of tobacco, finding treatments for cancer and Alzheimer's disease, giving free vaccinations for the flu, researching new antibiotics to combat septicemia, providing more education and after school programs to bring down the number of murders, etc.
You are more likely to die eating your Big Mac (3,300 suffocation deaths per year), then driving home (42,000 deaths per year), assuming you don't get robbed and murdered in the parking lot (16,000 murders). Maybe you'll want to go for a swim after eating all that fat. Hope you don't have a heart attack (654,000 deaths per year) while exercising. Of course, that is if the pool itself doesn't claim you (4,000 drowning deaths per year). Maybe after swimming, you have to go take your blood pressure medication (nearly 17,000 deaths from hypertension in 1999), but be careful not to take too much (8,600 deaths per year from poisoning). Hell, with all these dangers, maybe you should just go jump off a cliff (14,900 falling deaths per year) and join the others that have done the same (29,199 suicide deaths in 1999).
I can't believe how important terrorism is to people when you are FAR, FAR more likely to die doing everyday tasks. It's time to put this thing in perspective. If we really want to spend money to prevent American deaths, then there is better value elsewhere. But I guess people are sheep.
Originally posted by: cw42
i blame canada.
Originally posted by: Fritzo
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
What terrorist plants bombs with a blinking LED figure? Great way to hide your bomb... People have no freaking common sense.
That's what they look like in the movies, duh!!!!