Bomb units scrambled across Boston and Somerville today to investigate several suspicious devices.

"It's a hoax -- and it's not funny," Gov. Deval Patrick said.

This is an extremely serious situation," former FBI Director Bill Gavin told FOX News during the investigation.

"Whoever did this — whether it be kids or adults — if they think it's funny, I think they'll soon learn it's not that much of a humorous situation."

What a bunch of idiots!

It was a marketing campaign.

I'm reminded of the anti-terror unit in Atlanta that responded to dry ice in plastic bottles and the local prosecuter proceeded to bring the guilty party up on four felony counts because otherwise they would have had to admit that they over-reacted. You do not need to make criminals out of innocent people in order to justify your actions!

This is priceless:

At least one of the devices was described to FOX News as a computer keyboard, to which a picture of someone "flipping off" the viewer was taped. Officials at the time suggested that the picture might be an attempt to mock police investigating the device.

You and your "third dimension."

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