Trashed Thor Press Kit Causes Bomb Scare

[MrGalactus]

Fuck me, can we not have one rectangular thing that isn't mistaken for a bomb?

 

[Digikid]

Why'd they throw it away though?

So they can pretend thor never happened.

Silly Flauros your logic makes no sense.

Thor was a good movie.

Quite agree. It is an excellent movie.

 

[Boba Frag]

Didn't something like this happen in Boston a couple of years ago when someone mistook a promotional neon light in the shape of one of the characters from Aqua Teen Hunger Force for a satchel charge or something?

To be brutally honest, nothing at all surprised me that this took place in Michigan. Met someone from there before... Honestly, I've never met anyone who is the ultimate exception to travel broadening the mind.

I wonder if I could acquire a similar kit...
Looks kinda fun!

 

[punipunipyo]

well... it's a better ad campaign than "your mom won't like it!" I'm digging it!

 

[standokan]

I'M NICK FURIOUS WHAT A WASTE

I hate the motherf.. I should stop making bad jokes.

 

[Alphakirby]

What,did nobody there ever hear of Thor or something. The giant THOR logo probably hidden on that box somewhere should've tipped them off.
Just sad,some people are THIS stupid.

 

[ace_of_something]

I saw the movie, am familiar with the comic and still didn't get what the hell a lot of that was referring to.

And the word "THOR" written in a fairly big font on the lid didn't tip anybody off?

Just goes to show that more of the world needs to be geeks. I would have recognized that as some sort of promotion in a heartbeat and taken it home. Looks cool.

Because there's no way they could have written 'THOR' on a bomb? Or used a scrap part from something bearing the logo?

The only bomb I've ever seen up close had pieces of a PSone holding it together. (note: it had to of the 'lids' on it)

 

[chickenlord]

WANT!

 

[Sonic Doctor]

There was a dead scorpion in it, a REAL scorpion?

Look im not a PETA level animal "lover" but that seems a little f'd up. I know scorpions are some of the most primal animals on the planet and have no sense of feeling (at least in the mental sense) but killing them for a movie promotion seems a little messed up.

Considering how in many countries where things like scorpions are eaten as snacks, I wouldn't find it weird that they had a real scorpion for this.

I'm mean look at this, you can buy a scorpion encased in some toffee, yum.

http://www.cybercandy.co.uk/aaasmt/index.php/url_pmet3/xlc_395/xdbc_Scorpion/dbtc_1/pic_1/add_custsearch/stc_0/scope_short#395

If people can buy that, I wouldn't be surprised if people could just buy dead scorpions alone.
So, I willing to bet that they didn't just go out and kill some scorpions for this, they probably just went to a distributor.

I wonder where one can buy wholesale scorpions.

Hmm, "Reanimate scorpion with sugar cube, battle until one is dead." Here we have a scorpion in toffee, it may be tasty but if the sugar reanimates it, prepare to fight for your treat.

 

[The Youth Counselor]

Monsters! They just tossed it?

Did these guys realize how many geeks would have been willing to cut off limbs, kill others, and perform sexual favors just to own that?

I don't think I heard of such horrific memorabilia abuse since my 7th grade teachers heartbreaking talk he gave us when recalling how his own mother burnt his comic collection on a church lawn due to the 1950's comic scare. Among the things he lost that day were copies of Action Comics #1, Detective Comics #27, Superman #1, Batman #1 and others.

 

[PunkRex]

There was a dead scorpion in it, a REAL scorpion?

Look im not a PETA level animal "lover" but that seems a little f'd up. I know scorpions are some of the most primal animals on the planet and have no sense of feeling (at least in the mental sense) but killing them for a movie promotion seems a little messed up.

Considering how in many countries where things like scorpions are eaten as snacks, I wouldn't find it weird that they had a real scorpion for this.

I'm mean look at this, you can buy a scorpion encased in some toffee, yum.

http://www.cybercandy.co.uk/aaasmt/index.php/url_pmet3/xlc_395/xdbc_Scorpion/dbtc_1/pic_1/add_custsearch/stc_0/scope_short#395

If people can buy that, I wouldn't be surprised if people could just buy dead scorpions alone.
So, I willing to bet that they didn't just go out and kill some scorpions for this, they probably just went to a distributor.

I wonder where one can buy wholesale scorpions.

Hmm, "Reanimate scorpion with sugar cube, battle until one is dead." Here we have a scorpion in toffee, it may be tasty but if the sugar reanimates it, prepare to fight for your treat.

Sweets that fight back, that would reduce the number of obease children, GET WONKER ON THE PHONE, I WANT TO HEAR THAT STAR TREK THEME EVERY TIME I HAVE A DOHNUT!*said in Cave Johnsons voice*

 

[Char-Nobyl]

I can't see any intelligent person opening that and thinking it's a bomb. The only people that I can see doing that loudly declare, "My God! Terrorists have developed SCORPION POWERED BOMBS! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!"

 

[The Lugz]

i'd declare, 'AMG' money in the bin! and go sell it on ebay

 

[Treblaine]

Looks like it did it's job. Now thousands (if not millions) of people know there is a movie called Thor out now and are confirmed that anti-terrorist authorities will over-react to the slightest thing.

 

[LordLundar]

I can't see any intelligent person opening that and thinking it's a bomb. The only people that I can see doing that loudly declare, "My God! Terrorists have developed SCORPION POWERED BOMBS! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!"

Wouldn't surprise me. Probably saw the scorpion and the bomb label in the bottom left and freaked out.

 

[Terminal Blue]

Wouldn't surprise me. Probably saw the scorpion and the bomb label in the bottom left and freaked out.

The bomb was obviously set by the Brotherhood of Nod.

Clearly, the time has come to finally destroy GDI, one car-related magazine headquarters at a time. Kane lives in death!

 

[EllEzDee]

You know, when I make bombs, I like to use scorpions as shrapnel.
really, how do you mistake that?

Fucking hell, 21st century warfare right here. Maybe instead of a shell casing we can just use a pissed off cobra.

 

[Quellist]

Wow, they could have auctioned it off or had a competition for it and they threw it in a bin? imo thats a far bigger fail than someone mistaking it for a bomb

 

[mr_rubino]

Stupid people afraid of their own shadow think something is a bomb. What else is new? Honestly, you could leave a newspaper at a bus terminal in Noonecaresville (Population: 3-and-a-large-cat) and someone would call 911 these days.

 

[mr_rubino]

Reminds me of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force bomb threat a while back. At least that one was at least a little plausible.

It was a Lite Brite flipping passers-by off and someone screamed "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMB!!!", because good bombs draw attention to themselves.
What part of that says "plausible"?