Mike Mennonno tells the LiteBriters (and their supporters) to suck it up:

... And let's face it. They had not done anything subversive at all, but were acting like they were these indie countercultural heroes. These tools got paid--what?--like, three hundred bucks each, to do Time-Warner's bidding? Not only were they media whores, they were cheap media whores. And they acted it all through their little fifteen minutes--and they were sure as heck gonna get every last second of those fifteen minutes, weren't they? Their lawyer had to practically pry their white knuckles from the mic.

Now it's on to the shit-heap of history, boys.

And as for everybody ragging on ol' Mumbles Menino. At least he's got an excuse for being naff. And guess what, bitches? He got a cool couple million out of Time-Warner for his trouble. So who's the tool now? ...

It's all over when the fat lady sings, um, the Onion does a man-in-the-street about you:

... "What about all the Cheers shit you used to see around town? Man, that used to freak me out all the time."

I know I'll sleep easier tonight, knowing that John Stossel has finally weighed in on the whole thing:

... The news media went wild, with television stations interrupting programs for alerts, and breathless TV reporters talking about the "terrorism threat." This went on all day. ...

Tough talk from a man who once did a breathless feature on dwarf tossing.

Oh, and there's now a support site for the two LiteBriters - Alas, no forum to discuss what they were doing videoing the emergency crews rather then telling them what that thing above Sullivan Square was.

The Manchester Union-Leader reports that police want to question a geocacher who left an Altoids box attached with magnets to an electrical panel outside a Shaw's as a prize for fellow geocachers (you know, those people who try to find things using their handheld GPS units).

... "I'm so embarrassed," Lord said last night. "I've heard of people who actually make their caches look like something more dangerous than they are. Then I look at mine, a little mint box. No wires. No gimmicks. I never intended to cause any trouble."

Portsmouth police Lt. Rodney McQuate said detectives are waiting for a call from Lord before they decide if charges - including misdemeanor disorderly conduct and causing a false public alarm - will be lodged against him. ...

No word, however, on whether Portsmouth will try to negotiate a large financial settlement with him for the tens of dollars in overtime the police have no doubt spent on the case.

Via Flashes of Panic, a geocacher who expresses contempt for the guy.

This is Casey Kasem with today's number-1 hit: 99 Mooninites by Nena Juldea. Lyrics by Holland Dozier Holland Spatch.

This is Casey Kasem saying: Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the I-93 overpass.

Boston, Cambridge, Somerville to share in marketing bonanza - state homeland security effort to also be thanked for its part in a Turner promotional campaign that garnered a formerly obscure cartoon series headlines around the world and mentions on all the late-night talk shows.

"I guess you CAN buy publicity like this!" a gleeful Turner executive probably smirked in the elevator ride down from Mayor Thomas Menino's office this morning, after a settlement was reached with city and state officials.

In serious-crime news, however, Menino says he still wants to "throw the book" at those two guys hired by Turner, because unlike Turner executives, they do not wear suits and did not bow down and kiss the mayoral ring.

Yawn: Video of mooninites knocking down the Old State House and the Pru. But check out the USTrust flags flying near the Old State house. I miss USTrust.

Best Mooninite game EVA.

You don't even have to actually whack any of the mooninites - just sit there and listen to Boston-accented mooninites take over Downtown Crossing, yelling "Bill Buckna!" and "Pahk the Cah!" and "Bucky Effin' Dent!" Should you get ambitious, you can whack 'em with your mouse and watch them disappear in a puff of smoke.

Via John Daley.

Cruising YouTube for the latest Boston-related videos this afternoon, I found one video of Harry Potter going to Boston, where no one knows his name, and roughly 76,000 videos of people ranting about what chuckleheads we all are (I think this guy is the best). For some reason, somebody posted a clip of NBC's Brian Williams introducing a report on BOSTON TERROR SCARE that featured the following backdrop:

My first thought: Man, what'd they do to the Hancock? Look closely, though, and you can see the unmistakable conical hat of one of the International Place towers on the right. So it's downtown Boston, not Back Bay. But, huh? Downtown doesn't have an 80-story skyscraper. Oh, of course! They used a photo of downtown Boston from an artist's rendering of what the area will look like after the Tommy Tower gets built in Winthrop Square (photo via World Architecture News):

So what does Brian Williams know that we don't? Will the mooninites return in 10 or 15 years, after this tower is built? And will one of their first acts be to eat the TV tower on the left side of the building?