On January 31, 2007, the Boston Police Department responded to multiple complaints about devices resembling bombs being found throughout the city. All in all, they discovered more than three dozen of them, one of which had reportedly been detonated by the bomb squad. The devices were strategically placed near major structures like Fenway Park and were initially perceived as a potential terrorist threat. Roads, highways, and train lines were shut down for 10 hours, leading to widespread panic. But what authorities found scattered around Boston that day weren’t bombs at all; they were just electronic promotional devices featuring cartoon characters from the animated comedy series Aqua Teen Hunger Force . Turner Broadcasting, which was airing the show during Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim programming block at the time, sought to generate buzz for it and commissioned two men to launch a promotional campaign on its behalf.…