Why do people think that being bitchy will make me want to help them?

Oooh! I know this one! It's because they have been told that being assertive will get them what they want, and they mistake being assertive with bullying.

I actually think Adult Swim was a bunch of idiots for hiding mysterious electronic objects around cities. Just because there's a Lite Brite image on the thing doesn't mean it's not dangerous.

I agree that Adult Swim should have known better than to attach mystery electronic devices to various public infrastructure. But I think the city overreacted - it should have been obvious that the devices were not explosives, consisting only as they did of flat circuit board, LEDs, microchips and batteries.

But I think the city overreacted - it should have been obvious that the devices were not explosives, consisting only as they did of flat circuit board, LEDs, microchips and batteries.

There were other bomb incidents and threats the same day, which made matters worse. The city responded as they should have.

There were other bomb incidents and threats the same day, which made matters worse. The city responded as they should have.

Those were unrelated to the Adult Swim things, right?

It's because they have been told that being assertive will get them what they want, and they mistake being assertive with bullying.

I had to deal with a lot of people like that at my last job. Just now however I got the sullen and totally emo business version of "I never asked to be born!"

Those were unrelated to the Adult Swim things, right?

Yes. As far as I know.

Those were unrelated to the Adult Swim things, right?

Yeah. There were a couple of faux pipe bombs. Enough to make people pretty edgy.

I don't think the city overreacted, but the reaction wasn't foreseeable by Turner and Adult Swim. I'm guessing that if someone calls into 911 with a suspected bomb, the city will respond seriously, but guessing that someone would mistake a lite-brite for a bomb-- that's hardly foreseeable.

OK, I can see the city not being able to immediately differentiate between the Adult Swim stuff and the other stuff. I was under the impression that the city first had the big reaction to the Adult Swim stuff, and then the other stuff was found after. Or did the big reaction come at least partially because of the other bomb threats and fake bombs?

In any event, it was a bad decision on the part of Adult Swim, plus incredibly bad luck that this other stuff was going on at the same time.

Just now however I got the sullen and totally emo business version of "I never asked to be born!"

I get those, usually it's something along the lines of, "But I can't make that appointment!" "Coworker A won't call me back!" "Why is Coworker D out of town!?!"