What's funnier than a bomb scare?
From our overstuffed “What were they thinking?” file: Two guests of a Bertucci’s in Beverly, Mass., thought it’d be hilarious to leave something on their table that could be mistaken for a bomb. This was on Monday, fewer than 48 hours after the most lethal terrorist shooting in U.S. history. What could be funnier?
Authorities didn’t reveal what the jokesters left, going no further than calling it a suspicious item. But it was sufficiently authentic-looking to merit a visit by a bomb squad. Three neighboring businesses, including two other restaurants, were closed in addition to the Bertucci’s while the authorities investigated.
The fate of the pranksters was not disclosed.