Funny story, for me anyways.

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Bike Sparks Scare At Ohio University
Buildings Reopen On Campus

POSTED: 9:31 am EST March 2, 2006

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ATHENS, Ohio -- Authorities in Athens said that they were investigating a mountain bike that put the Ohio University campus on high alert Thursday morning.

Athens Acting Fire Chief Ken Gilbraith said that the bike had a sticker on it that said, "This bike is a pipe bomb." He said the university police discovered it overnight, parked outside a campus restaurant.

OU closed four buildings, police blocked streets around the Oasis restaurant, the fire department brought in off-duty firefighters, and the Columbus fire department's bomb squad was called in.

Gilbraith said the bomb experts attacked the bike with a high-pressure spray of water, then pried it open with a hydraulic tool and found no bomb inside.

It was later discovered that the sticker was advertising for a Florida-based band called This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb.

The university remained in session throughout the incident. The four buildings were reopened by 9 a.m.

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follow up story sucks though....

Grad Student Charged In Ohio University Bomb Scare
Sticker Is Name Of Punk Rock Band

UPDATED: 12:19 pm EST March 3, 2006

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ATHENS, Ohio -- A 28-year-old graduate student from Michigan was charged with inducing panic after Thursday's bomb scare at Ohio University.

University police said Patrick Hanlin of Three Rivers, Mich., was the owner of a bicycle that had a sticker on it saying, "this bike is a pipe bomb."

After police discovered the bike chained in front of an on-campus restaurant, they shut down four university buildings, blocked off streets and called in the Columbus fire department bomb squad. It determined the bike was safe.

The university said it found out later that "this bike is a pipe bomb" is the name of a punk rock band.

Hanlin is due to appear in court March 13 on the misdemeanor charge.

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And yeah, it's from a while ago. I am slow on getting my news. This is a band I like BTW, probably makes it funnier for me then anyone else.