Boz
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Post by Boz on Oct 15, 2009 15:36:38 GMT -5
www.breitbart.tv/watch-live-boy-in-balloon-aircraft-soars-out-of-control-over-colorado/Apparently, this guy had a homemade helium balloon, which his six-year old son got into without him noticing and it accidentally became untethered. When it lands in a field, the police discover there is no one in the balloon. I am rooting for hoax and that a 6-year old child in Colorado is not dead. And a terrifying death it would have been. If hoax, someone better go to jail. If tragedy, this is just horrible. I guess there is another possibility that the child was able to exit the balloon before it got any altitude and is just hiding somewhere because he is scared, but that seems pretty unlikely: that his parents would've missed the balloon taking off for such a long time that they didn't see him exit, or they saw the balloon take off but missed the child exiting it before it got too high.
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Post by kchoya on Oct 15, 2009 15:56:52 GMT -5
Who the hell has a big helium balloon just sitting around in their back yard?
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Post by rosslynhoya on Oct 15, 2009 16:17:02 GMT -5
Who the hell has a big helium balloon just sitting around in their back yard? Bribe every senior citizen in America with a giant helium balloon instead of $250, and we might see our health care costs decline dramatically. |
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Post by azarin on Oct 15, 2009 16:28:14 GMT -5
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Oct 15, 2009 16:42:05 GMT -5
I watched some of the balloon chase live on tv. It is a sure fire bet for national news this evening. My guess is that the kid died a horrible death based on reports that the door to the carriage was unlocked at the time of take-off. Hope I am wrong.
On edit: I am wrong, fortunately. Reports are that the boy is safe at home.
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Post by azarin on Oct 15, 2009 17:15:26 GMT -5
Someone's going to be in a lottttttttt of trouble...
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Post by Buckets on Oct 15, 2009 17:24:14 GMT -5
A box in the attic. Kid sure knows how to find a good hiding spot.
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Post by kchoya on Oct 15, 2009 17:49:30 GMT -5
If my name was Falcon Heene and my dad called himself a "psyience detective," I'd probably run away too.
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Boz
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Post by Boz on Oct 15, 2009 17:52:00 GMT -5
"Butterrrrrrrrrsssss!!!"
"Oh, hamburgers!"
;D
I'm just happy the kid is alive. (I know I said someone should go to jail if it was a hoax, but I was talking about adults. )
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Post by strummer8526 on Oct 15, 2009 18:02:32 GMT -5
"Butterrrrrrrrrsssss!!!" "Oh, hamburgers!" ;D I'm just happy the kid is alive. (I know I said someone should go to jail if it was a hoax, but I was talking about adults. ) Oh but this little punk better be grounded! |
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TC
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Post by TC on Oct 15, 2009 18:06:14 GMT -5
Thank goodness the kid is alive, now we can all hate this family in good conscience.
Wife Swap? Letting your kids swear profusely? Bringing kids along on a storm chase? Ugh.
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Post by Boz on Oct 15, 2009 18:07:48 GMT -5
"I've figured out the boy's punishment. First, he's grounded. No leaving the house, not even for school. Second, no egg nog. In fact, no nog, period. And third, absolutely no flying in my helium balloon for three months!!"
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Post by TC on Oct 15, 2009 21:10:45 GMT -5
So now it seems like it was a giant hoax.....Wolf Blitzer asks the kid why he didn't come out when he heard his parents looking for him and the kid says "You said...we did it for the show" : |
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Post by hoosierhoya on Oct 15, 2009 21:23:14 GMT -5
Wolf should have pressed the parents on this. The dad is clearly making stuff up... Just the fact that the family had been on "Wife Swap" makes the whole thing seem suspicious.
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Post by The Stig on Oct 15, 2009 21:58:45 GMT -5
I hope the Colorado police and all the other agencies involved in the chase send the bill to the family.
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Post by strummer8526 on Oct 16, 2009 9:33:05 GMT -5
So now it seems like it was a giant hoax.....Wolf Blitzer asks the kid why he didn't come out when he heard his parents looking for him and the kid says "You said...we did it for the show" : I can't believe Wolf backs off this. He clearly caught the guy. Drive it home, man! They should be footing the bill for all this nonsense AND they should probably face charges. The INSTANT my friend gchatted me and said "They've been on Wife Swap," I responded "This is a hoax." All the families on that show are insane. |
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Post by rosslynhoya on Oct 16, 2009 9:50:58 GMT -5
What did CNN know, and when did they know it?
I find it hard to believe that they can escalate to this level of coverage without having some intern/production assistant quickly google the participants' names and find, "hey boss, you know these people have been trying to break into Hollywood for some time and are constantly auditioning for reality shows, right?"
Not picking on CNN alone. MSNBC and Fox should also be under fire as well.
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Post by Elvado on Oct 16, 2009 12:34:21 GMT -5
Late word that Falcon has been ousted from Dave Checketts' consortium...
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Post by hoosierhoya on Oct 16, 2009 14:27:53 GMT -5
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Post by Bando on Oct 16, 2009 14:40:25 GMT -5
Apparently the kid has now vomited on national television. The lesson: don't have kids. |
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