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Boy Floats Away in Ballon
« on: October 15, 2009, 01:20:39 PM »
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-balloon-boy16-2009oct16,0,7526459.story?track=rss

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A 6-year-old boy climbed into a homemade balloon aircraft in Colorado and floated away today, forcing officials to scramble to figure out how to rescue the boy as the balloon hurtled through the air

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Re: Boy Floats Away in Ballon
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2009, 01:27:35 PM »
oh my gosh.. have they actually gotten him down yet?

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Re: Boy Floats Away in Ballon
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2009, 02:06:36 PM »
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33330516/ns/us_news-life/

Crashed down but was empty.  Article says the whole thing was caught on video so maybe the child was never really on it.  Here's hoping.
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Re: Boy Floats Away in Ballon
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2009, 02:18:31 PM »
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33330516/ns/us_news-life/

Crashed down but was empty.  Article says the whole thing was caught on video so maybe the child was never really on it.  Here's hoping.

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That makes me feel like barfing. That's super sad if he really was in it. Now I'm worried :-\

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Re: Boy Floats Away in Ballon
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2009, 02:48:48 PM »
i'm waiting for someone to start an antisocial networking site.


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Re: Boy Floats Away in Ballon
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2009, 03:14:03 PM »
Well, they're searching so...hold your breath and say a prayer.
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Re: Boy Floats Away in Ballon
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2009, 03:44:43 PM »
the newscasters on cnn made it sound as if this mightve been a publicity stunt since the family was on the show wife swap.

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Re: Boy Floats Away in Ballon
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2009, 04:13:17 PM »
oh my god.  :(

I hope the child is alright.

That is bizarre and depressing.  :(
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Re: Boy Floats Away in Ballon
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2009, 04:16:35 PM »
Says on the news he was found alive and well. He was never in the balloon.

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Re: Boy Floats Away in Ballon
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2009, 04:17:22 PM »
Says on the news he was found alive and well. He was never in the balloon.

oh, that's good news.

I thought he wasn't found yet.

Definitely would have been tragic.
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Re: Boy Floats Away in Ballon
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2009, 04:18:28 PM »
The kids were probably fooling around and didn't expect the attention :-\

Now Zoidberg is the popular one!

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Re: Boy Floats Away in Ballon
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2009, 04:25:05 PM »
My sceptically side says hoax/scam/fraud.

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Re: Boy Floats Away in Ballon
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2009, 04:27:53 PM »
pretty lame joke. genuinely had me concerned for the boy.  :-\
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Re: Boy Floats Away in Ballon
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2009, 05:08:28 PM »
Agreed hmed.
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Re: Boy Floats Away in Ballon
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2009, 05:49:18 PM »
At home, in the attic, in a box. WTH? Such a hoax