REACT: What information do you wish me to tell [the airport] at this time as to your location and your difficulty? Larry: Ah, the difficulty is, ah, this was an unauthorized balloon launch, and, uh, I know I'm in a federal airspace, and, uh, I'm sure my ground crew has alerted the proper authority. But, uh, just call them and tell them I'm okay.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:28 (fourteen years ago) link
My first thought on seeing the balloon was that it was too flimsy and deflated looking to actually hold the 40-50 pounds of a six year old.
It does seem rather unlikely. I'm hoping it's a big charade, and the kid is hiding out somewhere.
― Nicolars (Nicole), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:28 (fourteen years ago) link
http://sharetv.org/images/falcon_crest-show.jpg
― goole, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:29 (fourteen years ago) link
prob the older brother did it - 50/50 the boy was actually inside
rad darkhorse scenario: boy was never inside the father did it all for publicity and is about to have a press conference where he informs us the government is controlled by lizard people
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:29 (fourteen years ago) link
isn't that more of a darklizard scenario?
― pariah carey (Mr. Que), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:29 (fourteen years ago) link
still rad tho
good point
http://www.moviesonline.ca/movie-gallery/albums/userpics//DannyDeckchair01.jpg
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:30 (fourteen years ago) link
what if the dad was a lizard person and this was a big PR promo for the new episodes of V
― pariah carey (Mr. Que), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:30 (fourteen years ago) link
I can't imagine people cooking up too much jiffy pop for the next few months without some wiseass bringing this shit up.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:31 (fourteen years ago) link
So Rhys Ifans has been in at least 2 movies that revolve around balloon accidents? What are the odds?
― Music should never have changed anymore after my mid 80s (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:31 (fourteen years ago) link
why should anyone care about this? don't get it.
― Whay!ney G. Welldamnen (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:33 (fourteen years ago) link
No Kanye jokes yet? The net's slow today.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:33 (fourteen years ago) link
so the boys whereabouts is still up in the air?
― brownie, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:34 (fourteen years ago) link
― Whay!ney G. Welldamnen (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Thursday, October 15, 2009 4:33 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
when exactly was the moment u lost yr natural sense of wonder, monster
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:35 (fourteen years ago) link
http://i36.tinypic.com/9jq51x.jpg
― daria, actually (daria-g), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:35 (fourteen years ago) link
I was leaving the gym when I heard about balloon boy. I walked out of the lockers and there was a big group of people gathered around a TV. The screen had weirdly-shaped flying objects on it, maybe like a flying saucer. I figured it was the Martians finally attacking or at least 9/11 all over again. Then they said it was a kid in a balloon. Never forget, man. Never forget.
― dan m, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:36 (fourteen years ago) link
As someone who has dealt with these kinds of cases before my armchair analysis is that the ballon landed empty in a farmers field.
― brownie, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:37 (fourteen years ago) link
It would be tremendously out of order to post a Youtube of that last scene from Cloverfield here, wouldn't it?
― Music should never have changed anymore after my mid 80s (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:37 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-65548
so weird
― daria, actually (daria-g), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:37 (fourteen years ago) link
it would be out of order nv--youd have to start with the first scene
― Bobby Wo (max), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:38 (fourteen years ago) link
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tlidr95gRew/Ss5DM6ZO4OI/AAAAAAAAA4w/R9bygXnDd38/s320/Cow+UFO.JPG
― Cousin Larry Soetoro (jeff), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:38 (fourteen years ago) link
lol i need to knock together a custos jpeg at some point
― Music should never have changed anymore after my mid 80s (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:39 (fourteen years ago) link
via twitteronia http://i38.tinypic.com/33y5dnp.jpg
― daria, actually (daria-g), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:39 (fourteen years ago) link
xp, <3 max
― caek, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:39 (fourteen years ago) link
so let's see, the 2009 year-in-review photomontage will feature the saggy balloon, Michael Jackson, probably inaugural Obama, maybe emotional Gov. Sanford, what else?
― iiiijjjj, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:39 (fourteen years ago) link
akshully it was more of a Dad joke I guess.
kudos either way :D
― Music should never have changed anymore after my mid 80s (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:40 (fourteen years ago) link
someone plz pshop "I WANT TO BELIEVE" onto daria's pic
― dan m, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:40 (fourteen years ago) link
"I could be completely wrong on the forest thing"
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:42 (fourteen years ago) link
2009 year-in-review photomontage
blago, YOU LIE, kanye
― daria, actually (daria-g), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:42 (fourteen years ago) link
it's already been done!http://i37.tinypic.com/28lvy8o.jpg
― Dan I., Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:43 (fourteen years ago) link
So was this linked yet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBWJXXgaYBo
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:45 (fourteen years ago) link
of course it has xp
― dan m, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:45 (fourteen years ago) link
so this is what news is now. one hour of intense interest and irrational hysteria and then....
― Whay!ney G. Welldamnen (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:45 (fourteen years ago) link
"now"
― Music should never have changed anymore after my mid 80s (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:46 (fourteen years ago) link
then the kid is missing so they look for him
― no hongro (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:46 (fourteen years ago) link
"CNN issues apology to Surfboard Dudes Get Wiped Out, Totally for letdown"
― no hongro (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:47 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah okay now that I've seen that video (ignored it the first time) if I had been in this family I also would have attempted to escape by balloon
― RETARTED (HI DERE), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:47 (fourteen years ago) link
let down??? all ive heard about this is that they found an empty balloon??
― Whay!ney G. Welldamnen (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:48 (fourteen years ago) link
What an odd family.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:49 (fourteen years ago) link
"At this point, we are thinking that he did not fall out of the balloon and is somewhere on the ground," Larimer County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Eloise Campanella said. "The basket itself was not breached. It does not look like he fell out of it, but again, this is all conjecture."
― Great Scott! It's Molecular Man. (Ste), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:49 (fourteen years ago) link
even if it turns out this kid can teleport, it would not be worth it if the price included being made to be in a music video for a song named "Pussified" based off of a Cold sample
― RETARTED (HI DERE), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:50 (fourteen years ago) link
Whoever puts their hand up to this is gonna get so tasered.
― Music should never have changed anymore after my mid 80s (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:50 (fourteen years ago) link
it's pretty obv that he was never in the balloon - if he had fallen out in the early stages they would've found him already
― no hongro (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:50 (fourteen years ago) link
does this kid even exist
where is the birth certificate
― Cousin Larry Soetoro (jeff), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:51 (fourteen years ago) link
i mean, this is clearly a shop
http://i33.tinypic.com/332ciud.jpg
even if it turns out this kid can teleport
I like how you just throw that out there.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:52 (fourteen years ago) link
may name is falcon / ill kick you in the nuts / something something something / yaarrgghhhfff
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:53 (fourteen years ago) link
A modern Raunchy Young Lepers.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:54 (fourteen years ago) link
tbf the USA definitely needs more kids who are prepared to kick you in the nuts
― Music should never have changed anymore after my mid 80s (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:54 (fourteen years ago) link