View Full Version : Never forget!
mrreindeer
10-16-2009, 12:58 PM
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m154/mrmarcello/neverforget.jpg
:banger
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/IllinoisHoosier/smilies/user301_pic1821_1238777030.gif
Very nice!
adampc22
10-16-2009, 01:13 PM
i will be honest i dont get it ????
Scottw
10-16-2009, 01:14 PM
i will be honest i dont get it ????
It's something that happened on this side of the pond. Google "balloon boy".
Adriftpanda
10-16-2009, 01:17 PM
So was it some stupid hoax? What's wrong with people!
Don Fernando
10-16-2009, 01:17 PM
hey, I am on Adam's side of the pond, and I got it.
adampc22
10-16-2009, 01:17 PM
It's something that happened on this side of the pond. Google "balloon boy".
thay thought he was stuck in a floating balloon but infact he was in a box in the attick ? :r
mrreindeer
10-16-2009, 01:30 PM
Seriously the stupidest thing I've seen the media latch on to in a long time. I heard one reporter comment after it was all over that 'this won't be over for awhile' and there'll be 'much more to uncover' and a local reporter here even said 'we tracked down that the father once lived in Burbank (suburb of L.A.)....and I'm disgusted with myself for even watching that long.
Did I say disgusted, I mean proud.
And I remember, I was glued to my desk at work watching the whole thing live baby!
Scottw
10-16-2009, 01:48 PM
hey, I am on Adam's side of the pond, and I got it.
Not everyone is an International Man of Pure Genius like yourself Ferdie:D
Starscream
10-16-2009, 01:54 PM
Seriously the stupidest thing I've seen the media latch on to in a long time. I heard one reporter comment after it was all over that 'this won't be over for awhile' and there'll be 'much more to uncover' and a local reporter here even said 'we tracked down that the father once lived in Burbank (suburb of L.A.)....and I'm disgusted with myself for even watching that long.
Did I say disgusted, I mean proud.
And I remember, I was glued to my desk at work watching the whole thing live baby!
It's stupid now, but I was seriously very concerned for the safety of that child when his wherabouts were unknown. Glad he's safe, and I hope his parents beat the living crap out of him for making everyone go through that.
coastietech
10-16-2009, 01:57 PM
It's stupid now, but I was seriously very concerned for the safety of that child when his wherabouts were unknown. Glad he's safe, and I hope his parents beat the living crap out of him for making everyone go through that.
^^^^ This...
I could see one of my children being curious and accidently climbing into a situation like that.
AD720
10-16-2009, 01:59 PM
It's stupid now, but I was seriously very concerned for the safety of that child when his wherabouts were unknown. Glad he's safe, and I hope his parents beat the living crap out of him for making everyone go through that.
^^^^ This...
I could see one of my children being curious and accidently climbing into a situation like that.
A lot of people are now saying the whole thing was a hoax, the parents knew where he was and told him not to come out, that it was a publicity stunt.
ActionAndy
10-16-2009, 02:20 PM
But think if he had been in the balloon and swept away on wind currents. He'd land somewhere around the amazon and be annointed King From the Sky....
poker
10-16-2009, 02:24 PM
Glad he's safe, and I hope his parents beat the living crap out of him for making everyone go through that.
...unless it was his parents that were behind it for publicity purposes.
icehog3
10-16-2009, 02:35 PM
...unless it was his parents that were behind it for publicity purposes.
;)
Ashcan Bill
10-16-2009, 02:36 PM
The sad thing is that's all the major news networks could talk about this morning. Every time I turned on the news, that's what they were going over. Hours and hours of rehashing the stupid thing.
The total and complete dumbing down continues.
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m154/mrmarcello/neverforget.jpg
:banger
:r:r:r
(made even funnier by the fact that I watched a few people get into a flame war on another site over this yesterday)
kelmac07
10-16-2009, 04:45 PM
Knuckleheads!!
Cigargal
10-16-2009, 05:03 PM
The media has America by the ring in its nose...do what I did and turn off the news and get back to life!
The best part was the kid throwing up on the Today show:D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGhIQP801fc
MedicCook
10-16-2009, 10:17 PM
It was very entertaining watching this balloon float around. Definately glad the child was not in it at the time. Could have been a very bad outcome.
Starscream
10-17-2009, 01:22 PM
...unless it was his parents that were behind it for publicity purposes.
I hope that is not the case, but the family has been on the show "Wife Swap" two times before. I hope this wasn't just another chance for them to get on tv in the most shameful way possible.
The Poet
10-17-2009, 01:25 PM
Shoot, I throw up on the Today show every morning, and nobody cares about me!
BigFrank
10-17-2009, 02:10 PM
people worrying about this when the country is practically in shambles shows a lot.
shark
10-17-2009, 02:42 PM
Just looking at the dad makes me want to punch his eyes closed. Don't know why, it just does.:td
Starscream
10-17-2009, 02:45 PM
people worrying about this when the country is practically in shambles shows a lot.
At first it was a human interest story. It showed that we care about the well being of others. Why it is still being discussed by the media now does show a lot. I agree that there are a lot of other things that the media needs to put first.
Texan in Mexico
10-17-2009, 02:59 PM
;)
x2!
At the very least they should garnish the parents wages for the cost of the money they spent trying to find the kid. That is if it's proven to be a hoax.
ucla695
10-17-2009, 03:45 PM
Luckily I missed the whole thing on TV and ended up reading about it online.
So was it some stupid hoax? What's wrong with people!
Appears to be.
BigFrank
10-17-2009, 06:42 PM
At first it was a human interest story. It showed that we care about the well being of others. Why it is still being discussed by the media now does show a lot. I agree that there are a lot of other things that the media needs to put first.
I agree with ya there, at first it was slightly worthwhile. But the spiraling out of control has made it unreal.
Starscream
10-17-2009, 07:25 PM
I agree with ya there, at first it was slightly worthwhile. But the spiraling out of control has made it unreal.
Exactly, Frank.:tu
mrreindeer
10-22-2009, 09:33 AM
If y'all didn't waste enough time like I did on this...here's a game for you to play! http://www.balloonboygame.com/
poker
11-12-2009, 10:31 AM
...unless it was his parents that were behind it for publicity purposes.
Bingo!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091112/ap_on_re_us/us_balloon_boy
AP News:
Colo. balloon boy parents to plead guilty
mrreindeer
11-13-2009, 09:03 AM
Saw that Kelly, unbelievable yet believable. Takes all kinds of idiots.
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