ollie Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/091015/world/us_boy_in_balloon_1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 i have been watching this for the past hour and a half, it's crazy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 The balloon's on the ground now, and police are reporting that there wasn't anyone inside.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Was he ever inside, or did he fall out? What's the latest you retired folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 the only info is from the 6yr old's younger sibling, so maybe he was never inside...or he may have jumped out early on...i guess they haven't located the kid yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 He could he hiding, or he could be dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 he could have been abducted by aliens, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 From the way the police were handling the balloon in the video I saw, it's highly likely the cops killed the kid trying to pop the balloon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 don't anybody tell Eric the Midget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayr Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 May be a sad ending to this story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 don't anybody tell Eric the Midget:thumbup: It's absurd news stories like this that give me the will to live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Timmy fell down the well!It's all over the news here. Stupid kid wasn't even inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/10/15/trapped-balloon-child.htmlA six-year-old Colorado boy who was originally thought to have been on board an experimental homemade balloon has been found alive at his home.He had been hiding out in a box in the attic of the garage, according to investigatorsThe boy was initially thought to have climbed into the basket of the silver balloon and released its anchor rope in the backyard of his family's Fort Collins, Colo., home.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kookycanooky Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 how is this not a UFO sighting story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 I think the Dad set this up for media attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 poor kid is literally throwing up during the storm of interviews. his parents sound like media hounds: they've already done reality tv shows like wife swap and apparently the kid is saying they "did this for a show" ... junior, shhhhhhh, that was mommy and daddy's secret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 (edited) I certainly hope that entire family gets thrown in jail for long, long time. Edited October 16, 2009 by Guest If not for the hoax, at least jail time for naming the kid "Falcon". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 horrible people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Someone on PT had me howling yesterday when he/she suggested the balloon was heading to California to take it off the map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartamophone Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 This whole saga is, in my opinion, a terrific illustration of what's wrong with how we get our news. 24-news channels and websites have to consistently fill up 24 hours' worth of programming, regardless of what is happening in the world. As the market becomes more and more saturated they have to compete harder and harder to get our attention. Thus, when something like this happens - something that, two hours later became a complete non-story - it becomes a massively overblown lead story and works to hold our attention (and ratings) for just long enough until they can entertain us with the next story to come along. 24 hour news makes us numb and dumb.Now, if you'll excuse me, I haven't checked cnn.com in over an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 I think it's a terrific illustration of what's wrong with hot air balloons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 wI6UONWCq7A it's pretty clear here that the parents have exploited their young son. watching those parents lead him into answering what they want him to is very very spooky. He responds wonderfully with "You guys said that we did this for the show". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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