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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,674 posts)
Sun Jul 8, 2018, 11:09 PM Jul 2018

Has anybody considered mass-producing small versions of the Trump baby balloon?

They could be normal-sized helium balloons with the same features printed on them. I'd love to see a massive march with thousands of people where everybody has a Trump baby balloon.

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Has anybody considered mass-producing small versions of the Trump baby balloon? (Original Post) The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 OP
This is from their crowdfunder page 4now Jul 2018 #1
I hadn't thought of that. Maybe those paper ones with a candle? The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #2
That would be a great sight to see 4now Jul 2018 #3

4now

(1,596 posts)
1. This is from their crowdfunder page
Mon Jul 9, 2018, 12:06 AM
Jul 2018

It sounds like a good idea to me but I guess their are some things to consider that I hadn't thought about.
So it gives me an excuse to post a link to their crowdfunder page.
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/trump-baby/updates/

Mini-Trump Baby Balloons? Or not?
20/Jun/2018

Our Crowdfunder stretch target included a plan to hand out 1000 balloons to individual supporters in Parliament Square on 13th July when we fly the big boy there.

Some people mistook this for a plan to release 1000 balloons into the sky! But we know that balloons can be very hazardous to wildlife so this would have been like a delayed turtle massacre - not at all the plan. What we planned for was to hand out single, helium filled balloons to wellwishers and passersby to show their support for #TrumpBaby, with strict instructions to pop them at the end of the day and dispose of them safely. We even found a biodegradable balloon supplier so we felt like this would probably be OK.

However, many people who are otherwise supportive of #TrumpBaby are urging us not to do this. It turns out even biodegradable balloons can take up to 5 years to decompose, so can still end up choking wildlife etc. And some of them are bound to escape into the sky, as that's just what happens with helium balloons, however careful you try to be!

SO - we are still going to send out balloons as rewards to everyone who asked for that on the Crowdfunder, but we want to find out what supporters think about the idea of handing out 1000 biodegradable Trump Baby balloons to the public during #TrumpBaby's maiden flight. If the consensus is that we shouldn't do this we will look at alternative options for people to show their support on the day instead.
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/trump-baby/updates/

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,674 posts)
2. I hadn't thought of that. Maybe those paper ones with a candle?
Mon Jul 9, 2018, 12:09 AM
Jul 2018

Let them float away biodegradably after dark.

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