Berry Cool
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Thu Oct-15-09 05:40 PM
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I left my home at 12:30 today, went downtown, then to a mall and just got back online |
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a few minutes ago.
All of a sudden everyone on DU's talking about a "balloon boy" and a crazy family. And I have no clue what they're talking about. (Don't worry, I can figure it out on my own.)
Suddenly, I feel like freaking Rip Van Winkle.
Just saying.
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Thu Oct-15-09 05:42 PM
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1. How dare you shut off the Internet! What the hell were you thinking!!!! |
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:rofl: That'll teach you!!!!! :rofl:
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Thu Oct-15-09 05:42 PM
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2. Video to help you understand |
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Edited on Thu Oct-15-09 05:45 PM by Botany
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Thu Oct-15-09 05:43 PM
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3. UFO! Wife Swap! Tornado Chasers! Mad Scientists! |
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This story has it all.
It wasn't quite so funny when the whole country thought he'd fallen out of the balloon, though.
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Thu Oct-15-09 05:59 PM
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10. And one sorta deplorable Rap video made my balloon boy & friends |
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Thu Oct-15-09 05:43 PM
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4. Hey, I live in the Denver area and didn't know about it |
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That's what we get for going shopping!
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Thu Oct-15-09 05:44 PM
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5. I'm having the same problem |
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I was busy busy busy at work all day and got home to see this. :crazy:
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Thu Oct-15-09 06:14 PM
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11. Imagine how I felt in Europe last month |
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and found out the biggest story from the US was people crying in the WalMart parking lot over the president telling their kids to do good in school.
:crazy:
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Thu Oct-15-09 06:41 PM
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Well at least you still had your Vampire Wars to keep you company. ;)
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Thu Oct-15-09 07:04 PM
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16. Hee! It kept me sane, that's for sure nt |
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Thu Oct-15-09 05:46 PM
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6. You are a PRE-BALLOON-BOY DUer now. |
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Whereas we are all now POST-BALLOON-BOY DUers. You will never understand. It's like Woodstock.
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Thu Oct-15-09 05:55 PM
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Thu Oct-15-09 05:57 PM
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Got a flu shot, had lunch with a friend and then a pedicure.
So sorry I missed the festivites. Not.
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Thu Oct-15-09 05:57 PM
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9. Did you use a balloon? |
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Thu Oct-15-09 06:15 PM
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12. Why do you hate America? nt |
Berry Cool
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Thu Oct-15-09 06:17 PM
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13. Seriously, I just read through all the balloon story threads, and do you realize... |
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...the whole flight took up less than an hour in the news cycle??
Then it took slightly longer to figure out where the kid actually was...safe at home, hiding.
Holy shit.
Yet for that less-than-an-hour, people were on the freaking edge of their seats. Unable to pull themselves away from their TVs. Terrified for the poor kid. Crying, praying, agonizing over him.
In another few minutes, Sting would have been sending his love to the sky. (This really is the real-life embodiment of that "Simpsons" episode in which everyone thought Bart was trapped at the bottom of a well because he dropped a microphone down it and they heard his voice coming up from the well.)
It's just incredible...the power of this one nutty story to galvanize the nation's attention.
Just unbelievable.
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Thu Oct-15-09 06:30 PM
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14. You need to recognize that news is a valid addiction |
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