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balloon boy

firebirdlizant @firebirdlizant (514) • United States 8 Jan 10

do you think the balloon boy's father should be in jail? do you think it was a hoax?

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At Least the Balloon Boys Parents Got To Be On TV.

elmiko @elmiko (6630) • United States 23 Dec 09

Of course I'm being sarcastic about it. I saw this on live tv like many people who thought the boy was up in the balloon. His parents just got sentenced to jail time and won't be able to make money off the stunt they pulled for 4...

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When you heard about "Ballon Boy", did u kind of wish he was actually in there?

incredibleDNA @incredibleDNA (1742) • Philippines 3 Nov 09

I dont know if im a bad person when i found out he wasnt in there, i didnt want anything bad to happen to the kid but it was so excited, lol

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Why would people do such thing to get attention

clorissa123 @clorissa123 (4926) • United States 22 Oct 09

A week ago, the incident of a balloon boy was thought be to on a helium balloon, making such a fuss nationally. Afterward, it was a hoax, and the balloon boy father was sentenced to be 6 years in prison. I just wonder why people...

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Balloon boy incident exposed as a hoax

millertime @millertime (1394) • United States 18 Oct 09

Well, it seems that they have determined that the balloon boy incident was a hoax and was staged by the parents as a publicity stunt designed to try and land them some sort of reality show gig. I had a feeling that was the case...

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Balloon boy - should there be charges against the parents?

taraelocin @taraelocin (1138) 18 Oct 09

Have you heard the story about the parents who claimed their 6 year old was on a big balloon that flew away? The police chased around and everything. Now they might be facing public charges. How can people think a publicity...

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Balloon boy hoax

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 18 Oct 09

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE59E5H720091018 I deeply resent this. I heard about it and prayed like crazy for the little boy to be safe, I worried about him and nearly cried thinking of how terrified he must be....

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Uh-oh. Gawker Exclusive: "I Helped Richard Heene Plan a Balloon Hoax."

Laurie1986 @Laurie1986 (384) • United States 18 Oct 09

Gawker.com apparently has an exclusive from 25 year old Robert Thomas, a researcher who says that he was privy to the plans of Richard Heene, Balloon Boy's father. Gawker says that one of the ideas that Thomas and Heene were...

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CDonohue @CDonohue (379) • United States 16 Oct 09

Was the ballon boy story a hoax or real story? What do you think?Have not heard the story look up on yahoo.news Personally I think hoax!

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I have to maybe take back what I said earlier about balloon boy.

Marty @marty3888 (2355) • Acme, Michigan 16 Oct 09

I was in my car and I heard the tape of the Larry King show. What thye kid said when they asked why didn't you come out. The kid said "remember you said we were doing this for the show." Last night I didn't hear the remember when...

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