all you balloon posters... you are the reason the news is filled with crap...you eat this stupid

[ORDagnabbit]

stuff up.

now go look and the mirror and yell at yourself.

sheesh.

[Renew Deal]

1. And somehow you know all about what's going on.

Hypocrite

[Whisp]

29. ha! if the OP is a hypocrit then you are exactly the kind of mind

the media wants to OWN and do with these stupid 'reports'.

have a nice day.

[JackRiddler]

52. If you go online, it can hardly be avoided. Is he a hypocrite for visiting DU?

[Botany]

2. Well I do live for your approval .....

[Zix]

3. Gosh.

[SeattleGirl]

Well, you WILL let people know which stories are true and which aren't,

won't you? Obviously, you think that you are the only one capable of doing that.

Sheesh back at you.

[Botany]

15. Did I ever tell you that you are my Fave?

dinner tonight?




I have some dinner music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5akEgsZSfhg

[SeattleGirl]

42. Yum!

[Me.]

4. An Unrec

For yelling at people who give a damn about a little boy

[MNDemNY]

14. Math and physics told me (and many others) that this was BS from the get-go.

I find it hard to believe that CNN et al, did not know this was BS, yet continued for the sake of ratings. Shame on them.

[Renew Deal]

20. Yes we know. You're a genius

:eyes:

[MNDemNY]

28. It's not hard.

You really have to consider the fact that the "media" knew the physics and purposefully neglected to report FACTS , instead playing on the emotions of viewers for ratings. Belittle me if you wish, but you should direct outrage at CNN and the others.

[anigbrowl]

43. The thing is, one does not need to be.

As soon as the dimensions of the thing were established, it began to seem less and less likely. Can't say I wasn't entertained by the entire episode though.

[sendero]

62. No...

... he's merely not a moron. Something that probably cannot be said about you.

[madeline_con]

68. It's possible. Maybe MNDemNY doesn't work for NASA.

:rofl:

[Duer 157099]

35. I'm hoping that science teachers everywhere will

take the opportunity tomorrow to teach a little bit of physics to their students.

Maybe some good will come of it after all?

[MNDemNY]

39. Could be!

[snagglepuss]

54. +1

[hlthe2b]

5. flamebait...

Like YOU knew all along...:eyes:

[Zix]

8. Blame Fate.

[damntexdem]

6. Baloon! Wow! Ooh, shiny baloon! Whee!

Boy in shiny baloon! Oh rapture!

[Hepburn]

7. And who made you God?

Just curious....:eyes:

[Ten Bears]

24. I find it interesting that you have the guts to respond to that...

...considering that you looked to be the main instigator of the hysteria. I would be hidding under my scotties in shame if I were you.

[Parker CA]

9. Do you feel better now? nt.

[AllentownJake]

10. More interesting than a car chase

[Teaser]

11. POST WHAT I WANT

wah wah wah

[edbermac]

12. There's a story about a balloon on the news?

Must be pretty big to knock Jon and Kate off the front page. :shrug:

[polichick]

13. Like posting on a message board is oh-so purposeful. lol

[MNDemNY]

17. Th power is intoxicating, no?

;-) :hi:

[flvegan]

16. The irony is that technically, this is another balloon OP.

[JBoy]

23. LOL.

[Soylent Brice]

30. mmmmmm..... irony.

[Jersey Devil]

18. Oh, the humanity!

I think maybe you take yourself a bit too seriously

[Ten Bears]

19. You're going to get flamed...

...but you have never been more correct.

[rug]

21. Wheeee!

[Whisp]

22. a truth - but you will get yelled at.

something about the water maybe? the nonstories are treated like the american idol lovers.... hmmm.....

not too savy/smart?

[Teaser]

44. POST WHAT I WANT

kthxbye

[Whisp]

49. you make a fine example.

not so bright. but loud.

[Shell Beau]

70. Yes, a small child might be in danger and you equate it to people

loving AI. How lovely.

[Whisp]

73. millions of small children are in danger...

and a large amount of that is due to the Media you so adore that skip those millions of others childrens stories around the world and at home, from wars to contaminated water to refusing to address the real problems behind health care reform.
pleasssssse.....

you can't be suggesting that this is FUCKING JOURNALISM???????? ...following a balloon for hours that was not likely to even be Able to carry a 6 year old kid....

wake up, sleepy heads!

---
looks like there is a possibility this was all a HOAX set up by mom and pop. and the whole of america and all it's fine media were glued onto this nonstory all day. good lord a nation of idiots.

[petronius]

77. AI was an okay movie, it just should have ended a bit earlier

:)

(I know what you meant, of course...)

[LostInAnomie]

25. YAY! I love masturbatory indignation!

[LostInAnomie]

26. YAY! I love masturbatory indignation!

[anonymous171]

27. lol Someone who quotes the Kaiser loving Mencken making an elitist post

What a surprise! :sarcasm:

[Blue-Jay]

31. Punch yourself in the face.

[LanternWaste]

32. Always comforting to know that we have

Always comforting to know that we have esteemed posters who have an absolute awareness of what is or is not relevant, topical and newsworthy, so that those of us who simply aren't quite as bright as the self-validating, more-clever-than-thou clique know what to pay attention to.

You come across a bit like a fundamentalist televangelist, implicit in his own righteousness, and fully cognizant of everyone's sins and the hell they will go through-- but I'm sure you're aware enough to know that was nothing more than a compliment...

[snagglepuss]

57. Quite so.

:woohoo:

[Zix]

33. This isn't going to ... GO DOWN ... well...

:hide:

[blogslut]

34. I'm fine, Arianna

A possible tragedy ended happily and everyone who was worried can breathe a sigh of relief.

[WolverineDG]

36. and you're an asshole nt

[Botany]

41. Can you put a finer point on the consular?

n/t

[Drunken Irishman]

37. SHAME ON YOU DU!

SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!

[Drunken Irishman]

You shamed yet, DU?

[Zix]

53. I'm weeping. I'm so shallow. I never knew.

[asdjrocky]

38. Like I can't think of two things at once.

I think your projecting.

[Drunken Irishman]

40. Who's the president? Balloon?

[asdjrocky]

50. President Balloon!

Damn you!

[slackmaster]

45. Lighten up, Francis

[Lex]

65. I've dubbed these kind of posters "Scoldilocks"

nt

[blondeatlast]

66. "Scoldilocks." Perfect! LOL! nt

[WildEyedLiberal]

83. "Scoldilocks"

:thumbsup:

[Kievan Rus]

46. K & R

[kestrel91316]

47. It was os interest to me because I'm sort of from Ft. Collins. Is that acceptable to you??

[eShirl]

48. and get off your lawn?

[bigwillq]

51. Indeed.

The American people love this crap, and the media will continue to cover it because it sells.

You were a bit harsh, though. But I agree with the general sentiment of your post.

[Zix]

55. Totally love how you're posting this NOW

Definite moment after which it became acceptable.

[npk]

56. Yeah you're right. Why should anyone care about a 6 year old missing

When he was last seen getting into a weather balloon and witnesses reported seeing something fall from the balloon. Now I have problem with this story turning out to be a hoax, and that has more to do with the family than anything else. But this is something that people should have cared about if the story had been true.

[conscious evolution]

58. Do.Not.Fuck.With.

peoples bread and circuses.
They tend to freak out big time.

[ORDagnabbit]

61. so i gather.. sad though...very very sad.

[kenny blankenship]

63. People like you are why we can't have Michael Jackson threads in GD anymore.

Monster!

[cherokeeprogressive]

59. I love drive-by posts telling us how stupid we are for being concerned for the well-being

of a 6 year old boy who through misadventure could have perished from hypoxia, hypothermia, electrocution, or acute gravitational disorder.

When I look in the mirror, all I see is one extremely handsome man.

[madeline_con]

71. Misadventure or lack of parental supervision?

:think:

[Dreamer Tatum]

60. So in order for King You to sanction news, I guess there has to be a body count

Sorry to disappoint you in this case.

[rucky]

64. You knew all along it was a hoax?

[madeline_con]

72. See post #14. Then see Rock City.

[Shell Beau]

67. I hope you don't own a mirror.

God forbid someone caring about a small helpless child. Which is what most everyone thought at the breaking of the story.

[blondeatlast]

69. That's what the scroll wheel is for, poor darling. Far too simple for drama, though. nt

[Codeine]

74. Human Interest -- we are interested

because we are human. Drama is compelling, be it fictional, mythological, or playing out in real time on our HD screens.

I fail to see how we've been harmed.

[Whisp]

75. good heavens... you fail to see.....

I have to agree with that part.

:biggest eyeroll available:

[Codeine]

76. I suppose I haven't reached your lofty heights.

I will forever flounder in your intellectual shadow.

[Stinky The Clown]

78. Unrec for your selfcentered view of what is good and proper. Also for insulting people who can .....

.... walk and chew gum at the same time.

And for the record, this is the first balloon thread I even opened. I'm sorry I did.

[951-Riverside]

79. You have a very skewed view of reality

Easy for you to say in hindsight but while that balloon was up there most of us had no idea what was going on. For me it was only after he was found hiding I thought something was amiss.

[TexasObserver]

80. I invested almost no time in it or the threads, because the father is a clown.

The boy's dad is a real clown, the saucer like look of the balloon, the lack of size to haul the kid, and the father has a big need for media attention. In the first thread I looked at, I followed a link to the guy on some TV show, and figured right then he's addicted to reality tv fame.

He set the whole thing up, and had the kids act it out.

[Stinky The Clown]

82. Gosh. YOU knew. YOU had it all figured out there, huh? Man, you're good.

We should all listen to every word you say.

You should start an OP every day telling us what to do. You know. A cross between Dear Abby and Heloise.

[EmilyAnne]

81. You are a balloon poster, so I guess that means.....?