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DMF
10/25/09

In reply to Balloon Boy Mom Admits to Hoax
Can't blame em. That's what the media has done to society. #balloonboyhoax
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nutbastard
10/26/09

@DMF:

holy-lack-of-integrity batman!

please. bullshit. dont EVEN act like these morons are 'victims' in any sense of the word. #balloonboyhoax
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redman042
10/24/09

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The parents pressured the boy to lie so much that he vomited twice on TV. That's the most inexcusable part of this. #balloonboyhoax
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Identity (Metric)
10/24/09

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Why? #balloonboyhoax
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(Starman) Starman
10/24/09

@Identity (reclamation): WRRYYY?! #balloonboyhoax
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Kaiser-Machead
10/24/09

In reply to Balloon Boy Mom Admits to Hoax
There's a hole in my heart
Deep as a spoon
for that lil brat
fakin' trips in balloons #balloonboyhoax
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Benguin
10/24/09

In reply to Balloon Boy Mom Admits to Hoax
I'm so sick of hearing about this child that I refuse to refer to him by his "proper" nickname any longer. I henceforth dub him Dirigible Kid. #balloonboyhoax
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dparrinder000
10/24/09

@Benguin: congrats you know a ord other people don't. wow special, frig off unless you have something important to contribute.
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bustedchain
10/24/09

@Benguin: I like GasBagBoy better... you can say it like Gas-Bag-Boy...or like Gas-Bagboy. #balloonboyhoax
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justchecking1
10/24/09

@Benguin: cngrats! You know another word the general public doesn't. Try to limit you're posts to things that anyone cares about. Just a little constructive criticism #balloonboyhoax
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nutbastard
10/26/09

@dparrinder000:

douche. #balloonboyhoax
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nutbastard
10/26/09

@justchecking1:

double douche. #balloonboyhoax
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Benguin
10/26/09

@justchecking1: @dparrinder000: Same person with two accounts, or a sudden outbreak of grouchiness? Calm down, it's just the internet. #balloonboyhoax
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Lalkin
10/23/09

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While this is wrong on so many levels I'm wondering why this is being posted on Gizmodo. Isn't this more Gawker's schtik? #balloonboyhoax
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Rosa Golijan
10/23/09

@Lalkin: Well, we've been covering the story here, too:

Boy Flies Away Uncontrollably in Homemade Flying Saucer

Criminal Charges Loom For Balloon Boy Hoax Mastermind Richard Heene

FOR SALE: Proof That Balloon Boy Was A Hoax

The Motive: Balloon Boy's A-Hole Parents Were Developing a Reality Show

Who Should We Blame for the Anticlimactic Balloon Boy Saga?

Balloon Boy Admits They Did It for the Show

UFO Balloonbrat Falcon Heene Found Safe at Home—Please Someone Spank Him Hard

Takeoff Video Shows UFO Balloon Incident Almost Certainly a Hoax
#balloonboyhoax
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/23/09

In reply to Balloon Boy Mom Admits to Hoax
I really hope these two media-whores get prosecuted to the fullest extend the law will allow. #balloonboyhoax
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Jux
10/23/09

@Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®: extent. And me too. #balloonboyhoax
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/23/09

@Jux: Thanks. I'm tired and since I didn't misspell 'extend' I didn't catch the mistake. #balloonboyhoax
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Software_Goddess
10/23/09

@Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®: And yet here we all are; reading and commenting on more media coverage. We should be ashamed of ourselves for even clicking on a link related to the #Heene family. #balloonboyhoax
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animeman59
10/24/09

@Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®: Yes, burn them at the stake! Throw the book at 'em! That's what they get for murdering innocent people.

Wait... They didn't murder anybody?

Well then, serves them right for stealing all that money!

They didn't steal anything?

Did they molest a child?

Drunk driving? Jay-walking? Kicking a dog? None of that either?

So all they did was lie to the public to make a big media spectacle in the hopes of getting a reality-show deal?

Well, that ranks right up there with Hitler, Mason, and Dalmer. #balloonboyhoax
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PMZanetti
10/24/09

@Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®: Can we prosecute Gizmodo and CNN and Fox and every other network as "accompli?"

The goal was to get media attention. They win. #balloonboyhoax
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/24/09

@animeman59: I see. So if they didn't kill anyone, or steal anything, or molest a child, or drive drunk, or jaywalk or kick a dog they deserve a free pass?

I'm sure all of the Police, Fire & Rescue personnel involved in chasing down a fucking balloon would really appreciate your comment.

And how long before the next reality show wannabe ups the ante with another stunt like this and someone actually gets hurt?

This stunt they pulled was unacceptable. The fact that they also encouraged their children to lie in order to continue the farce speaks volumes about how these two assholes should not be parents to begin with.

Stupid shouldn't be encouraged, or rewarded.
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Edited by Jrsy Devil's Advocate® at 10/24/09 12:14 PM

Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/24/09

@PMZanetti: No, their goal was to make themselves 'marketable' for a reality show. Since public opinion of them is not very positive & them being dumped by the production company they were working with I think they failed. #balloonboyhoax
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Jagster
10/24/09

@Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®: "Thanks. I'm tired and since I didn't misspell 'extend' I didn't catch the mistake."

Thanks. I'm tired and since I didn't misspell 'extend' my spell checker didn't catch the mistake.

-Fixed #balloonboyhoax
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animeman59
10/27/09

@Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®: Actually, I was being serious.

These people are on par with the likes of Hitler. #balloonboyhoax
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/27/09

@Jagster: "I didn't misspell 'extend' my spell checker didn't catch the mistake."

My spell checker didn't catch any mistakes because I spelled extend correctly. My spell checker has no way of knowing I intended to type the word 'extent' instead of 'extend' and quite frankly if it ever developed the ability to do that I'd pull the plug on this sucker before it became sentient.. #balloonboyhoax
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Rejexted
10/23/09

In reply to Balloon Boy Mom Admits to Hoax
How the Heenes wasted the hundreds of volunteers' time and emotions was despicable. I've worked on a search and rescue for a lost kid, and I can tell you it is no laughing matter. Luckily we found the kid, but the trauma caused by the whole event, and the sleepless days caused by it were taxing on everyone; and the fact that these people were selfishly willing to do this really pushes me over the edge. What's even worse is that their son will forever be known as "balloon boy" for the rest of his life, and you know his parents forced him into all of this. I have it in my heart to forgive and forget a mistake made by a child, but I cannot and will not do the same for an adult.
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weatherman
10/23/09

@Rejexted: what's worse, apparently, is how many twitter characters they wasted. There was more twitter chatter about the balloon boy than any other genocide or rigged election of a despot ever, and it was all for the sake of a hoax. A travesty of bits - all that wasted ASCII. And just when I was thinking that I really could believe everything I read on the internet.. :( #balloonboyhoax
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korofrog
10/23/09

@weatherman: You can still believe everything you read on the internet. In fact, you should believe me when I tell you that you have just won $36 Million USD. Now if I can just have your bank account details... #balloonboyhoax
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met2art
10/23/09

@korofrog: Careful there... you know Project Eagle Claw is clamping down on that stuff, and they are right next door to Koro, Guinea, in Nigeria. ;)

[gizmodo.com] #balloonboyhoax
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appletoad
10/23/09

@met2art: I just read about Eagle Claw in the paper today. Its about damn time, although I don't blame that government for not wanting to eliminate a big chunk of where its money comes from... #balloonboyhoax
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korofrog
10/27/09

@met2art: Yeah, I don't live in Nigeria, it's all good. =) #balloonboyhoax
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P3nnst8r
10/23/09

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Well, at least they'll get a Lifetime made-for-tv movie out of this. #balloonboyhoax
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B-low
10/23/09

In reply to Balloon Boy Mom Admits to Hoax
Their little lie ballooned way out of proportion. #balloonboyhoax
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D.E.P.C.
10/23/09

@B-low: It sure inflated a lot of interest. #balloonboyhoax
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badhatharry
10/23/09

@D.E.P.C.: But in the end, it was a lot of hot air. #balloonboyhoax
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persocom
10/23/09

@badhatharry: And they would only find out later, that it would all explode in their faces. #balloonboyhoax
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met2art
10/23/09

@badhatharry: They had lofty goals, but weren't firmly grounded enough to handle things. Inflationary pressures got to them, and rather than rise to the occasion, they chose to be basket cases. #balloonboyhoax
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Hachiken
10/24/09

@met2art: What are you guys, a bunch of pun-dits? #balloonboyhoax
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/19/09

In reply to Criminal Charges Loom For Balloon Boy Hoax Mastermind Richard Heene
Richard's MySpace page..

Should probably be MySpace-d out page...

[www.myspace.com] #balloonbrat
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MePerson
10/18/09

In reply to Criminal Charges Loom For Balloon Boy Hoax Mastermind Richard Heene
"So it was a experimental plane?"
"It's uh- uh- a flying saucer."
"It's a flying saucer."
"Yeah."

You have to give the dispatcher credit for not hanging up at that moment. #balloonbrat
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Delano_J
10/18/09

In reply to Criminal Charges Loom For Balloon Boy Hoax Mastermind Richard Heene
I still don't see how any of these charges (aside from misleading authorities or whatever) hold any water.

What's annoying is that the media and authorities (more so the authorities) wasted resources, and now want to spend even more going after someone who lied. There's not a whole lot of harm done aside from making the cops look like morons, so I don't see how they can charge him with much.

Oh wait, they're a bunch of butt-hurt police who want revenge. Pathetic on both the authorities' part and the tacky dad.

EDIT: The only fair thing I can think of is paying restitution, but that would bankrupt them (probably) and it wouldn't be good for the kid.
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
10/18/09

@Delano_J: How did they make the Cops look like morons? I detect an anti-authority bias from you. The only reason the police/authorities would appear to be "morons" is if someone only listened to the media, and didn't/wasn't capable of forming their own thoughts.

As for Misleading authorities being the only charge to hold any water, you really think Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor couldn't hold water? They encouraged and made their kids lie. If that doesn't fit the bill what would? #balloonbrat
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Kakkoii
10/18/09

@GitEmSteveDave_ItCOULDLift #BalloonBoi: They made them look like idiots because they didn't seem to understand basic physics. The balloon was nowhere near big enough to support the weight of that kid. Not to mention you'd see it having a much taller shape if something heavy was sitting inside.

As soon as I saw it I was like.. wtf? How stupid are these reporters and police. This is freaking impossible. #balloonbrat
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Delano_J
10/18/09

@GitEmSteveDave_ItCOULDLift #BalloonBoi: "Hey look a balloon! There's no basket. I'm sure there's a kid in there with no basket or means of holding an object whatsoever."

Typically for the delinquency of a minor, the kid has to commit a crime. I guess it can fit if the child's lying is misleading authorities. However, they're all butthurt for feeling duped, just like the idiots crying foul over this and then glazing over the ever-growing shitstorm in the middle east.

Really, all that happened was a few resources were wasted, that otherwise would have likely gone to paying these guys to put pot-heads behind bars. Big deal.
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
10/19/09

@Kakkoii: And I'm sure most physicists can't perform the duties of a cop. That's why:

"...the sheriff's department contacted a specialist at Colorado State University to determine whether it could carry the child."

And what did this specialist determine?

"Based on the dimensions for the balloon that Heene provided at the time, the specialist "determined that it was, in fact, possible for this balloon to have launched," Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden told reporters Sunday."

Only after getting it on the ground and their hands on it, and measuring and weighing it, did they realize that it couldn't have lifted off with #BalloonBoi inside, because the craft weight 18 lbs more than what #DoucheDad said it did. #balloonbrat
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Bokusatsu_Tenshi
10/20/09

@Delano_J: @Delano_J: Lots of people thought there was a kid there, and the reason for that is that there are no definite ways of telling for shure if that was true.

Having a basket or not means nothing. I knew there wasn't a kid because of the behavior of the balloon, but still wasn't 100% shure.

Wasting resources is still a crime, and the moron behind it should pay for that. It's just that simple.

Who do you think ends up paying for that waste of resource? Yeah, you.
And if a bunch of idiots sees this as a good idea for advertising campaings, soon you'll be living in a city were cops can't tell which call is true and which isn't.

And then you'll have a bunch of crimes that could be avoided only they weren't because cops were occupied with yet another hoax.

THIS is why the guy has to be punished. It's not as harmless as you're trying to imply. #balloonbrat
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Iowa11
10/18/09

In reply to Criminal Charges Loom For Balloon Boy Hoax Mastermind Richard Heene
The charge should be relative. In this case, never allow this guy to be shown or spoken of on television ever again. #balloonbrat
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sea_alex
10/18/09

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Richard Heene is a lot off things but a mastermind ? #balloonbrat
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PotteryBarnClearanceSale
10/18/09

@sea_alex: It doesn't take a lot of intelligence to yell fire in a crowded theater. #balloonbrat
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