what better child stuck in well or child stuck on balloon?

[DanGarion]

You guys watching this coverage about a 6 year old on a balloon that is floating through in Colorado?

[RainMaker]

WTF??!?! This is not going to end well. That balloon was going really fast.

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

Stream: http://www.9news.com/video/player_live.aspx

That is seriously fucked up. Hope they figure something out.

[Galaxy]

I thought it was a hot air ballon at first. A man-made saucer?

[Galaxy]

It's on the national cable news channels now.

[SackAttack]

I thought it was a hot air ballon at first. A man-made saucer?

Giant and helium-filled.

[DanGarion]

Better title would have been.

"what better child stuck in well or child stuck in balloon?"

--there I edited the title! :)

[MikeVic]

Can't they shoot at it? Then catch the kid.

[SackAttack]

Can't they shoot at it? Then catch the kid.

Are you familiar with 9.8 m/s²?

That's a lotta six-year-old splat if you don't have something to slow him down before you catch him.

[DanGarion]

Are you familiar with 9.8 m/s²?

That's a lotta six-year-old splat if you don't have something to slow him down before you catch him.

Well it's not going to fall down immediately. The helium would slowly escape from a small hole...

[MikeVic]

Are you familiar with 9.8 m/s²?

That's a lotta six-year-old splat if you don't have something to slow him down before you catch him.

Then use a giant ladder to catch him before he falls too far. Or a giant net to contain him?

[Galaxy]

Are you even allowed to build something like this (in private)? Could the parents could be in trouble for building this thing?

[DanGarion]

Are you even allowed to build something like this (in private)? Could the parents could be in trouble for building this thing?
Yeah it's perfectly legal most likely, just like a weather balloon, a very large weather balloon.

[SackAttack]

Well it's not going to fall down immediately. The helium would slowly escape from a small hole...

The problem is, what are you going to use to get close enough that you're going to be able to hit the balloon with something of low enough caliber to only cause a leak?

He's moving something like 60mph, if I just heard the guy on the video correctly, and the balloon is going to be subject to changes in the wind. That's going to make it a challenge for any sniper (although I bet you there ain't a sniper worth his salt wouldn't be up for the challenge). Nothing you could get off the ground from the Air Force base in Fort Collins is going to be able to maintain altitude at that relatively slow speed, so you can't even just line something up behind the balloon to shoot it.

And even if you could, you'd cause more than just one hole.

I just don't see a good way you can shoot that balloon without splat.

[Alan T]

The posted video link isn't working. Does anyone have a working one?

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

Try here?

http://news.bnonews.com/xh2m

[MikeVic]

Where's Spiderman when you need him.

http://www.richjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/fat-spiderman.jpg

[SackAttack]

Then use a giant ladder to catch him before he falls too far. Or a giant net to contain him?

It's really not even about what you catch him with.

Y'ever hit the water off a diving board in a belly flop?

Now increase that height from 60 feet to 6,000 feet. If you're falling unrestrained, bad shit happens.

But even above and beyond that, you have to be able to accurately predict where he's going to land within a reasonable size if you want the net to work, AND you're going to have to be able to set it up in such a way that the momentum of his impact doesn't just dash him against the ground anyway.

[Sun Tzu]

DO NOT WANT

[DanGarion]

It's on the national news channels / CNN etc.

[MikeVic]

Hmm, he's screwed I guess.

[Galaxy]

Now they think the boy might have fallen out?

[Big Fo]

CNN are now saying the boy may have fallen out of the balloon.

[SackAttack]

Now they think the boy might have fallen out?

Closed basket makes that unlikely unless he was actively TRYING to get out.

[MikeVic]

What if he's pulling a Bart Simpson? He's really at home watching this whole thing unfold.

[Lathum]

watching it on the site linked in the thread, crazy.

Can someone sum up for me how exactly this started?

[SackAttack]

Balloon is descending according to the chick getting interviewed on 9.

[Lathum]

dola-I hope he doesn't crash into a mountain.

[Sun Tzu]

What if he's pulling a Bart Simpson? He's really at home watching this whole thing unfold.

Then I give that kid mad props yo.

[SackAttack]

"The one son watched the other son go inside the compartment and watched it...take off."

Whatcha wanna bet the other son pulled the ropes loose? ;)

[DanGarion]

dola-I hope he doesn't crash into a mountain.

It would take awhile for that to happen since he's going east / south direction...

[Sun Tzu]

From CNN -

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/US/10/15/colorado.boy.balloon/art.balloon.kusa.jpg

Officials are trying to rescue a 6-year-old boy who climbed into a balloon-like experimental aircraft built by his parents and floated into the sky over eastern Colorado.

The aluminum-covered, dome-shaped balloon is 20 feet long and 5 feet high, Larimer County Sheriff's Office says.

Margie Martinez of the Weld County Sheriff's Office said a sibling saw the boy climb into the basket before the balloon took off. Since the door on the balloon was unlocked, Martinez said it's possible the boy had fallen out.

The balloon appeared to be a saucer-shaped, Mylar-coated helium balloon, not unlike a party balloon. The craft was drifting eastward, authorities said.

The helium balloon was tethered to the boy's family home in Fort Collins, the Larimer County Sheriff's Department said. The boy got into the craft Thursday morning and undid the rope anchoring it.

The aluminum-covered, dome-shaped balloon is 20 feet long and 5 feet high, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office said. Watch the balloon float thousands of feet over Colorado »

"The structure at the bottom of the balloon that the boy is in is made of extremely thin plywood and won't withstand any kind of a crash at all," said Erik Nilsson, Larimer County Emergency Manager, according to CNN affiliate KMGH.

The Federal Aviation Administration is trying to track the aircraft on radar and has notified the Denver International Airport. Shortly after noon (2 p.m. ET), the balloon was sighted two miles south of Evans.

CNN meteorologist Chad Myers estimated the wind would keep the vessel moving at 30 mph. Authorities say the craft is about 7,000 feet above the ground.

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

Certainly looks like its deflating.

[RainMaker]

It's losing helium fast, looks like it has a hole in it. This is not going to end well.

[SackAttack]

Seriously, my money is on the older brother untying the ropes after the 6 y/o climbed in, went "oh shit" when it flew away like that, and went in and told his parents - little bro is flying away in the balloon - and then blamed it all on the kid to keep himself out of trouble.

[MikeVic]

I knew a sniper would hit it.

[DaddyTorgo]

wow

[DanGarion]

Certainly looks like its deflating.

It looked like this 20 minutes ago to, so don't take the current shape as deflation. It might be traveling faster which would make the look deflated on the lead edge, since it didn't appear full.

[SackAttack]

It looked like this 20 minutes ago to, so don't take the current shape as deflation. It might be traveling faster which would make the look deflated on the lead edge, since it didn't appear full.

Well, the police are also on record as saying that the balloon is descending, which is in line with it losing helium.

[Lathum]

at least the parents know it works!

[DanGarion]

Well, the police are also on record as saying that the balloon is descending, which is in line with it losing helium.

I'm watching it on Headline and the reporters are just babbling what their assumptions are with no actual knowledge IMO.

[Lathum]

lol, just reported the balloon is in an airport airspace and traffic has to be rerouted.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I'm watching it on Headline and the reporters are just babbling what their assumptions are with no actual knowledge IMO.

Yep. That pretty much sounds like the coverage you get from Fox, CNN and the rest of the 24 hour news stations on pretty much anything and everything.

[MikeVic]

I bet this has to do with the movie "Up."

[wade moore]

at least the parents know it works!

lol, just reported the balloon is in an airport airspace and traffic has to be rerouted.

Yup. A 6 year-old dead/about to die is a laugh riot.

[Galaxy]

I like how CNN has a captain involved giving us the play-by-play. Shouldn't they let him go and do his job to get this thing under control?

[Lathum]

Yup. A 6 year-old dead/about to die is a laugh riot.

fuck you Wade.

Way to act like I am the only one cracking jokes. Check out the thread title for fucks sake.

Douchebag.

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

fuck you Wade.

Way to act like I am the only one cracking jokes. Check out the thread title for fucks sake.

Douchebag.

If its any consolation I think everyone cracking jokes about this is pretty sick.

[MikeVic]

lol, I think the situation is comical. Not the fact that a 6-year-old could die, but it just seems surreal. No one I mention it to believes me, unless I send a link too.

[Lathum]

I don't think anyone actually wants the kid to be hurt. I can't speak for others but of course I hope the kid is ok.

[RainMaker]

The kid is dead guys. He's breathing in helium and would have been dead in a few mnutes.

[Sun Tzu]

I bet this has to do with the movie "Up."

I can see it now. Pixar is going to be taken to Court. Assholes.

[Galaxy]

The kid is named Falcon Henne.

[Lathum]

The kid is dead guys. He's breathing in helium and would have been dead in a few mnutes.

I just heard them speculate on that but that there may be a separate compartment

[Sun Tzu]

The kid is dead guys. He's breathing in helium and would have been dead in a few mnutes.

I'm pretty sure the balloon is separated from the plywood basket. Otherwise it would have never gotten any air due to the massive hole in the bottom of it.

[wade moore]

fuck you Wade.

Way to act like I am the only one cracking jokes. Check out the thread title for fucks sake.

Douchebag.


I'm the douchebag? Got it.

Sorry I didn't quote every asshole making jokes. You were just the one at the bottom when I decided to make a comment. Not sure how you can turn you being an asshole making jokes about this kid into me being a douchebag.

But whatever gets you through the day.

[cartman]

The kid is dead guys. He's breathing in helium and would have been dead in a few mnutes.

They haven't confirmed if the space below the balloon was separated from the chamber holding the helium.

[stevew]

He's going to die. This won't end well.

[Galaxy]

Landed.

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

Wow. Smooth landing.

[RainMaker]

Wow, came down perfectly. Hope the kid is alright inside.

[stevew]

On the ground.

[Lathum]

I'm the douchebag? Got it.

Sorry I didn't quote every asshole making jokes. You were just the one at the bottom when I decided to make a comment. Not sure how you can turn you being an asshole making jokes about this kid into me being a douchebag.

But whatever gets you through the day.

Not hard to figure it out, but I won't carry on with it since this tragedy has obviously deeply effected you.

[MikeVic]

I don't want the kid to be hurt either. I just joke about almost everything, but I hope the kid comes out alive and well. The whole situation is just crazy. I didn't think I'd wake up to read about a kid floating away in a balloon today.

[Lathum]

I lost sound on the channel 9 feed

[Sun Tzu]

Someone here @ work said the kid wasn't inside. I'm not watching it live. What's the news?

[Young Drachma]

Oh my word.

[RainMaker]

I'm pretty sure the balloon is separated from the plywood basket. Otherwise it would have never gotten any air due to the massive hole in the bottom of it.
I hope you're right. They had said it really wasn't built to be flown by a person so I don't know if they seperated that well enough.

Not sure why they aren't trying to get the kid out of this thing faster.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

The world's biggest Jiffy Pop.

[cartman]

It is on the ground now

[Young Drachma]

His name was Falcon. "The dad is sorta a scientist." Uh, this really stinks. And I feel bad for the parents, in that, I mean...that would just stink.

The footage doesn't look good.

[Big Fo]

They seem to be more concerned with the helium inside the balloon than anything else, there must not be a kid in there.

[RainMaker]

No one inside the balloon. WTF?!?

[Young Drachma]

No one is in the balloon.

[Sun Tzu]

I want my money back.

[Lathum]

so where is Falcon?

Wade needs to know!

[Young Drachma]

I'm watching the Denver coverage and they're saying they're listening to the scanners to find out what the story is. And Headline News was saying they think he fell out. And they're saying on Channel 4 in Denver that the "boy is okay."

[Dr. Sak]

I'm the douchebag? Got it.

Sorry I didn't quote every asshole making jokes. You were just the one at the bottom when I decided to make a comment. Not sure how you can turn you being an asshole making jokes about this kid into me being a douchebag.

But whatever gets you through the day.

No one is in the balloon.

Boom Roasted

[wade moore]

Boom Roasted

Because all of the jokesters thought there was no kid in there.

Got it.

Keep defending your peeps and their horrible behavior.

[Young Drachma]

I think they're intentionally sending out bad information until they can really assess the situation.

In any case, kudos to the authorities for being on top of this.

[Logan]

Who uses the word "peeps" anymore?

[DanGarion]

lol, I think the situation is comical. Not the fact that a 6-year-old could die, but it just seems surreal. No one I mention it to believes me, unless I send a link too.
+1

Some people take things like this so seriously. I'm sure in the time this balloon was in the air a number of children died in the US... Just think if they gave the proper coverage to each of those children, instead of this "story"....

[Lathum]

It is amazing how fast emergency services got there

[cartman]

Here's the website of the kid's dad:

THE SCIENCE DETECTIVES (http://www.thepsyiencedetectives.com/)

(warning, it auto plays a video)

[Lathum]

I don't want the kid to be hurt either. I just joke about almost everything, but I hope the kid comes out alive and well. The whole situation is just crazy. I didn't think I'd wake up to read about a kid floating away in a balloon today.

+1

Some people take things like this so seriously. I'm sure in the time this balloon was in the air a number of children died in the US... Just think if they gave the proper coverage to each of those children, instead of this "story"....

well put.

I'm sorry I cussed out Wade, but I didn't appreciate being singled out like that.

[Dr. Sak]

Keep defending your peeps and their horrible behavior.

Ok homie...me I'll protect my peeps with my nine.

[Young Drachma]

Apparently they appeared on WifeSwap? Interesting..

[DanGarion]

Because all of the jokesters thought there was no kid in there.

Got it.

Keep defending your peeps and their horrible behavior.

Don't take life so seriously wade.

[DanGarion]

Ok homie...me I'll protect my peeps with my nine.

Booya!

[M GO BLUE!!!]

They shot the balloon down with this:

http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/Balloon-Tank.jpg

[stevew]

Ok homie...me I'll protect my peeps with my nine.

Poor out some malt liquor for your dead homies.

[Young Drachma]

Channel 4 is Denver is saying that the boy isn't inside, so they're sending authorities out in the other areas over where he flew to see if they can find him. Oh my.

[RainMaker]

Well, I think he either fell out or the compartment fell early in flight. Sad, but this is not looking good at all.

[Young Drachma]

Well, I think he either fell out or the compartment fell early in flight. Sad, but this is not looking good at all.

Yeah, flying for 2 and half hours? Yeah, unless he fell out early on...I'm not thinking it'll be a good thing. In any case, not a good story.

[stevew]

So, I'm assuming that if this is a wild goose chase, that they will make the people with the baloon pay for all the overtime, etc associated with this?

[JediKooter]

It sounds like an elaborate hoax or a weird series of events that led people to believe he was in the balloon, but, was never in it to begin with.

[Rizon]

It sounds like an elaborate hoax or a weird series of events that led people to believe he was in the balloon, but, was never in it to begin with.

+1

[wade moore]

If this is a hoax by the parents, then they deserve to be punished with whatever laws can be applied.

It is weird. He was on wifeswap. There's this weird "music video" with the kids on youtube. They have this for-profit nerd website. Etc. Not saying that means that it is a hoax, but it makes you wonder.

I hope, for the kid's sake, that there's something unexplained here and that he's ok. But if the parents faked their kid going through this for publicity...

[Lathum]

It sounds like an elaborate hoax or a weird series of events that led people to believe he was in the balloon, but, was never in it to begin with.

Lets hope he is hiding under the shed or something, afraid he will get in trouble.

[Ben E Lou]

fuck you Wade.

Way to act like I am the only one cracking jokes. Check out the thread title for fucks sake.

Douchebag.Way overreaction here. Take a few days to think about responding in a more civil manner.

[wade moore]

If this is a hoax by the parents, then they deserve to be punished with whatever laws can be applied.

It is weird. He was on wifeswap. There's this weird "music video" with the kids on youtube. They have this for-profit nerd website. Etc. Not saying that means that it is a hoax, but it makes you wonder.

I hope, for the kid's sake, that there's something unexplained here and that he's ok. But if the parents faked their kid going through this for publicity...

If this is the kids playing a hoax, I have a lot more sympathy though.

Ideal scenario is the kids launched it by accident and the other kid really thought Falcon was in it. Falcon is hiding scared, but not hurt.

[DaddyTorgo]

LMAO

NO KID IN THE BALLOON!!!

[DaddyTorgo]

if it was a parental hoax/publicity stunt then wouldn't they be taken to court by the local and state govt to recover costs? and end up bankrupt?

[stevew]

if there is any justice in the world DT

[cartman]

Lets hope he is hiding under the shed or something, afraid he will get in trouble.

I did something similar when I was around 3 years old. I rode my tricycle down to the pond in the trailer park, and got a little too close to the water, and the tricycle went in. It wasn't submerged, but the front wheel was under water. I just knew I was gonna get in trouble, so I ran and hid under a trailer. My mom went looking for me, saw the trike in the pond and freaked out. Before they finally found me, there were folks probing the pond with sticks, figuring I had drowned.

[Logan]

Unreal SD...

[DanGarion]

Way overreaction here. Take a few days to think about responding in a more civil manner.

Wow... really? No cool dude...

[RainMaker]

It sounds like an elaborate hoax or a weird series of events that led people to believe he was in the balloon, but, was never in it to begin with.
I hope that's what it is. This guy's background makes me wonder. I mean to appear on reality shows you have to have an attention-whore makeup. Tell your kid to hide for a few hours and milk it up for the media. The one weird thing reported is that they called the news network before they called the police.

I hope that's it since it's a kid's life at stake.

[DaddyTorgo]

They shot the balloon down with this:

http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/Balloon-Tank.jpg

hahah awesome!

[JediKooter]

CNN is saying that the door was locked when it landed, so in my opinion, he didn't fall out and was never in there. I hope the kid is alright, but, the parents should have to pay for the emergency services for not securing that thing down better, i.e., not having helium in the damn thing unattended.

[path12]

Unreal SD...

+1

[RainMaker]

The emergency responders did a miraculous job though tracking this thing. I mean the guy practically caught it as it was coming down.

[Dr. Sak]

That family was on wife swap?

[Atocep]

Way overreaction here. Take a few days to think about responding in a more civil manner.

Speaking of overreactions...

[Neuqua]

Wow... really? No cool dude...

: Shakes Head :

[stevew]

If Lathum is still banned on Sunday I'm going to miss hearing how awesome Eli Manning and Brandon Jacobs are :(

[DaddyTorgo]

Yeahhhh

this thread just took a turn for "IN BEFORE THE LOCK"

[JediKooter]

The one weird thing reported is that they called the news network before they called the police.



Definitely a red flag there if true.

[RomaGoth]

LMAO

NO KID IN THE BALLOON!!!

not sure how this is funny, especially if he fell out of it somewhere :confused:

[DaddyTorgo]

yeah umm...I'm thinking maybe SD didn't see Lathum's apology a couple minutes later?

[Dr. Sak]

Yep this family was on wife swap...

Heene family of colorado - Bing (http://www.bing.com/search?q=Heene+family+of+colorado&form=msnhed)

[Young Drachma]

From someone on Twitter:

Not for nothing, "Falcon Heene" is a kick-ass fucking name. He's probably knifing bears right now.

That said, the theory that it might be an elaborate hoax seems...interesting. I hope that the kid is alright, no matter. I mean, I'd hate to waste state money, but they can try to recover that from the dad, so long as the kid is doing all right, because geez, just a scary scenario all around.

[KWhit]

This thread is crazy.

When I hear a story about a 6 year old trapped in a plywood structure attached to a balloon flying 6000 feet in the air and going 30mph, the last thing that crosses my mind is how funny it is.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Way overreaction here. Take a few days to think about responding in a more civil manner.

Overeactions are what the internets be for, yo!

[Ryan S]

I'm the douchebag? Got it.

FWIW, the events of this thread were predictable as soon as you posted your response to Lathum.

The idea of a 6 year old kid flying 8000 feet above Colorado in a balloon is ridiculous, and it was inevitable that there would be jokes about it in this thread. Hell, my first reaction to the story was to laugh.

[path12]

Fuck swine flu. We've got a butthurt epidemic going on.

[MrIllini]

Check out the kids' music video!

YouTube - Wife Swap Heene boys Not Pussified music video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBWJXXgaYBo)

These parents are whack jobs. I vote stunt by the parents.

[TCY Junkie]

So am I in some strange world, this is on the front page of cnn. I never go there but why is it so important. Clue me in on that and why it's so important to be able to post on here everyday.

[molson]

We should get a sticky of the people you're allowed/not allowed to insult around here. Sometimes I forget.

I'm definitely not on the OK list, I've been called a child molester and a racist in the last few weeks.

[DaddyTorgo]

We should get a sticky of the people you're allowed/not allowed to insult around here. Sometimes I forget.

I'm definitely not on the OK list, I've been called a child molester and a racist in the last few weeks.


this

[Dr. Sak]

We should get a sticky of the people you're allowed/not allowed to insult around here.

Along with what we are and aren't allowed to joke about.

In all seriousness I've read a lot worse insults & some were even directed at me. But I don't get butt hurt enough to report it.

[Young Drachma]

So am I in some strange world, this is on the front page of cnn. I never go there but why is it so important. Clue me in on that and why it's so important to be able to post on here everyday.

'cuz it's news! If it bleeds, it leads. Sad, but...you should see a newsroom when there's a murder to cover.

[DaddyTorgo]

58?

what the hell? how does everynoe know this is where the party is?

[DanGarion]

Banning someone for any of the reactions they had in this thread is just plain stupid.

[molson]

58?

what the hell? how does everynoe know this is where the party is?

The thread title is intruiging.

[DanGarion]

FWIW, the events of this thread were predictable as soon as you posted your response to Lathum.

The idea of a 6 year old kid flying 8000 feet above Colorado in a balloon is ridiculous, and it was inevitable that there would be jokes about it in this thread. Hell, my first reaction to the story was to laugh.

But did you get banned for it?

[MikeVic]

Talk about overreactions SkyDog! Holy crap! Boxing over that? Did wade moore report that post or something? Or did SD just do it himself?

[stevew]

We should get a sticky of the people you're allowed/not allowed to insult around here. Sometimes I forget.

I'm definitely not on the OK list, I've been called a child molester and a racist in the last few weeks.

You're such a racist that you only think about touching 8 year old white boys.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Check out the kids' music video!

YouTube - Wife Swap Heene boys Not Pussified music video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBWJXXgaYBo)

These parents are whack jobs. I vote stunt by the parents.

Watching that video makes you wish the whole family was in the balloon.

Ask Darwin his opinion.

[Dr. Sak]

You're such a racist that you only think about touching 8 year old white boys.

http://static.open.salon.com/files/thatsracistgm751224856460.gif

[CamEdwards]

I think many of us probably thought of the movie "Up" and came up with some crack in their mind. But there is a matter of judgement and good taste, which probably stopped most of us from typing or vocalizing our witty remarks.

[Young Drachma]

So is this thread going in the way of Twitter thinking it's a hoax now?

[DaddyTorgo]

maybe mini-SD isn't sleeping well and Ben's cranky?




(idk...trying to give him a graceful way to save face)

[DanGarion]

I'm just glad to have been the one that broke the news...

[kcchief19]

+1
-1

I think the whole story is unreal and these are bizarre if not comical elements to it. But I wouldn't be offended if someone told me this wasn't appropriate to joke about. But I think SD was right, the response was over the line. No reason to resort to name calling.

I wish CNN had more than just idle speculation but there does seem to be reason to believe that authorities knew or suspected the kids wasn't in there, either because he fell out or was never in it in the first place.

[RomaGoth]

You're such a racist that you only think about touching 8 year old white boys.

Apparently he also discriminates based on age too. (kidding, kidding ;) )

[DanGarion]

maybe mini-SD isn't sleeping well and Ben's cranky?




(idk...trying to give him a graceful way to save face)

HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
:jester: :welcome: :chickendance: :funkychickendance: :banana: :bowdown: :party: :party: :party: :deadhorse:

[path12]

-1

I think the whole story is unreal and these are bizarre if not comical elements to it. But I wouldn't be offended if someone told me this wasn't appropriate to joke about. But I think SD was right, the response was over the line. No reason to resort to name calling.

I wish CNN had more than just idle speculation but there does seem to be reason to believe that authorities knew or suspected the kids wasn't in there, either because he fell out or was never in it in the first place.

To each their own. Frankly, my first thought was Darwin awards.

EDIT: Regardless, I think a boxing was a huge overreaction. Again, to each their own.

[saldana]

FWIW, the events of this thread were predictable as soon as you posted your response to Lathum.

The idea of a 6 year old kid flying 8000 feet above Colorado in a balloon is ridiculous, and it was inevitable that there would be jokes about it in this thread. Hell, my first reaction to the story was to laugh.

yet lathum is boxed and the instigator gets nothing....wade should change his name to Esa Tikannen...start shit with someone and then go running for for someone to hide behind.

way to be someone's stupid thug Ben...yet another well informed, perfectly thought out decision from the least fair and evenhanded moderator of anything i have ever seen.

[RomaGoth]

To each their own. Frankly, my first thought was Darwin awards.

EDIT: Regardless, I think a boxing was a huge overreaction. Again, to each their own.

FWIW, I think both sides overreacted. But, so goes the internetz....

[RomaGoth]

yet lathum is boxed and the instigator gets nothing....wade should change his name to Claude Lemieux...start shit with someone and then go running for for someone to hide behind.

way to be someone's stupid thug Ben...yet another well informed, perfectly thought out decision from the least fair and evenhanded moderator of anything i have ever seen.

fixed that for you

[Dr. Sak]

yet lathum is boxed and the instigator gets nothing....wade should change his name to Esa Tikannen...start shit with someone and then go running for for someone to hide behind.

way to be someone's stupid thug Ben...yet another well informed, perfectly thought out decision from the least fair and evenhanded moderator of anything i have ever seen.

I was thinking Matthew Barnaby but I get your point.

[DaddyTorgo]

yet lathum is boxed and the instigator gets nothing....wade should change his name to Esa Tikannen...start shit with someone and then go running for for someone to hide behind.

way to be someone's stupid thug Ben...yet another well informed, perfectly thought out decision from the least fair and evenhanded moderator of anything i have ever seen.

if you get boxed too then i'm going to have to fill back in in the WW-game!

[Rizon]

This is gonna end up as a South Park episode, I call it now. And when it does, I'm gonna say "in other surprising news: Lance Bass is gay"

[MJ4H]

wow at this place, yet again.

sigh

[SportsDino]

If this is a hoax they should publicly flog whoever is behind it (and make them pay for it, even if it is over 20 years to do so). Maybe if its the kids being stupid they just have some sort of fine, but you shouldn't abuse the efforts of several dozen people trying to save a kid for a cheap laugh or some sort of publicity stunt.

[Logan]

My issue with these sorts of boxings is that, in all honesty, we're pretty much self-policing at this point when it comes to everything besides questionable coverage of titties. You have an overreaction, an explanation, and an apology. Done and moved on. Two people bicker or a bunch gang up on another...eventually it either loses steam or you agree to disagree, and you move on.

To box someone over word choice is just ridiculous at this point of the board's life.

[DaddyTorgo]

My issue with these sorts of boxings is that, in all honesty, we're pretty much self-policing at this point when it comes to everything besides questionable coverage of titties. You have an overreaction, an explanation, and an apology. Done and moved on. Two people bicker or a bunch gang up on another...eventually it either loses steam or you agree to disagree, and you move on.

To box someone over word choice is just ridiculous at this point of the board's life.


+1

[Subby]

Lathum boxing worth it if only for the kickass Esa Tikannen reference from Saldana...

[Logan]

Lathum boxing worth it if only for the kickass Esa Tikannen reference from Saldana...

That really was fantastic. If there was a QOTM devoted just to our female users, that would shoot right to the top of the list.

"Heave Ho, TWO...IN...A...ROW!"

Love you Esa.

[Mustang]

My issue with these sorts of boxings is that, in all honesty, we're pretty much self-policing at this point when it comes to everything besides questionable coverage of titties. You have an overreaction, an explanation, and an apology. Done and moved on. Two people bicker or a bunch gang up on another...eventually it either loses steam or you agree to disagree, and you move on.

To box someone over word choice is just ridiculous at this point of the board's life.

You know what, balloon you Logan...

You and your logic.

[DaddyTorgo]

RUN LOGAN RUN!!!!

[ISiddiqui]

My issue with these sorts of boxings is that, in all honesty, we're pretty much self-policing at this point when it comes to everything besides questionable coverage of titties. You have an overreaction, an explanation, and an apology. Done and moved on. Two people bicker or a bunch gang up on another...eventually it either loses steam or you agree to disagree, and you move on.

To box someone over word choice is just ridiculous at this point of the board's life.

+2

And yes, I thought the whole balloon thing was fairly comical. Btw, what's so much worse about joking over this rather than, say, a Darwin Awards thread?

[saldana]

This is gonna end up as a South Park episode, I call it now. And when it does, I'm gonna say "in other surprising news: Lance Bass is gay"

i will report that and demand that you be boxed...i will not stand for you mocking someone that has never or will never have anything to do with this message board!!!!!! mocking complete strangers is unacceptable!!!!!!!!

[Subby]

If Lathum was going to get boxed, it really should have been for this:

Not hard to figure it out, but I won't carry on with it since this tragedy has obviously deeply effected you.

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

And yes, I thought the whole balloon thing was fairly comical. Btw, what's so much worse about joking over this rather than, say, a Darwin Awards thread?

Really don't want to get involved in this... but this is ridiculous.

1. It's a fucking kid.
2. We didn't (don't) know if he's alive or dead yet.

[Galaxy]

Good thing SD isn't a diplomat.

[Rizon]

i will report that and demand that you be boxed...i will not stand for you mocking someone that has never or will never have anything to do with this message board!!!!!! mocking complete strangers is unacceptable!!!!!!!!

I demand that you be boxed for demanding that I be boxed. And the next 3 people that post after this as well for good measure.

[RainMaker]

Saw this on Twitter and LOL'd a little.

"Hold on #balloonboy (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23balloonboy), imma let u finish, but Amelia Earhart had one of the best disappearances from a flight of all time."

[Galaxy]

i will report that and demand that you be boxed...i will not stand for you mocking someone that has never or will never have anything to do with this message board!!!!!! mocking complete strangers is unacceptable!!!!!!!!

Are you 40?

[Rizon]

Saw this on Twitter and LOL'd a little.

"Hold on #balloonboy (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23balloonboy), imma let u finish, but Amelia Earhart had one of the best disappearances from a flight of all time."

Boxed

[DaddyTorgo]

ohhhhhh

[saldana]

Amelia Earhart is an american hero...havent you seen night at the museum 2....i demand RainMaker be boxed for making fun of her!!!!

[saldana]

Are you 40?

whats wrong with being 40...i take personally offense to that...i demand Galaxy be boxed for being prejudiced against 40 year olds!!!!

(35 actually, why)

[MikeVic]

Ok I think it's clear there are people that can find humour in this situation, and people that think you're a horrible person for finding humour in the situation. Can we drop it at that?

[SportsDino]

I demand that there be a forum just for boxed people, since the population of people in the box may soon exceed that outside the box!

[DaddyTorgo]

I demand that there be a forum just for boxed people, since the population of people in the box may soon exceed that outside the box!
:lol:

[DanGarion]

+2

And yes, I thought the whole balloon thing was fairly comical. Btw, what's so much worse about joking over this rather than, say, a Darwin Awards thread?

BUT THINK OF THE CHILDREN! MY GOD THINK OF THE INNOCENT LITTLE CHILDREN!!!!!1!!!1!!!111one

[RomaGoth]

I demand that there be a forum just for boxed people, since the population of people in the box may soon exceed that outside the box!

Forget that, boxed people need their own internet. A boxedernet if you will.

[DanGarion]

Really don't want to get involved in this... but this is ridiculous.

1. It's a fucking kid.
2. We didn't (don't) know if he's alive or dead yet.

What type of society are when in when we place certain people over others? Kid, Adult, White, Black, Man, Woman, why should it matter?

[Rizon]

At least the boxed peeps are getting some box.

[Logan]

I'm gonna go ahead and answer "in well."

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

What type of society are when in when we place certain people over others? Kid, Adult, White, Black, Man, Woman, why should it matter?

I can tell I'm in the minority here and this is getting conflated with the boxing pretty hardcore which is something I'd like to avoid, so I'll step out. Obviously I disagree, but we'll leave it there.

[RainMaker]

What type of society are when in when we place certain people over others? Kid, Adult, White, Black, Man, Woman, why should it matter?
You think the rape of an infant is the same as the rape of an adult? In your mind, you wouldn't consider one worse? Wouldn't demand more justice for one?

[M GO BLUE!!!]

At least the boxed peeps are getting some box.

Word is there was a box attached to the balloon when it took off. I guess that didn't work out so well.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Lathum boxing worth it if only for the kickass Esa Tikannen reference from Saldana...

+1

Who knew Saldana was such a puck bunny?

[GoldenEagle]

My first reaction is how stupid the parents can be to leave this sitting around the house unsecured. No one deserves to lose their kid, but its almost like they were just asking for it.

My reaction to the thread is wow. If Lathum would have said that to me, Logan, jbmagic, or anyone else not tight with SD there would be no banning.

SD is just stepping up and protecting one of his homies.

[DanGarion]

You think the rape of an infant is the same as the rape of an adult? In your mind, you wouldn't consider one worse? Wouldn't demand more justice for one?

I think rape in general is bad, regardless of who the victim is.

[JediKooter]

So the kid is in the box now? wtf has become of this place?

[M GO BLUE!!!]

I think rape in general is bad, regardless of who the victim is.

You a democrat, boy?

[Galaxy]

whats wrong with being 40...i take personally offense to that...i demand Galaxy be boxed for being prejudiced against 40 year olds!!!!

(35 actually, why)

Paging Mike Gundy....

[RainMaker]

I think rape in general is bad, regardless of who the victim is.
Everyone here agrees that rape is bad (I hope). But that's not the issue, it's whether society treats victims differently. So if you heard about a 40 year old woman being raped, and then a 5 year old girl being raped, you would have the same exact reaction to each?

How about if you were on a sinking ship? Are you against the "Women and Children First" rule?

[Sun Tzu]

I leave for almost 2 hours and this thread turns into a conversation about Rape.

wtf

[Pumpy Tudors]

THIS SHIT GOT SERIOUS

[TCY Junkie]

So SD should roll a dice and whatever # comes up in that many days he boxes someone. Then roll the dice again to see how many days. And repeat this process once someone is boxed. What's the odds of them all being bad dice rolls and having the most boxed on a certain day. I can't think of every thing so someone else should figure out a random way to pick the people. Not MJ4H though because I have a man crush on him, I like asian girls next to pools.

[CamEdwards]

What type of society are when in when we place certain people over others? Kid, Adult, White, Black, Man, Woman, why should it matter?

Well, we have hate crime laws and affirmative action in our society. We have age of consent laws in our society. We have specific laws against child abuse, and some states even have elder abuse laws.

But yes, let's complain about people finding it in poor taste to joke about a kid dying WHILE the situation is unfolding.

I'm with Ronnie... I just don't get this attitude.

[gstelmack]

I'm pretty sure someone saying FU to anyone plus calling them a douchebag is worthy of a boxing around here.

[DaddyTorgo]

I'm pretty sure someone saying FU to anyone plus calling them a douchebag is worthy of a boxing around here.


not really. especially not when that person has enough time to think about it and post an apology before the boxing even happens.

[saldana]

I'm pretty sure someone saying FU to anyone plus calling them a douchebag is worthy of a boxing around here.

and I'm pretty sure a hell of a lot worse has been said to plenty of people and nothing has ever been done about it.

[RomaGoth]

So SD should roll a dice and whatever # comes up in that many days he boxes someone. Then roll the dice again to see how many days. And repeat this process once someone is boxed. What's the odds of them all being bad dice rolls and having the most boxed on a certain day. I can't think of every thing so someone else should figure out a random way to pick the people. Not MJ4H though because I have a man crush on him, I like asian girls next to pools.

boxed

[GoldenEagle]

I'm pretty sure someone saying FU to anyone plus calling them a douchebag is worthy of a boxing around here.

I have seen much worse that did not result in a boxing. This was not a case of the language involved or the name-calling, it was a case of who it was said to.

[JediKooter]

I hate "office politics" but a warning would have been more appropriate and then if he continued, the boxing would have made more sense. He may have been warned via PM (I don't know), but, it did seem the snake bit without much provication. Or maybe I just have thicker skin?

[spleen1015]

Getting back to the intent of the thread...

Looks like CNN.com is saying that the box that was attached to the balloon fell off at some point and now they are looking for the box.

Free Lathum.

It is interesting. The only time I see folks get boxed or banned, wade is involved.

[RainMaker]

Getting back to the intent of the thread...

Looks like CNN.com is saying that the box that was attached to the balloon fell off at some point and now they are looking for the box.

It is weird because the early photos of it didn't show this box. It can't be far. Horrible news if it did fall off.

[molson]

It is interesting. The only time I see folks get boxed or banned, wade is involved.

He's more controversial than Rush Limbaugh!

[Ben E Lou]

I have seen much worse that I not result in a boxing. This was not a case of the language involved or the name-calling, it was a case of who it was said to.Nope. It was a case of it being said in a thread where I was reading. I've said it repeatedly: I don't read every thread around here--not even close in OT. If someone reacts like that in other threads, just hit the little exclamation point icon thingy. I look at every post report. There will *always* be significant inconsistencies in modding a board of this size and activity level unless there's a full-time paid mod who can read every single thread.

[cartman]

I think New Order said it best:


Whenever I get this way, I just don't know what to say
Why can't we be ourselves like we were yesterday
I'm not sure what this could mean
I don't think you're what you seem
I do admit to myself
That if I hurt someone else
Then I'll never see just what we're meant to be

[Sun Tzu]

I'd set the over/under at 2 days on how long it takes the kids brother to crack and admit he is responsible for the balloon "somehow" getting un-tethered.

[Galaxy]

He's more controversial than Rush Limbaugh!

He's going to buy the Rams?

[saldana]

I hate "office politics" but a warning would have been more appropriate and then if he continued, the boxing would have made more sense. He may have been warned via PM (I don't know), but, it did seem the snake bit without much provication. Or maybe I just have thicker skin?

no no no no NO...see that would have been fair and equitable and taken into account the fact that Lathum apologized BEFORE ben even got to the thread, which would have prevented him from making yet another ill informed, uneducated, and irrational decision because someone had the temerity to say something mean to one of his posse.

[duckman]

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s38/JeremySWelch/SAndyVagina.jpg

[Dodgerchick]

I must be living in an alternate reality, I could have sworn Lathum apologized.

[Passacaglia]

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s38/JeremySWelch/SAndyVagina.jpg

Seriously. "Oh noes, your mean! I'm going to make it so you can't post here for a while!"

[RomaGoth]

I must be living in an alternate reality, I could have sworn Lathum apologized.

I knew I recognized your name!!!! It was that other reality we were all temporarily boxed...err, squared, errr, placed into while said apology was offered.

[RainMaker]

Just announced the kid is home and safe.

Was hiding in a box in the attic.

[TCY Junkie]

I'm glad it was on cnn

[M GO BLUE!!!]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAhAHAHAHA!

Falcon CAN fly!

[Rizon]

Just announced the kid is home and safe.

Was hiding in a box in the attic.

I think he's gonna get boxed for that. Another boxing, I mean.

[Mr. Sparkle]

Does this mean it's okay to joke about it now?

[Rizon]

Does this mean it's okay to joke about it now?

Just don't let the jokes get too ... carried away. Gotta keep a good altitude about this.

[saldana]

I think he's gonna get boxed for that. Another boxing, I mean.


thats not funny...do you know how many kids lives are at risk because of boxes every year...i demand you be boxed for mocking the possibility of someone dying in a box

[GoldenEagle]

If I saw the parents right now, I would give them the finger and call them douches.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I'll just quickly point out that I had nothing to do with this thread whatsoever until after it was over.

[Logan]

Nope. It was a case of it being said in a thread where I was reading. I've said it repeatedly: I don't read every thread around here--not even close in OT.

Right, because you think of this forum as being deluged with crap. We remember.

If someone reacts like that in other threads, just hit the little exclamation point icon thingy. I look at every post report. There will *always* be significant inconsistencies in modding a board of this size and activity level unless there's a full-time paid mod who can read every single thread.

Sounds exactly like what I said before...we're self-policed. No one immediately reported the post, definitely not before Lathum apologized for his mistake. We're all big boys, I don't know why it has to extend beyond "I messed up and overreacted, my bad."

I just find it amazing that a self-proclaimed rare reader of a forum he hates feels like he needs to step in and make someone pay for their mistake when the offender already owned up to it. I completely understand the need for a quick trigger when it comes to objectionable content, as we don't want to put our members at risk when it comes to browsing at work. But for someone flying off the handle and saying something mean before ultimately apologizing? I just don't get it.

Respectfully of course, coming from an OG forum member who has never given you or anyone else an ounce of trouble.

[Rizon]

thats not funny...do you know how many kids lives are at risk because of boxes every year...i demand you be boxed for mocking the possibility of someone dying in a box

If I die while being in a box after being boxed, then you should be boxed too. In which case, you will die in the box and then I'll have to be re-boxed for requesting you to be boxed before I was boxed.

[Logan]

Step 1: Cut a hole in the box.

[Sun Tzu]

He really was hiding in a box in the attic. Considering what happened in this thread over the last couple hours, you couldn't have written that better in a script.

[Rizon]

Haha, love CNN's sloppy writing on the article

"The 6-year-old Colorado boy who is believed to have set adrift a helium balloon Thursday, prompting ground and air searches, has been found alive, authorities said."

Then a few paragraphs later:

"Campanella said authorities are searching the neighborhood for the boy."

Did he escape again??

[Rizon]

Step 1: Cut a hole in the box.

Isn't that considered solicitation?

[Sun Tzu]

Aparently Lathum was in the box with him.

[Passacaglia]

He really was hiding in a box in the attic. Considering what happened in this thread over the last couple hours, you couldn't have written that better in a script.

I heard the inside of the box in the attic was filled with votive candles and pictures of Eli Manning with halos above his head.

[Logan]

Haha, love CNN's sloppy writing on the article

"The 6-year-old Colorado boy who is believed to have set adrift a helium balloon Thursday, prompting ground and air searches, has been found alive, authorities said."

Then a few paragraphs later:

"Campanella said authorities are searching the neighborhood for the boy."

Did he escape again??

The parents set him lose to distract the police while they make a run for it.

[Schmidty]

It's a drive-by boxing!!!!!

[GoldenEagle]

Excellent stuff. This is why I keep coming back to this forum, even though it is moderated by someone who thinks he is being hard but is really just showing poor judgment.

[Schmidty]

Oh, and I think wade looks really bad in this whole situation. No offense to you wade, as I like you, but why are seemingly involved in so many boxings?

[Schmidty]

And now, I better drop it so I don't get boxed!!!

[Sun Tzu]

I know why Lathum was in the box, but why do you think the Kid was in there? Did he call someone a douche too? Did Wade say something to him to piss him off?

[Glengoyne]

I know why Lathum was in the box, but why do you think the Kid was in there? Did he call someone a douche too? Did Wade say something to him to piss him off?


You know how a thread works right? Click on the [1].

[Abe Sargent]

You think the rape of an infant is the same as the rape of an adult? In your mind, you wouldn't consider one worse? Wouldn't demand more justice for one?

Justice is justice. No more, no less. Wanting more is because people are pissed off.

[Abe Sargent]

I think New Order said it best:

I heart New Order

[Passacaglia]

I heart New Order

+1

[JediKooter]

no no no no NO...see that would have been fair and equitable and taken into account the fact that Lathum apologized BEFORE ben even got to the thread, which would have prevented him from making yet another ill informed, uneducated, and irrational decision because someone had the temerity to say something mean to one of his posse.

Ahhhh gotcha. Is there list of the members of the Star Chamber?

[M GO BLUE!!!]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5133X4BYPYL._SS500_.jpg

[Schmidty]

Is that the guy who wears sunglasses at night, so he can, so he can?

[cartman]

I think this is a more appropriate album cover:

http://ishqe.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/album-99-luftballons.jpg

[Toddzilla]

"I've seen worse not get boxed" is the single stupidest fucking argument ever.

[cartman]

or maybe even this one:

http://www.project80s.com/lyrics/photos/falco.jpg

+N

[Schmidty]

"I've seen worse not get boxed" is the single stupidest fucking argument ever.

You just called people stupid and used a curse word. That's a boxing!!!

[M GO BLUE!!!]

"I've seen worse not get boxed" is the single stupidest fucking argument ever.

Oh yeah?

Well I think that arguing over what is the single stupidest fucking argument ever is the single stupidest fucking argument ever.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Dola. And Falco is dead. This makes me sad.