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Grandpapular
11/06/09

In reply to Did You Have an Off-the-Record Lunch With the President Today?
The war with Fox seems understaffed. Where are the ground troops when you need em? #media
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watertiger
11/06/09

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Oh, dear. Expect another column mocking "Obama the Effeminate" from MoDo on Sunday.

Nobody puts Modo in the corner . . . unless there's a fifth of scotch in it. #media
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Magister
11/06/09

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If you watch that one show on Fox less than regularly, when you hear Mara Liasson, you think NPR.

One assumes that she got her invite because like a lot of Americans, Ms Liasson has been the White House staffers' commuter buddy for years #media
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TheUptightMidwesterner
11/07/09

@Magister: Still, as a true NPR -listening, insufferable liberal, it is very hard to fathom that she works for Fox. #media
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TheologicalSong
11/06/09

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that's fitting, because Marshall's about as grown up as it gets. #media
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NorthernLite
10/16/09

In reply to A Goodbye Pizza for Fading Balloon Boy
This just in - people who like to be on "reality" shows are odd.

Meanwhile, I hear the "news" networks interrupted coverage of Obama's Louisiana trip for this. (Remember Obama? Remember NOLA?)

Hmmm, maybe more people in this country would understand the real news if we presented it like a "reality" show. News about the economy could be slipped into a show called American Idle. Then you could have Survivor: American Healthcare. Or C-Span's I'm a Senator - Get Me Out of Here ... #4chan
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oneninesevenfour
10/17/09

@NorthernLite: I prefer "I'm a Voter -- Get Me Out of Here... " #4chan
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
10/16/09

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Did we figure out if he's the same Richard Heene who lived about 13 miles from CIA headquarters in mid 90's?

Is he related to the guy who runs AdPay.com? If so, are they in cahoots?

Was this just a test to study how information about events flow through the networks?

Or is it part of a larger campaign to demoralize the country by messing violently with its trust?

Bonus: How is this whole episode related to Harold Pinter's play, The Birthday Party? #4chan
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hilikusopus
10/19/09

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: The Papa John's order receipt also shows that the delivery went to "E Harmony Rd". Maybe he is related to the guy who runs AdPay.com. #4chan
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
12/05/09

@hilikusopus:

Hmmm.. and check this out now:

[balloon.mit.edu]

(btw, are you at Jerusalem U?)
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hilikusopus
12/07/09

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: When I was in the 3rd grade -- this is maybe 1991 -- my class took part in an Earth Day project to mass-release all of these helium-filled balloons, bearing letters of goodwill for the planet tied to strings, sending them across the Atlantic, presumably to foreign lands and peoples. Some weeks laters, I was sitting in the living room while my mother watches her local TV news program. Report comes up, detailing an unfortunate event at sea, whereby a mass of balloons released from an unknown location resulted in the mass killing of a pod of dolphins. Way to riddle a nine year old with anxiety, cruel world. An evil plot by the Balloon Council to destabilize the emotional states of children the world over, no doubt (linked to the Elders of Zion?).
This article was ten years too late:[www.nytimes.com]

(nope, why do you ask?)
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
12/08/09

@hilikusopus:

How many balloons were there??

That doesn't sound right at all.

As a wee lad in the hinterlands of the great white north, I had an idea to put messages in bottles with a friend and then throw them in the river. Messages read something like: "If you find this please call the number below. We want to find out how far these bottles get."

So like a year later, someone did call. Hundreds and hundreds of miles away. But now I'm wondering what happened to all the other bottles and yes, there is guilt!

Wondered about your name because Jerusalem U sits on Mount Scopus. So hill/mountain, and a couple of transposed letters...
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jasonelias
10/16/09

In reply to A Goodbye Pizza for Fading Balloon Boy
The Heenes are exhausting even in small doses, the kids are basically nasty and rude people. I've seen their handiwork on quite a few clips on various shows--sucks to be them, really. #4chan
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ampersandparade
10/16/09

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I am still fairly concerned that this was an episode of Arrested Development. A flying machine that loses control? A child hidden in a crawl space? A father who looks like he's from 1990? Twenty bucks says Lucille Austero has a thing for the little one. #4chan
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Conchie Birdie
10/17/09

@ampersandparade: Did somebodya order apizza pie?

... GEEEENEEE!
#4chan
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ampersandparade
10/17/09

@Conchie Birdie: Her face at that moment... it's almost likewatching the joy of an extremely drunk child's first birthday. #4chan
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that charlie sedarka
10/16/09

In reply to A Goodbye Pizza for Fading Balloon Boy
This pizza is a hoax.
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Matt Cherette
10/16/09

In reply to A Goodbye Pizza for Fading Balloon Boy
Funnily enough, "computer geeks" is probably the nicest description anyone's ever given of 4chan members. #4chan
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Xylo
10/16/09

@mattchew03: I'm still scratching my head about that. #4chan
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atlasfugged
10/16/09

In reply to A Goodbye Pizza for Fading Balloon Boy
"We are not taking any interviews any more. We are tired". == "Our lawyer instructed us to no longer speak to the media". #4chan
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skymotel
10/16/09

In reply to A Goodbye Pizza for Fading Balloon Boy
Has anyone tried posing as a reality-show producer? Just a thought. #4chan
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The Curse of Millhaven
10/16/09

In reply to A Goodbye Pizza for Fading Balloon Boy
Kid: Deserves pizza, happy times. Possibly counseling. Parents: Deserve fines, jail time. Possibly counseling. #4chan
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Conchie Birdie
10/16/09

In reply to A Goodbye Pizza for Fading Balloon Boy
Media whoring is quite a tiresome job, but if you want a reality show, you better be up for the challenge. Suck it up, future-Gosselins. #4chan
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Iron Gossett Jr.
10/16/09

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Mark my words. Someday, 4chan will save us all. #4chan
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If_I_Had_a_Poodle
10/17/09

@RealTomatoKetchup: are you a relative of emperor tomato ketchup #4chan
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