And make sure you put helium in it when you finish.

[RICHARD]

As for balloon boy, I will treat this the same way I did (and do) the Octomom. I will not watch any reality shows they get. I really need to cut back on my reality TV anyway, apparently.

I love my reality.

As long as they don't take up more than one hour a night?

I am there.

I do like Gene Simmons. he's a hoot.

I cannot stand Rehab at the Pool or whatever it's called.
(I do tune in until I start yelling at the tube.)

[lizbud]

I've only seen one interview with the family & wow, the kid surprised
me with what he said during the interview. The parents didn't bat
an eye.

http://news.aol.com/article/falcon-h...s-wolf/727517#

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I've only seen one interview with the family & wow, the kid surprised
me with what he said during the interview. The parents didn't bat
an eye.

http://news.aol.com/article/falcon-h...s-wolf/727517#

I'm not sure why, but this clip made me laugh. The whole thing just gets more bizarre- I don't think either of the parents have any shame at all. The poor kids!

I hope they have to pay back every dime for the search effort times two, though. What if there was a real emergency diverted? Colorado law may prevent people from making profit on criminal acts: http://www.9news.com/news/article.as...5406&catid=339

[Alysser]

That is ridiculious. I can't believe the whole thing was a hoax! The story sounded weird from the beginning but anything can happen, but honestly. What a jerk, both the mom and the dad.

The sad thing is people really have missing children and loose their child for real and none of that stuff get publicized. I cannot imagine loosing a child and to put a whole skit on about it is just sick when it really does happen everyday. People suck sometimes.

[RICHARD]

I laughed at the kid in the stroller that got run over by the train.

We all got sucked into the story,

I'll admit it and go on tho the next media event!

[Catty1]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...y_of_rage.html

Balloon boy dad Richard Heene has long history of rage, scuffles with the law: court docs

BY Nancy Dillon In Los Angeles and Samuel Goldsmith In New York
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Tuesday, October 20th 2009, 4:21 PM


Duplechian for News



Hot-tempered "balloon boy" dad Richard Heene once got so angry he trashed a Volkswagon while fighting with the car's owner, according to newly released court records.

Heene was duking it out with a man named Benito Ortiz in Los Angeles in April 1997 when he took his rage out on Ortiz's 1987 Volkswagon, records released Tuesday show.

He caused thousands of dollars worth of damage - and was convicted of vandalism and disturbing the peace.

Heene was sentenced to 30 days in jail, but served just four and spent the remaining time on house arrest.

He was on probation for two years following the dust-up. Ortiz could not be reached for comment.

"Clearly, from all indications, Mr. Heene has somewhat of a temper," Larimer County (Colo.) Sheriff Jim Alderden said over the weekend when he announced the dad would face felony charges for a stunt that fooled the nation.

He and wife Mayumi told police that their 6-year-old son, Falcon, had climbed aboard a homemade balloon, which broke free and took off.

A 50-mile, three-county rescue operation ensued, but when the balloon finally landed, there was no child inside.

Authorities believe the flying-saucer flap was a hoax and Falcon's folks knew he was safe at home the whole time.

LA court records also show that Richard Heene took out a restraining order against an "ex-employee" in 2006, claiming the man "eroneously (sic) reported me to the the Department of Children and Family Services."

In the request, Heene wrote that Matt Wineroth had reported him to the authorities after he was accused of stealing from the Heene family.

"Stop falsely reporting derogatory information to agencies who have an interest to conduct investigations resulting in wasting my time," Richard Heene wrote in the 2006 restraining order application.

Wineroth could not be reached for comment. In Colorado, where the family moved after living in California, the sheriff said police have responded to the Heene house at least twice in the past year, including a possible domestic violence incident in February.

Child protective services are set to investigate the family, the sheriff said, adding that Mayumi Heene declined officials' suggestion on Saturday that she go to a safe house. The sheriff said officials talked to her "about domestic violence, about her safety, about her children's safety."

Lee Christian, Mayumi Heene's lawyer, told ABC News on Tuesday that Richard Heene alone should be charged in the hoax because of testimony that indicates Mayumi is meek and subservient to her husband.

"I can't comment on the specific allegations here, but if those statements are indeed true, then the district attorney needs to seriously think about whether to charge Mrs. Heene in this case," Christian said.

Meanwhile, the Federal Aviation Administration announced its own investigation into the balloon flight.

Heene and his wife could face federal charges from the FAA or FBI in addition his local legal trouble.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...#ixzz0UX67LwKB

[Catty1]

RICHARD - you thought the stroller rolling in front of the train was a hoax? Maybe I missed something here...

[RICHARD]

RICHARD - you thought the stroller rolling in front of the train was a hoax? Maybe I missed something here...

A hoax is a lie.

THAT stroller thing was a stunt.

Probably done by a little person,stunt man that wanted a job in Hollywood.

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I am pretty cynical and think on a different plane.

When I was growing up? My dad would fire off a chain saw or some diabolical electric/gas powered tool, but not until he checked the area to make sure his spawn was out of the area, out of danger and out of his mind.

So when this effing moron-lol, the real idiots are always named RICHARD- didn't check the area for his kids and certainly didn't check the balloon?

That's an unforgiveable sin.......

And double ??

I can still hear my mom yelling at my dad because one of us young dunderheads had worked our way too close to the action.

Please.....
Every REAL mom and dad cringed when they thought about THEIR kids bouncing and spinning about the skies in a backyard space ship.

I predict a group of teens pulling this off in THEIR backyard in the future, with a different twist...

It is all fun and games until some floats away.

[Catty1]

The stroller incident was in Austrailia. Check the follow-up at post 6 here. Sure doesn't sound like the family wants any attention, and the cops agree with what happened.
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=156435

Just because some inquiring minds might want to know...

[RICHARD]

The stroller incident was in Austrailia. Check the follow-up at post 6 here.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...bus-video.html

I also posted this story in the doghouse thread, too.

Serendipity?
You bet.

[Catty1]

Didn't see where the Dog House thread was....but the link was slow, so looked it up on Google News.

Some commentator talked about a rushin' Russian....

[RICHARD]

WOW, The "balloon family" was invited to be the Grand Marshals for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!

Just kidding!

[Cinder & Smoke]

The "balloon family" was invited to be the Grand Marshals
for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!

That's possibly NOT as far-fetched as it may sound!