Yesterday, I received a frantic message to turn on CNN, as something was happening. Having my television nearby, I clicked it on and turned to Channel 44. Sure enough, I see what looks like a UFO skimming through the air. It’s just a large helium balloon, but the headline is what catches my attention.
“Six year old believed to be inside balloon.”
I don’t know if this is a case of bad parenting, children doing drugs, an accident or any combination of those things. All I know is that they had about ten cars beneath the balloon chasing it all over Colorado until it landed. No six year old inside. I’m not sure how it ended, but the kid was presumed to still be at home hiding under his bed so he wouldn’t get in trouble for losing a valuable balloon.
The father now has to deal with grounding his son, grounding his other son for lying that the first son had climbed into the balloon and paying off the law enforcement for wasting valuable resources in a wild goose chase.
Kudos, CNN. One of the most strange stories ever aired.
Ryan
October 16th, 2009 at 2:10 PM
I saw this today on the news, I heard though that he was hiding in his attic.
I now know to tell the truth, because if I don’t people will think I’m inside a giant balloon being swept away…