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2008-07-06 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Body of 'flying priest' balloon adventurer recovered off Brazil

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Posted by Fred 2008-07-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Please. This guy was tryiing to collect funds for an orphanage or something. The piry is that worthy people like him are forced to such desperate measures while Al Gore is making himself a zillionaire.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-07-06 02:46|| 2008-07-06 02:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Fundraising? Better to tie a 1,000 helium balloons to Al Gore. Plenty of folks would pay good money to see that.

Posted by SteveS 2008-07-06 12:08|| 2008-07-06 12:08|| Front Page Top

#3 I'd certainly pay $100, Steve. :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-07-06 13:17|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-07-06 13:17|| Front Page Top

#4 big fat Al might need more than a 1000

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-07-06 13:20|| 2008-07-06 13:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Just use larger balloons.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-07-06 16:34|| 2008-07-06 16:34|| Front Page Top

#6 Sad that such good intent, by a good man, for a good cause, can go so bad.

Too bad his smarts didnt equal his compassion.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-07-06 16:40|| 2008-07-06 16:40|| Front Page Top

#7 Al Gore has so much hot air in him that he could lift a battleship.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-07-06 16:42|| 2008-07-06 16:42|| Front Page Top

#8 One wonders how poor Mr. Gore manages to cause severe local cooling under the circumstances, JFM, and yet he does. Perhaps he functions like an air conditioner, pulling all the heat into himself?

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-07-06 17:10|| 2008-07-06 17:10|| Front Page Top

#9 Barb, can you imagine how much you could make if you offered people .22 rifles to shoot at the balloons, once he gets to a decent altitude? I'd take out a second mortgage...

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-07-06 22:01|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-07-06 22:01|| Front Page Top

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