'Balloon Boy' Says, 'We Did This for a Show'


	'Balloon Boy' Says, 'We Did This for a Show'

smellydiaper

10-16-2009 9:45 AM

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fraud, fake, hoax, scam, dirtbags

smellydiaper says:

Family should be made to pay the thousands of dollars it cost searching for this boy during hoax. Plus criminal charges.

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10-16-2009 10:30 AM

clip-on-tie

What a piece of shit this family is....

10-16-2009 10:59 AM

googleit

I read on another site, the parents were recently on a show called "Wife Swap." I haven't seen it, but going by the title, I assume it's trashy?

Seems to fit huh?

Atleast the Bigfoot craze didn't almost shut a city down. These people are nuts!

10-16-2009 11:43 AM

Steve Savage

This hoax might beat out the "White House Gives White Coats to Doctors" publicity stunt, for first place.

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