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Old 06-15-2014, 15:36   #1
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Balloons Create Chaos in Cleveland

Not sure this stunt was thought out very well.

http://www.weather.com/news/science/...=FB_LB_61514_2
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Old 06-16-2014, 08:10   #2
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Any reason for this 1986 story to be reported now? 27 years later?
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Old 06-16-2014, 08:24   #3
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When are they dropping the turkeys? Or is that only in Cincinnati?
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Old 06-16-2014, 08:33   #4
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Any reason for this 1986 story to be reported now? 27 years later?
(Holy crap...duh.)

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Old 06-16-2014, 08:37   #5
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The article is a retrospective and is clearly mentions the event in the past.
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Old 06-16-2014, 14:45   #6
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When are they dropping the turkeys? Or is that only in Cincinnati?
excellent use of a WKRP reference...
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Old 06-18-2014, 09:45   #7
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excellent use of a WKRP reference...
As God as my witness, I thought Turkeys could fly.
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