The Internet Works Fast: Balloon Boy Becomes Meme in Less Than 12 Hours
October 16, 2009
By now you must know the story of Falcon Heene, aka Balloon Boy. His dad had created a crazy helium flying contraption, the balloon was set free, and the world worried for hours about 6 year old Falcon until the empty balloon landed and Falcon was found hiding in the attic. Somewhere in there the TV show Wife Swap was involved.
Right, about that…
Well, now that we know little Falcon is safe and sound (and we question the integrity of the Heene family) the Internet has wasted no time in turning this into a full-fledged internet meme. Seriously, there’s a t-shirt:
Countless Imma let you finish jokes:
A theme song:
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October 16, 2009 at 11:53 am
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