Balloon boy’s dad returns

Remember last year, when much work stopped in the U.S. because there were live newscasts of a Colorado boy who had supposedly climbed into his family’s homemade helium balloon contraption and flown away? (Yep, I was one of those who got in trouble at work, even though I was actually supposed to keep up on news events as part of my job…) The boy’s family was distraught, military planes were scrambled to try to catch the balloon, and then it turned out the boy was actually hiding in the house.

So all was OK and the family started making the rounds on talk shows, as happens in these modern times. And then the boy outed his father on live TV by reminding him that it was a planned hoax in order to get on a reality show.

The parents got in trouble and had to do a little jail time and pay thousands of dollars for all the money wasted on the massive search/rescue. Eventually they faded out of the spotlight, though they did get their own Wikipedia page. What happened to them? Well, apparently the dad has come up with a new idea: a large, gawdy back scratcher that is permanently mounted to a wall for all to see.

The best part? He made a commercial (apparently after hyping himself up on what I guess to be 96 ounces of strong coffee) and posted it on YouTube.


5 Responses to Balloon boy’s dad returns

  1. Wow. Laquered wood screwed into the wall. Patent pending.

  2. Even when the world points at him Nelson Munson style and yells “ha ha!” he still keeps on truckin’. You go UFO dad, if you are taking money from suckers – more power to you!

  3. I can’t believe I watched that entire video.