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 HIS 15 MINUTES, YOUR $17.95 
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Web Quick to Churn Out Balloon Boy Souvenir

Internet entrepreneurs quick to milk Falcon Heene's 15 minutes for own gain

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(Newser) – As if anyone doubted the internet-meme potential of today’s Colorado balloon episode … well, there’s a T-shirt for that. Internet entrepreneurs are already on Zazzle.com with a cartoon of the craft at one point thought to be carrying 6-year-old Falcon Heene, with the caption “Go Falcon, Go!” Just $17.95, plus shipping, at the link at bottom right.

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yummines
Oct 15, 09 10:34 PM CDT
wow that was fast... Reply
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plstyle
Oct 15, 09 10:44 PM CDT
How bout a shirt showing the older brother saying "oops my bad" and then getting the shit whipped out of him? Reply
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Snarfeh
Oct 15, 09 11:19 PM CDT
lolol! Make one, pl! Zazzle would sell it, I'm sure...
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JimW
Oct 15, 09 10:44 PM CDT
I was in my car when I 1st heard that the balloon had completed it's journey, and that someone had reported an object had fallen out of the balloon from way up high. I damn near cried in my car, as I am a fan of balloons, gliders, etc., and couldn't think of a sadder thing to have happen to a family. Then I heard he was OK, just scared of getting in trouble, and laughed the rest of the way home !! Kids. Ya GOTTA luv 'em ;-) Reply
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PrairieGhost
Oct 16, 09 12:09 AM CDT
I was worried, but the first thing I thought when they said the boy wasn't inside was, "I bet he's hiding somewhere because he's worried he'll get into trouble." My own little brother and a neighbor's little boy did similar things when they were young, so I kept hoping that was the case for this family. Boy am I glad it all worked out for the best!
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