Be Balloon Boy for Halloween

Canadian company hawks costume
By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 22, 2009 5:38 PM CDT
Be Balloon Boy for Halloween
A shot of the 'Balloon Boy' Costume from Plantraco Microflight.   (Plantraco Microflight)

It was inevitable: a Canadian model airplane company is selling “Balloon Boy” Halloween costumes on its website. For $19.99, you get a 38-inch mylar balloon with a small gondola. Supply your own helium, cardboard box, and string, notes ABC Denver. "Now you, too, can enjoy all the media attention you want," the Plantraco Microflight website promises.
(More balloon boy stories.)

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