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minus-squareWogi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·29 days agomid eighties checking in. Fun fact, the WKRP Cincinnati first annual turkey drop is an homage to a real event in Cincinnati, where they tried to release 2 million balloons. The resulting chaos killed two people.
minus-squareRakonat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·29 days agoI feel this is not a fair assessment. 2 people did die, but not because of the balloons. 2 people were out on the lake and their boat sank, the balloons hampered the rescue efforts. Before anyone gets any ideas that the balloons crushed someone or suffocated them.
mid eighties checking in.
Fun fact, the WKRP Cincinnati first annual turkey drop is an homage to a real event in Cincinnati, where they tried to release 2 million balloons.
The resulting chaos killed two people.
I feel this is not a fair assessment.
2 people did die, but not because of the balloons.
2 people were out on the lake and their boat sank, the balloons hampered the rescue efforts.
Before anyone gets any ideas that the balloons crushed someone or suffocated them.