Do we call him Balloon Boy or Box Boy?

[asdjrocky]

Seeing as how he was never actually in the balloon and instead spent the entire time in a box, wouldn't it be more appropriate to call him Box Boy?

[Liquorice]

1. I don't think he was in a box either. He was hiding in the attic. nt

[asdjrocky]

2. So... attic boy?

I don't like the sound of that.

[noamnety]

9. atticus finch

(going to hell vs. keeping a bad pun to myself ... what to do, what to do?)

[oldtime dfl_er]

21. Atticus Falcon?

.

[lpbk2713]

3. Falcon Boy

:shrug:

[me b zola]

4. Son of Felonious

:D

[snagglepuss]

17. LOL

:rofl:

[cwydro]

5. Well, he threw up on national television,

so he can be Puke Boy.

Poor kid.

[theophilus]

6. Bollox boy? Not exact spelling but applies. n/t

[Epiphany4z]

7. I think the father is a balloon head

and twisted ..

[madmax]

8. Sorry state of affairs for this poor kid.

And his brothers. Not one but, TWO assholes for parents. Sometimes ya just gotta say :wtf: !?

[DRoseDARs]

10. How about calling him and his asshole parents "Last Week's News" and move on? n/t

[asdjrocky]

11. Go ahead and do that.

[snagglepuss]

18. Ouch

:thumbsup:

[DRoseDARs]

30. Christ, are the two of you this dim to think that was a burn? People like you work infotainment.

We have people like you two to blame for the inanity that is the mainstream media.

[snagglepuss]

32. And the reason you're on theis thread is

:eyes:

[DRoseDARs]

33. I'm not the one mocking the 6 year old child for the sins of the parents.

That's on people like you.

[snagglepuss]

35. If anything is being mocked its media. This thread is not about the actual

child, it's about media sound bites, such as the term balloon boy. We're simply debating whether the media have honed in on the right sound bite.

[davidwparker]

12. Neither. He's a little boy.

[Gormy Cuss]

13. Yes. If anyone deserves a label it's his father-- Pseudo-sci Dad.

I'd love to see the moniker "Balloon Boy" disappear and quickly. The child doesn't deserve that attention.

[cwydro]

15. Good luck with that one.

CNN has been using it as a header all day...

[Gormy Cuss]

20. It's really sad that the kid is the one who is left holding the bag here.

I'll bet that he grows out of the name eventually -- kids are pretty resilient-- but it's clear that he's the one who spilled the beans and the guilt over that may require a bit of therapy.

[robo50]

26. Fifteen years from now he will be 21, and able to tell us

what a fuck up his father always was.

He might also be able to sue his father for putting him in the news.

I bet he will emerge in 15 years as one of the brightest 6 year old boys in America, who told us on LKL that his father was a complete fraud.

[medeak]

25. ditto...he's a victim

of unstable dad

[951-Riverside]

31. I absolutely agree. n/t

[Stevenmarc]

14. Spawn of Douche Bag

[polichick]

16. Well, it turns out he wasn't actually in a box either - just climbed ON a box...

...to get into the attic in the garage.

[azmouse]

19. The police now think the boy wasn't even in the house for most of the time.

They don't know for sure where he was but they are speculating he could have been at a nearby playground.

[Deja Q]

22. More like 'fraud family'

It's all good. They learned it from their role models on Wall Street...

[stray cat]

23. How about by his name Falcon? He is a six year old boy who apparently did what he was told

[Posteritatis]

24. Folks could always refer to humans by their actual names, but that might be too challenging. (nt)

[The Straight Story]

27. Attica!

:rofl:

[asdjrocky]

28. But you have to repeat it, again and again.

:rofl:

[Kceres]

29. How 'bout Abused Boy?

The father is mentally ill and Mom is enabling. Those poor children.

[BuyingThyme]

34. Buffoon's boy.