I wasn't sure what they were talking about here. "Helium balloon? Huh?" Then I noticed the picture. "so that's what a helium balloon is..."

I have always wondered why they release balloons in the first place.

CruiserTwelve: I wasn't sure what they were talking about here. "Helium balloon? Huh?" Then I noticed the picture. "so that's what a helium balloon is..."

Helium (new window)
Balloon (new window)

Note to submitter: It does come back down.

He should be killed for wasting our precious He reserves.

what he should have done was used to the baloons to escape the police.

He didn't tie a balloon and let it float away, he sucked in the helium to do a "funny voice" and let it sputter away, probably a foot or two from him, and left it on the ground. If he had picked it up, it wouldn't be littering.

RogermcAllen: He should be killed for wasting our precious He reserves.

It's a charity event...and how many balloons has your selfish ass killed the planet with during your youth?

RogermcAllen: He should be killed for wasting our precious He reserves.

exactly. he's letting precious helium float away that could be used to give people a chipmunk voice.

no pants: Note to submitter: It does come back down.

Put it brings upon the populace flaming death of destruction when it comes down! Don't you see the terror?!

Ah, the brilliance of zero tolerance strikes again.

zero tolerance = zero brain

Max, of Heddon on the Wall, Northumberland, inflated the helium-filled balloon but let it spiral away without tying the end.

Max said: 'I took one of the balloons to do the funny voice.

'I let it go and walked off with some friends but this guy came up and fined me. RTFA

He dropped it on the ground. This is why we should have the death penalty.

Son, I told you to quit doing that.

If releasing helium balloons is outlawed, only outlaws will release helium balloons.

/Think of the children

Would he have been fined for throwing a plastic bottle on the ground? If so, he deserves a fine for releasing the balloon.

Change isn't going to happen until everyone recognizes that it needs to. How can you possibly argue that it should be alright to allow people to litter?

England seems like it really sucks.

Out of all the fark cliches, by far the worst one in constant use is nanny state

someone needs to kill that one off

Awww snap! It's TheJoe03 again! Hope you brought your rap pants.

Since enforcement's not carried out by the police, this example of local government jobsworthness gone mad always seems to fall down on a fairly basic problem:

"I'm giving you a fixed penalty notice for littering, give me your name and address"
'F*ck off'
" "

Luco_D: Out of all the fark cliches, by far the worst one in constant use is nanny state

someone needs to kill that one off

Some times are more appropriate than others (^)

At least he didn't release 99 of them and start WWIII.

no pants: Note to submitter: It does come back down.

Ah, but in which country? It's quite possible it'll eventually burst and land somewhere far, far away from Newcastle.
Make the council prove where it landed!

TheGreatGazoo: Ah, the brilliance of zero tolerance strikes again.

zero tolerance = zero brain

What do you think happens to said ballon? Do you think it flies out of the atmosphere?

This is littering.

It's a fine. He can pay it, learn from the experience, and not be a dbag again.

/gotta catch them early
//or they end up like TheGreatGazoo

littering needs the death penalty, polar bears are dying

Tribs 2008-05-25 05:15:00 PM
no pants: Note to submitter: It does come back down.

Ah, but in which country? It's quite possible it'll eventually burst and land somewhere far, far away from Newcastle.
Make the council prove where it landed!

They could probably walk the couple feet to where it landed and pick it up and throw it away themselves. It most likely didn't go far, since he never tied it shut.

TheJoe03: England seems like it really sucks.

i won't have you bad-mouthing england! you dishonor the memory of john "stumpy" pepys!



you trample on the grave of eric "stumpy joe" childs!



and you make a mockery of all that mick shrimpton believed in!

When I was in grade school, we had a class project where we tied notes to balloons and released them. The ones that made it the furthest got prizes.

I giggle retrospectively thinking of the chaos we must have caused society.

as has been said already, but apparently hasn't been read... HE DIDN'T LET IT FLOAT AWAY... he sucked out the air and dropped it on the ground! That's called being an inconsiderate dick, or "litterer" in some parlance...

Subby, you DO know that they come back down, right?

/That's intelligent design for you

danaganooc: Awww snap! It's TheJoe03 again! Hope you brought your rap pants.

yo check it.

TheJoe03 2008-05-25 05:30:47 PM
danaganooc: Awww snap! It's TheJoe03 again! Hope you brought your rap pants.

yo check it.

Umm, something something balloon
Spank your ass til it's red like a baboon
eh forget it. let's spoon.

The "Don't you dare, David!" story on the right edge is more interesting, IMO. My favorite part:



Fark needs more "boobies" tags

Luco_D Out of all the fark cliches, by far the worst one in constant use is nanny state

Wait, what?

Also, [noun] much?

Tizzle McMizzle: Would he have been fined for throwing a plastic bottle on the ground? If so, he deserves a fine for releasing the balloon.

Change isn't going to happen until everyone recognizes that it needs to. How can you possibly argue that it should be alright to allow people to litter?

So you're going on some "change humanity" crusade now over a farking balloon? I bet you get invited to a lot of parties.

To be fair, they can clog the intake ports of my impeller-propulsion jet pack.

Hang the boy, I say.

He didn't litter.

Unless the official can prove it landed in his jurisdiction, the charges cannot be proved.

For those of you retards that agree with the ticket. Two words. Get laid.

Releasing balloons is one of those things we used to do, that we now know better than to do.

It's littering. The balloons all come down eventually and get into the ecosystem.

Mylar balloons have caused blackouts shorting power lines, and birds think they're prey.

/that's why I always release flying monkeys instead.

"Nanny state" has become like "ironic" - overused by people who don't know what it means. The idea here is that you are a child, and your "nanny" is disallowing you things you shouldn't have because they're bad for you (or dangerous) - sweets, lawn darts, etc.

A "nanny state" is one that protects you from yourself - legally banning trans-fats, smoking, etc. It doesn't apply to laws and gov't actions that are unjust or silly.

danaganooc: TheJoe03 2008-05-25 05:30:47 PM
danaganooc: Awww snap! It's TheJoe03 again! Hope you brought your rap pants.

yo check it.

Umm, something something balloon
Spank your ass til it's red like a baboon
eh forget it. let's spoon.

Alright you have forced me into writing at least a few bars, here goes...

Some British buffoon just littered a helium balloon
and the skittish platoon fined him to the tune
of 50 measly pounds or he'll be thrown in the compound
our rights are no where to be found, except 6 feet underground

rufus-t-firefly: "Nanny state" has become like "ironic" - overused by people who don't know what it means. The idea here is that you are a child, and your "nanny" is disallowing you things you shouldn't have because they're bad for you (or dangerous) - sweets, lawn darts, etc.

A "nanny state" is one that protects you from yourself - legally banning trans-fats, smoking, etc. It doesn't apply to laws and gov't actions that are unjust or silly.

Maybe there can be a 'nanny state' day where every story relates to a nanny state... to get it out of everyone's system. Like that ah-ha guy thread many moons ago.

Fark reminds me of that dork kid in school who would tell the same joke right after the popular kid did, and wonder why nobody would laugh.

rufus-t-firefly: "Nanny state" has become like "ironic" - overused by people who don't know what it means. The idea here is that you are a child, and your "nanny" is disallowing you things you shouldn't have because they're bad for you (or dangerous) - sweets, lawn darts, etc.

A "nanny state" is one that protects you from yourself - legally banning trans-fats, smoking, etc. It doesn't apply to laws and gov't actions that are unjust or silly.

So it's not unjust to ban us from eating what we want and smoking what we want? fark that.

BunkyBrewman: He didn't litter.

Unless the official can prove it landed in his jurisdiction, the charges cannot be proved.

For those of you retards that agree with the ticket. Two words. Get laid.

He can prove that it will land in his jurisdiction. Just get some scientific data on how far a helium balloon would fly.

Also, from TFA:

Max Twizell, 16, had inflated the helium-filled balloon at a charity event in Newcastle.
However, a council official spotted him allowing it to spiral away without tying the end.

He filled the balloon and let it fly (FRRRRRTTTTT, UH HUH HUH HUH).

Dear Brits,

I love your country, and its rich history. But... you've got to do something about your government. Fortunately, we Americans can spot you some guns.

/this is not a good example of why you should do something
//just saying
///RTFA people, this is actually a case of littering, even if a stupid one!

"Ironic",
"Jumped the Shark"
and
"Nanny State"

Carnac the Magnificent opens the envelope...
"What are three phases, morons beat to death (and use in the wrong circumstances)."

Seriously. If you don't know what the term means, don't just throw it out to sound 'kewl'. It just makes you sound like a loser.

Yes, I'm talking to you Subbie.

dirkfunk: Dear Brits,

I love your country, and its rich history. But... you've got to do something about your government. Fortunately, we Americans can spot you some guns.

/this is not a good example of why you should do something
//just saying
///RTFA people, this is actually a case of littering, even if a stupid one!

Actually you are right, and the kid's lucky he isn't in California, cause the fine for littering out here is $1000. That's probably not including all the extra BS fines they add on top of that.

They passed a law against intentionally releasing helium-filled balloons here in NH last year.

Yes - the douchbag liberals have taken over a formerly conservative state.

Speaking as someone with a potentially fatal latex allergy, what were these balloons doing at a public event in the first place?

/Californian.
//Tough. Deal with it.

Luco_D: Out of all the fark cliches, by far the worst one in constant use is nanny state

someone needs to kill that one off

If we can also kill the ironic "They hate us for our freedom!" and "Move along, citizen.", it will be a happy day on Fark.

it's not litter
TIL IT HITS THE FUHKING GROUND


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