dave mcbride Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Here is the full story of the runaway balloon. This is without question the craziest halftime show story I have ever come across. They don't do this sort of thing anymore! https://www.vikings.com/video/surprise-surprise-the-runaway-balloon-16107027 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 I love the happy cheerful music and the matter of factness of him talking about how 40000 fans watched as the balloon took the kid out over the light tower and dumped him in the icy Minnesota river. Then said the teams had a tough act to follow as if that was something amazing that happened. ROFLMAO!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bferra13 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Lol, "it was a tough act to follow..." chipper music playing... Did he die? Jeez lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Flame thrower snow melting machines.....wonder why you don't see them anymore? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 When I saw the title I thought of a totally different Vikings snow game: I was at the 12/20/75 season finale at Rich Stadium. The Bills lost 35-13 and the fans got pretty unruly in the stands. Spectators started throwing snowballs at the Vikings bench. After the game Bud Grant was livid & blasted Buffalo's fans. Well the next week the Vikings had a home playoff game and someone threw a bottle at the ref's head. For some reason I felt happy that the very next week Grant's own fans proved themselves to be worse than the Bills fans Grant was so angry at. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffalothruMyVeins Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 31 minutes ago, Albany,n.y. said: When I saw the title I thought of a totally different Vikings snow game: I was at the 12/20/75 season finale at Rich Stadium. The Bills lost 35-13 and the fans got pretty unruly in the stands. Spectators started throwing snowballs at the Vikings bench. After the game Bud Grant was livid & blasted Buffalo's fans. Well the next week the Vikings had a home playoff game and someone threw a bottle at the ref's head. For some reason I felt happy that the very next week Grant's own fans proved themselves to be worse than the Bills fans Grant was so angry at. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Kids were tougher back then. LOL 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, Beast said: Kids were tougher back then. LOL Kids are resilient. I left one at a funeral parlor once. The wife was distraught and we left the little tyke there in the funeral parlor all day. All day. We went back at night and apparently he had been alone all day with the corpse. He was okay though, after two, three weeks he came around and started talking again... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 The Vikings have had more than one hot air balloon mishap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) That is a crazy story. Had to be really tough on the parents...until they got word that their son was safe. Thanks for sharing! Edited November 30, 2020 by Back the Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwai San Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 16 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: Kids are resilient. I left one at a funeral parlor once. The wife was distraught and we left the little tyke there in the funeral parlor all day. All day. We went back at night and apparently he had been alone all day with the corpse. He was okay though, after two, three weeks he came around and started talking again... Am I a bad person that this made me laugh and not just a little??? Dang that was funny! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, Beast said: The Vikings have had more than one hot air balloon mishap! Oh my god that is hilarious. Thanks!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 48 minutes ago, Kwai San said: Am I a bad person that this made me laugh and not just a little??? Dang that was funny! It was funny here too. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Kwai San said: Am I a bad person that this made me laugh and not just a little??? Dang that was funny! You have to watch Home Alone! Classic John Candy. He did a cameo in that movie as a favor. Wasn't even paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, BuffalothruMyVeins said: I was at this game. Tarkenton set the then record for career TD Passes. They whomped us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 43 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: I was at this game. Tarkenton set the then record for career TD Passes. They whomped us. 1975 started out so promising, 4-0...then inconsistency settled in and the Bills finished an underwhelming 8-6. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeerie Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 3 hours ago, I am the egg man said: Flame thrower snow melting machines.....wonder why you don't see them anymore? Probably would set the artificial turf on fire. Wouldn't that be a hoot! Game called on account of fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Ned Flanders said: 1975 started out so promising, 4-0...then inconsistency settled in and the Bills finished an underwhelming 8-6. This was the killer game of that season: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197510260buf.htm. This is painful to read: https://www.nytimes.com/1975/10/27/archives/dolphins-rally-to-conquer-bills-3530-5th-in-row-for-miamioj-is-held.html Edited November 30, 2020 by dave mcbride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Bferra13 said: Lol, "it was a tough act to follow..." chipper music playing... Did he die? Jeez lol No, used his True Value Hardware life preserver. Summerall has got highlights to call here! Edited November 30, 2020 by Ridgewaycynic2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 16 minutes ago, Ned Flanders said: 1975 started out so promising, 4-0...then inconsistency settled in and the Bills finished an underwhelming 8-6. Yep. 4-0! Then a MNF debacle vs Giants -and all downhill after that.. 😢 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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