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Balloon Stolen

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January 25, 2012

Have you no sense of decency, Minnesota balloon thieves? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?

The Albert Lea Tribune

A smiley-face balloon, no less.

Not since someone stole two bags of juggling equipment and a unicycle during the 2006 Flatland Juggling Festival has the Midwest been rocked by a senseless crime of such minitude.

Link: Albert Lea (Minn.) Tribune (via Dave Barry)

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