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Pic of the Day: What are you thankful for?

What are you thankful for?
Did somebody say McDonald's? I sure didn't, but apparently New York City deemed Ronald worthy of immortalization through this massive Macy's Day Parade balloon.
Latest comment by Anonymous: thats a great picture

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ColumbiaRandom

Damn We Love Balloons

Damn We Love Balloons
Walking to class yesterday morning, I discovered that our campus had been blitzed with another round of balloons. Like last time, I have no idea what they symbolize or celebrate, but unlike last time, campus news isn't helping me figure it out.

It's a given that balloons = a huge waste of money, but based on the... MORE »
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Summertime, and the Livin' is Easy

Summertime, and the Livin' is Easy
[meant to post this earlier, but my camera was being finicky]
As all my fellow Trojans have noticed, summer is here and it's full force-- at least, weather wise. Minus the morning we had yesterday or the day before where it was quite cool (seriously, wtf?), it's sunny and warm here in SoC... MORE »
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99 Red Balloons (Part 2 of 2)

99 Red Balloons (Part 2 of 2)
A clarifying sign? Unfortunately not. Because actually, 1,000 balloons = a huge waste of money.  And I still have no idea what they symbolize.

Update! Thanks to bwog.net, I now know that the balloons symbolize rockets dropped on a town in Israel. Perhaps the group in charge, LionPac, made their campaign so
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99 Red Balloons (Part 1 of 2)

99 Red Balloons (Part 1 of 2)
If there's one thing the average Columbian loves more than free kosher food, it's protesting and campaigning for anything and everything. Today, campus was taken over with 1,000 red balloons. Why? I have no idea. To inspire to me donate blood? War thumbs down? War thumbs up? Maybe just to commemorate a pretty legit song?
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