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The thing that strikes me is how deep the pathos about Cleveland runs as the newscasters hype the event ("Cleveland is no longer the mistake by the lake!" as th
by mnctvanj 8y ago
The thing that strikes me is how deep the pathos about Cleveland runs as the newscasters hype the event ("Cleveland is no longer the mistake by the lake!" as the balloons fly). And that everyone seemed so entirely sure that dumping a million balloons into the sky would somehow make everyone stop laughing at the city. And then of course they all landed in the lake anyway.
- brian-armstrong 8y agoI think the Onion did a good job of capturing that here https://www.theonion.com/cleveland-finishes-construction-on-new-elevated-sewer-s-1823332951 https://www.theonion.com/cleveland-finishes-construction-on-...
- taurath 8y agoThe "newscasters" are Big Chuck and Little John which were a local TV comedy duo (similar to Almost Live! in Seattle). Its probably one of the more Cleveland things to happen in Cleveland though. Random aside - local shows like that are pretty sorely missing now.
- selimthegrim 8y agoMan, I miss those guys almost as much as Ghoulardi.
- PKop 8y agoHASTILY MADE CLEVELAND TOURISM VIDEO[0] Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video: 2nd Attempt[1] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzgAjjuqZM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzgAjjuqZM