Iraq Chit-Chat Thread (With Articles)

[yunowu]

Oregon man prepares to pilot lawn chair over Baghdad

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/04/news/la-mobile-baghdad-balloons

Some men see lawn chairs in the sky and ask, "Why?" Some, though, imagine attaching the chairs to hundreds of balloons, strapping themselves in the seat, donning oxygen masks and flying straight over Baghdad.

Kent Couch, who runs a gas station in Bend, Ore., is such a man. Couch boarded a flight to the Middle East on Thursday, setting out on an adventure that involves becoming the first lawn chair balloonist to traverse the now-more-or-less peaceful skies over Iraq -- and raise money for Iraqi children.

[John Abraham]

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[John Abraham]

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[SuzanneOwens]

Hey man..i saw a similar thing in that Hollywood animated flick 'Up'. It featured the same balloon flight but instead it was a whole home rather than just being a lawn chair.