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Young kids are obsessed with balloons - the colours, the bounciness... or maybe they just see them as a means to flight (after all, that was almost the most wished for superpower). The winning punchline was submitted by firefly. There were 10 finalist punchlines chosen for this cartoon. You can read the transcript of IRC Judging Session #466 where we decided the winning punchline. This cartoon was archived on 2006-04-05.

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Top 10 punchlines

Who do I sue?
Rating: 4.00 | No of Ratings: 5 | Submitted Mon 3 Apr 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
I need a bigger balloon -- like a blimp.
Rating: 4.00 | No of Ratings: 3 | Submitted Tue 4 Apr 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
Once again, a child's imagination smashed by reality . . .
Rating: 4.00 | No of Ratings: 3 | Submitted Tue 4 Apr 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
Back to the drawing board . . .
Rating: 4.00 | No of Ratings: 3 | Submitted Tue 4 Apr 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
Note to Self: Fly with Balloon BEFORE eating Carnival Food.
Rating: 3.00 | No of Ratings: 6 | Submitted Tue 28 Mar 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
Knew we shoulda bought a red one!
Rating: 3.00 | No of Ratings: 6 | Submitted Tue 28 Mar 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
Talk about your false advertising!
Rating: 3.00 | No of Ratings: 6 | Submitted Tue 28 Mar 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
Hm, better bug daddy for another one.
Rating: 3.00 | No of Ratings: 6 | Submitted Tue 28 Mar 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
Hmm . . . what are the magic words Superman uses?
Rating: 3.00 | No of Ratings: 6 | Submitted Tue 28 Mar 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
Must be the wrong color balloon . . .
Rating: 3.00 | No of Ratings: 6 | Submitted Tue 28 Mar 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
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