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Published 10 years ago by drunkenninja with 5 Comments
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The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Balloons Used to Be Extremely Creepy

There was a time when the balloons in the Macy's Parade weren't inflated billboards for terrible movies. In the '30s, the balloons were instead weird animals and dead-eyed people.

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  • jcscher
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    A lot more work I bet in those days. The balloons remind me of some of the old cartoons I have seen.

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    • drunkenninja
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      First thing that comes to mind is the original batman.

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      • jcscher
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        Also the old comic books like superman.

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