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  1. 09-Aug-2011, 12:16 #1
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    Default Balloon

    You can check your answer here.
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  2. 09-Aug-2011, 23:09 #2
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    Default Re: Balloon

    Idioms can be misleading.
    (Voted first, then checked it out.)
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  3. 10-Aug-2011, 06:45 #3
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    Default Re: Balloon

    This one certainly is.
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  4. 13-Aug-2011, 08:17 #4
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    Default Re: Balloon

    I got this one right, but I was thinking about a weather balloon rising in unstable weather conditions (I.E. about to storm). However, it comes from WWI when balloons were launched to signal artillery strikes.
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  5. 16-Dec-2011, 23:27 #5
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    Default Re: Balloon

    I am so stupid! I wanted to be fast
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