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Hi Ho! Balloon Orgy on West 81st Street
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Jen Chung
Published Nov 27, 2003
Modified Mar 6, 2008
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Does Miss Piggy know this is what happens when Kermit comes to NY? Gothamist finds it crazy that the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade people would let the many children passing by see Cloe the Clown Doll (a girl, according to Macy's information) in such a position with Kermit. Of course, we're ridiculously immature and couldn't stop laughing and pointing it out. [More pictures at Bluejake.com]
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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