More web-zen-like fun with balloons

Xeni Jardin 2:18 pm Fri May 9, 2003

Riffing on this earlier post about an avante-garde Colombian artist who coaxes music out of balloons, BoingBoing pal Eli the Bearded bunches up this handful of inflatable sideshows for your browsing pleasure. Shown below: Just in time for prom night, a condom corsage from the Inflatable museum website.

Inflatable museum
Mister Peanut
Gigantic hotdog
Gigantic bullfrog
Big honkin' chain in the sky
Natalie's big legs
Balloon fetishes (not work safe)
Big Boys' Balloons (balloons for balloon fetishists, site is worksafe)

Balloon fetish ASCII tales from alt.sex.stories (not work safe)

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