⭐ Feature: The Incredible Flight of "Lawn Chair" Larry

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  When I was a young boy, about 13 years old, I was in an Army-Navy surplus store.

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  Saw a weather balloon dangling from the ceiling.

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  And I just got the idea to inflate these balloons.

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  And I figured if I had enough of them, it'd lift me.

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  The idea was just, you know, the float.

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  Hi, everybody.

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  My name is Shauna and this is the American English Podcast.

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  My goal here is to teach you the English spoken in the United States.

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  Through common expressions, pronunciation tips, and interesting cultural snippets or stories,

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  I hope to keep this fun, useful, and interesting.

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  Let's do it.

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  Hi, everyone.

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  Welcome back.

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  Today, we have a very fun topic that we're going to discuss.

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  It's all about Lawn Chair Larry and cluster ballooning.

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  I know right now you're probably thinking, what in the world are those two things?

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  And don't worry, I'm going to cover it all.

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  In the introduction to this episode, you heard a brief recording of Lawn Chair Larry.

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  He was on The David Letterman Show way back in 1982, right after he took flight in his lawn chair.

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  If you're interested in seeing the full interview with Lawn Chair Larry, or as I should say,

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