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Message In A Bottle From China Found By Aussie Father And Son (VIDEO)


First Posted: 06/14/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:10 PM ET

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Message In A Bottle

An Australian father and son have found a mysterious message in a bottle, apparently sent all the way from a Chinese village.

Why would anyone send a message in the bottle in the age of electronic communication? Well one clue, as the Aussie father notes, is the bottle's strong smell of whiskey.

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An Australian father and son have found a mysterious message in a bottle, apparently sent all the way from a Chinese village. Why would anyone send a message in the bottle in the age of electronic co...
An Australian father and son have found a mysterious message in a bottle, apparently sent all the way from a Chinese village. Why would anyone send a message in the bottle in the age of electronic co...
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waldopepper
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04:01 AM on 04/15/2010
"Help I'm being held prisoner in a Chinese fortune cookie factory."

Don Adams on Get Smart.
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RobertFromMN
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01:36 AM on 04/15/2010
People should be discouraged from throwing garbage into the ocean. This could've easily been swallowed by a whale or other marine animal, potentially causing a painful death. This message in a bottle stuff might seem fun or romantic, but it's really just irresponsible.
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UncleJimbo
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08:55 PM on 04/14/2010
Fan Mail from some Flounder?
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deevee
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05:41 PM on 04/14/2010
Great story -- but the editorial point of view seems to take the fun out of it. This was really something fun to have happened to this kid. A throwback to sometime way back when -- whatever, I think it's a cute story.
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08:50 PM on 04/14/2010
Yeah, I also thought the POV in the piece (& of HuffPo), was a bit odd.

Why would digital communication preclude placing a message in a bottle? If they really felt they needed an angle on the piece, I can think of a few that make more sense than implying the sender was too drunk to use email or a cell phone.
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whowhatwhywherewhen
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04:12 PM on 04/14/2010
The way stamp prices keep rising, I may have to try that. Uncle Sam...look for my taxes next year in a old Mountain Dew bottle. My taxes are in the mail!!! er, I mean...stream.
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jws2346
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04:06 PM on 04/14/2010
Can you imagine the postage on that bottle?
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LogicalMathMan
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03:01 PM on 04/14/2010
could it have been a Rio Tonto executive who planted this bottle? just sayin it's possible.
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12:22 PM on 04/14/2010
What a find for that young Australian boy!
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redratio1
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12:14 PM on 04/14/2010
Probably from down the street.
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