Anyone got any good one liners, or ways to make a pop less awkard lol. Some kids find it funny, but others get a huge shock.

I find i'm not popping balloons as much as i was, but it still occasionally happens.

So... what do you guys say when a balloon goes pop?

I think there have been a few threads on this previously.

I guess it depends on your style, my current favourite is to deadpan to the childs parents and say "tut... there's nothing worse than a balloon modeller that pops the balloons".

It is especially effective when that was what they were already thinking.

Hmmm i did a search and couldn't find anything. Maybe my search skills arn't upto scratch lol.

Haha that's a good one! Anyone else care to add?

From BHQ....   :shock:

What To Say When a Balloon POPS!

//http://www.balloonhq.com/faq/twister_jokes.html#pops

This post has been edited after some advice from a wiser man than I.....


 

Hmm BHQ is a different matter. I can't seem to find much on that except from the main site stuff.

Thanks danny!

I live to serve!

I always say that old line:-

"People often ask me if my balloons pop often, to which I answer No only once"

If I'm chatting away and it pops sometimes I'll make a joke about it by saying simply, "I didn't mean to do that did I" or "Well I didn't want that one anyway" Not funny in print, but when it happens at the right time it's the perfect line to get a laugh.

Sometimes I'll blame the kid for smiling to wide, or if it's an older boy with his younger siblings I'll blame him for being ugly and frightening the balloons.

That one didn't want to be a (dog cat etc) so (he she) popped of to join the circus. I am sure there was one in my bag that wanted to be a (dog cat etc) a bit lame but it always seems to get a smile.

did you know every time a balloon pops an angle gets her wings
(not my line and I cant remember were I herd it)

A few of my favourites...

"Do you you know what happens when someone stops believing in balloons?  Balloons pop!  (single out some big strong tough guy, and ask him to start believing again, or there will be a long wait for everyone else).

"Did you hear that car backfire?  Some people never tune their cars properly"

"Wow, did you hear that facepaint pop? It's wierd how it just does that sometime...  (Only done when working with facepainters I know well)

"You know, if you don't pop a balloon every now and then, people will think this job is too easy."

"Hey, that was cool.  Shall I do it again?"

"Oops, amazing how far a piece of ash from iceland can float, and it's still so hot it pops the balloons when it lands." (remembering I'm in New Zealand when saying this.)

'Any body got a puncture repair kit?'  8-)

I usually look around a little sheepishly and say in an oops-sorry kind of way, "Ta-da."

Oh heck,
I just say na na na na na na ! Everytime a balloon pops you all get to yell na na na na na na.
Seems rather odd perhaps but, works for me.
And if a child pops a balloon while walking away. I tell them to come back I offer a 10 ft. garantee.
Twisted Sister

If a balloon pops as soon as I start to inflate it, I say "I like to start things off with a bang!"  Or if it pops in the middle of a sculpture, I'll say, "Hey, you've never seen me make a (dog, elephant, whatever) before.  That could have been right!"