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by toyg 1593 days ago
uhm, no...? https://wordhistories.net/2021/09/20/lead-balloon/

It's a common idiom in political discourse. Or was this a bad joke?
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accountofme 1593 days ago
The band Led Zeppelin is called that because keith moon(iirc) from the who said forming the supergroup "would work as well as a lead Zeppelin".

It was a historical joke :)

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mellavora 1593 days ago
the band chose the name Led Zepplin as a pun on the phrase lead balloon.
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