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Australian Pilot Stranded In Antarctica

Posted by michael on from the should-have-used-AAA dept.

mirio writes "Australian Jon Johanson is currently stranded in Antarctica at the US McMurdo outpost. He was attempting a flight from New Zealand to Argentina via the South Pole when he encountered a headwind that caused him to burn more fuel and divert to the base. Now both the Americans and the New Zealanders there are refusing to sell him fuel. Jon's story is amazing. He has flown his homebuilt RV-4 around the world three times and to the North Pole. You can read about his trips around the world here."

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  1. FPEE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Post motherfuckers! UNET!

  2. blah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    test here for great courage!

  3. My name is John Johanson by ObviousGuy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I come from Visconsin,
    I verk in da factory dere;
    Ven I valk down da street,
    All da people I meet,
    Dey say, "Hello, vot's your name?"
    And I say...

    My name is John Johanson
    I come from Visconsin,...

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    1. Re:My name is John Johanson by GenericAccount · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Vonnegut is never off topic...

  4. Electricity == A Good Thing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You know, without electricty, things would be different. And not a good kind of different.

  5. i he should do what i do by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If I have less than 220 miles on my current tank of gas, I can get home from work. So I can get lazy and instead get gas in the morning before work.

    I would also like to mention that I have been smoking weed tonight, and I am going to smoke some more in a minute or too.

    i love smoking pot it is really fun. it helped me to forget about my girlfriend which decided to be a mean bitch and leave me. i have also been clinically depressed, but when i can fprget about her i can do other things.

  6. Oz Dot by POds · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    G'day and welcome to the Australian Slashdot, news for nerds stuff that mattahs

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  7. Love actually by KoolDude · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    Actually, his homebuilt RV-4 was Linux powered and Tux decided to meet up with Adelie on the way. :)

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  8. Wow by autopr0n · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Dennis miller is so not funny anymore.

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  9. You didn't win it either, MATE. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    n/t