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North Pole Heads South

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the change-in-latitudes dept.

blamanj writes "Things are not looking good for Santa. First, news that it's getting warmer at the North Pole, and now, scientists report that the (magnetic) pole itself is on the move. 'Earth's north magnetic pole is drifting from North America at such a clip that it could end up in Siberia in the next 50 years.'"

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  1. The Russian are trying to steal our pole ! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Quick, call G.W. Bush that the russians are stealing the pole to hide weapons of mass destruction in siberia !
    We haven't found them in Iraq, so they MUST be some else.

    1. Re:The Russian are trying to steal our pole ! by Carewolf · · Score: 5, Funny

      In Soviet Russia compasses attracts the North Pole.

  2. Not at the... by confused+one · · Score: 4, Funny

    Santa doesn't live at the magnetic North Pole, silly.

    1. Re:Not at the... by daeley · · Score: 2, Funny

      Santa doesn't live on any pole, silly. Santa lives in Finland. :)

      Maybe so, but his Village is in Southern California. Or maybe New Hampshire. Or possibly Illinois. Or even the lovely named Bracebridge Muskoka in Ontario. :) Of course, there is controversy.

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    2. Re:Not at the... by jc42 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, any Fortran programmer will tell you that Santa is real unless declared integer.

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  3. Good gravy! by tbone1 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Even the North Magnetic Pole is getting outsourced! It's a sorry world.

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  4. When the north pole moves... by Lostie · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... is it called pole-vaulting?

  5. Re:Pole Reversal? by Bloke+down+the+pub · · Score: 2, Funny
    we're left without the Earth's magnetic field, which protects us from lethal cosmic rays
    Simple solution
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  6. shite! by rhesuspieces00 · · Score: 2, Funny

    now i'm going to have to relabel all my magnets.

  7. Where else could it go? by vagabond_gr · · Score: 5, Funny

    North Pole Heads South

    Well, it didn't have much choice, did it? The north pole is the only place on earth where no matter where you're going, you're going south. So what's all the fuss about?

    (of course the fact that it is actually moving is quite a story)

    1. Re:Where else could it go? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, it could be going east or west.

  8. Re:Magnetic North Pole by Ethelred+Unraed · · Score: 3, Funny

    Personally I think we should send a commando squad to nail it into place.

    Especially if it's going to Siberia. Clearly it was a double agent from the Cold War. Because it is leaving the geographic North Pole, the North Pole will clearly get warmer, adding a whole new meaning to "Cold War". Thus we will have new war with Soviet Russia, which will be called the Warm War, so we'll dig up Reagan, who will tell the Russians to stop dancing around our pole (while the Poles will go on strike against martial law and double entendre).

    Some call me Nostradamus. Others call me "raving lunatic". You be the judge.

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    Ethelred

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  9. Re:Pole Reversal? by mrogers · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't be silly, people aren't magnetic. It will only affect metal things like coins and buses.

  10. I wouldn't touch this joke with a by SmallFurryCreature · · Score: 2, Funny

    ten-foot pole. Thank you.

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