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Icebergs Sailing Past New Zealand

An anonymous reader writes "A fleet of icebergs is heading north from Antarctica and at least one has reached New Zealand, an event that has not occurred in decades. While not necessarily a consequence of global warming it is very cool!"

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  1. i for one... by zxnos · · Score: 5, Funny

    i for one hope the iceberg doesnt get cocky and run into a titanic.

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    1. Re:i for one... by Tablizer · · Score: 4, Funny

      i for one hope the iceberg doesnt get cocky and run into a titanic.

      Don't tell me, a Soviet Russia berg.

    2. Re:i for one... by patrixmyth · · Score: 4, Funny

      This time, I'm SURE itsatrap!

      (Actually, it's probably just a rescue mission for the polar bears.)

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  2. Old story by siriuskase · · Score: 2, Funny

    I read about this years ago, a penguin wanted to travel north, so he used an iceberg as a boat. this is what happens when the cinemas run too many penguin movies.

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    1. Re:Old story by Werkhaus · · Score: 3, Funny

      >I read about this years ago, a penguin wanted to travel north, so he used an iceberg as a boat.

      The polar bears heading south will soon sort them out.

  3. Interesting phraseology... by WidescreenFreak · · Score: 3, Funny

    While not necessarily a consequence of global warming it is very cool!

    Was that juxtaposition intentional? :) (Laugh, mods. It's a joke.)

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    1. Re:Interesting phraseology... by Tablizer · · Score: 2, Funny

      While not necessarily a consequence of global warming it is very cool!

      Behold, a new sport: Iceberg Racing!

    2. Re:Interesting phraseology... by WidescreenFreak · · Score: 3, Funny

      And, seeing as how they're floating north, the winner gets to melt faster! Yaaaaaayy ... er ... I think.

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    3. Re:Interesting phraseology... by zwerf · · Score: 3, Funny

      Chill out man. I think it's cool that Slashdot is warming up to conservation, even if this incident is not a result of global warming. And yes, it is common knowledge that icebergs are cool.

      Anyway, don't put these stories on ice, Slashdot. I hope this is just the tip of the iceberg.

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    4. Re:Interesting phraseology... by jo42 · · Score: 2, Funny

      While waving hands "This isn't the global warming you are looking for..."

  4. awesome! by ILuvRamen · · Score: 5, Funny

    anyone else think this would be the best freakin idea for the next location of Survivor ever:
    Survivor: That Iceburg Floating Past New Zealand
    They could vote each other off as it gets smaller and smaller in warmer water :P

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    1. Re:awesome! by ILuvRamen · · Score: 1, Funny

      well duh, they have cameras and a satellite uplink. You don't think they "just kinda hope" that all the tapes from the 30+ days survive the trip back the US for editing. You're just hatin, go away.

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    2. Re:awesome! by NZBeeMan · · Score: 2, Funny

      Why let them vote each other off? Just view the feed as it gets smaller ;)

    3. Re:awesome! by MooUK · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yeah; they remove anything that might be considered entertaining.

  5. sooo special by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    New Zealand thinks they are so special... and they get in the news when they can see an iceberg from the kitchen window.

    We get that all the time in Nunavut (canada's newest territory), and you don't see me posting to slashdot about it.

    1. Re:sooo special by tonyr60 · · Score: 4, Funny

      We know we are special because we have the best Rugby team. A few icebergs arriving off the Southern coast is just the icing on the cake.

    2. Re:sooo special by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      And Nunavut is much further North than NZ !

    3. Re:sooo special by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      We are special as the home of middle earth.. and icebergs just don't fit that picture.

      Now admittedly I am located a bit further North in NZ, but I can see a nice palm tree from my window and just around the corner is a nice sandy beach where I had a nice picnic last weekend (hey its summer time - I have even cleaned off the BBQ).

      Icebergs in Nunavut, I'm sure a very nice.. but in NZ in summer? Very special....

      Now if you had a decent Rugby team, a few sheep and throw in some palms and made some decent movies, then you to can post to slashdot about it. OK?

  6. "Global warming does not exist!" by springbox · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ha, that would be funny to see someone like president Bush speaking in New Zealand..

    "Global warming does not exist!"

    (Iceberg floats by in background)

    1. Re:"Global warming does not exist!" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      People like fresh water. We'll be fine. But, oh, the huge manatees!

  7. Saved from blasphemy... by rbrander · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...by a "necessarily". For future reference EVERYTHING is a consequence of global warming.

    1. Re:Saved from blasphemy... by nigelo · · Score: 5, Funny

      >>For future reference EVERYTHING is a consequence of global warming.

      Gad! The heat's got to him, poor blighter!

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  8. Opportunity by jomama717 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Have they spotted a Starbucks on any of them yet?

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    1. Re:Opportunity by kfg · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, but there's a Gap between them.

      KFG

  9. Frosty reception by Bifurcati · · Score: 2, Funny

    Unfortunaly, many sight see-ers received the cold shoulder from the icebergs, whose watery eyes and cold stare spoke of hidden depths.

  10. In Soviet Russia by KalvinB · · Score: 1, Funny

    you float past the iceberg

  11. Very Cool? DUH! by Ralph+Spoilsport · · Score: 2, Funny
    While not necessarily a consequence of global warming, it is very cool!

    Yeah - approximately 0 degrees celsius, IIRC.

    RS

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  12. Icebergs *are* cool by zwerf · · Score: 5, Funny

    After all, they were responsible for the death of Leonardo Di Caprio.

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  13. In fact... by aarku · · Score: 4, Funny

    The icebergs are on a direct collision course with a ranch in Crawford, Texas. At last, Earth fights back!

  14. Re:Crazy weather by sholden · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's the "Gore effect". Wherever he goes to talk about global warming sees historic cold weather for the duration of his stay.

    Gaia hates him for some reason.

  15. In Soviet Russia by idonthack · · Score: 4, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, Titanics get icebergy and run into your cock.

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  16. Re:Why would it? by nwbvt · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't know that New Zealand is that far north, but if it is, wouldn't that mean it must be cooler?

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  17. Damn, 30 years late... by flyingfsck · · Score: 2, Funny

    Finally some corroboration of our Global Cooling campaign.
    http://www.fcpp.org/main/publication_detail.php?Pu bID=864

    Drs. Tim Ball and David Suzuki.

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  18. Re:Grammar Nazi. by aevan · · Score: 3, Funny

    Whose to say it isn't two fleets currently engaged in joint exercises buzzing the kiwis?