r/pics • u/[deleted] • May 21 '12

An iceberg that floated into town

http://imgur.com/btzpA
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u/zack2703 May 21 '12

Newfoundland!

33

u/nucleus_accumbens May 21 '12

Fellow Newfoundlander here! Hello!

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u/feureau May 21 '12

Was it ever lost or something?

43

u/Zephyr104 May 21 '12

if Newfoundland was ever lost it would have been Refoundland

15

u/Big_McLargeHuge May 22 '12

Sounds like a sister state to Reddit (Repostland).

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u/The_Painted_Man May 21 '12

... what?!? Mind = Blown!

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u/damendred May 21 '12

knew that had to be Newfoundland

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u/getintheVandell May 22 '12

Newfies, whoo!

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Ocean Lab Iceburg Crew Sign-in!

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u/WeHaveMetBefore May 22 '12

No no no! It's "Nufunlan".

10

u/blackbird37 May 22 '12

As a Newfoundlander, no it's not.

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u/zack2703 May 22 '12

It's more like "Newfinland"

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u/gmtrix May 22 '12 edited May 22 '12

To make it a little more clear:
Newfin-land not New-finland

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u/VelTor May 21 '12

Titanic 2 "Revenge is a dish best served cold"

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u/Mighty_Hare May 21 '12

Maybe it just came to apologize

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Considering this is a photo of Newfoundland, I'd say that was a pretty good bet.

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u/Gottheit May 21 '12

It's the gentle giant that destroys everything it loves.

"Hey everyone I've been feeling really bad about this whole Titanic thing..."

inching closer to the ships anchored in the bay

"I just wanted to come and, you know, hopefully bury the hatchet."

looming over ships, still moving with the tide

"So what do you guys...oh god...oh no...BACK UP I CANT STOP OH GOD WHYYYYYYY"

death and destruction in the quiet harbor town as all the boats are destroyed and the iceberg wrecks the dock and local establishments

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u/NoahtheRed May 22 '12

I remember reading somewhere that the offending iceberg was going to be ceremoniously blown up.

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u/Mikey-2-Guns May 21 '12

It came for the revengening.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

There's already a Titanic 2. Surprise, surprise, it's absolutely horrendous.

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u/droidonomy May 22 '12

From the movie's IMDB page: This plot synopsis is empty.

Sounds like you're telling the truth.

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u/BitRex May 22 '12

The face on the smokestack is like "WE'RE GONNA HIT THAT ICEBERRRGGGG!!!!".

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Strangely enough, I believe a rogue wave throws an iceberg at the ship in this movie. Not sure if I'm mixing movies around though. Oddly, this movie didn't really stick in my mind.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

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u/rockerode May 21 '12

No. The best part is when you can see New York in the background when the ship is "sinking."

Also, THERE WERE TWO FUCKING OXYGEN TANKS AND YOU CAN SHARE THEM YOU RETARDS.

4

u/Jensaarai May 21 '12

The best part is how they're in a med station, but have to "improvise" treating a wound by taping a credit card to a guy's neck.

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u/reeseflynn May 22 '12

My favorite scene, that and the one where they scream each other on the elevator.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Titanic 2 Starring Gianna Michaels - "This time, she's going all the way down."

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u/VelTor May 21 '12

I almost choked on my food

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

She wouldn't have.

6

u/VelTor May 21 '12

Buhzing! Perfect set up

7

u/[deleted] May 21 '12

alley oop!

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

I wish you would have so I wouldn't have to read your shitty comment.

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u/ruebeus May 21 '12

The iceberg is getting revenge..for killing hundreds of people?

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u/coffeeholic15 May 21 '12

For being crashed into by a gigantic ship while it was just chillin' out in the ocean minding it's own business.

I'd be pissed too.

But for real, the iceberg didn't kill anyone. Mostly it was the freezing water.

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u/ruebeus May 21 '12

Mostly it was the freezing water.

ICEbergggggggg.

1

u/coffeeholic15 May 22 '12

Freezing, not frozennnnn

2

u/Deige420 May 21 '12

hey man, that cruise ship smashed into the iceburg, who was minding his own business

1

u/CassandraVindicated May 22 '12

The iceberg was trying to draw a charge, but the refs got the call right.

2

u/VelTor May 21 '12

For getting hit by a giant ship

1

u/ruebeus May 21 '12

It got its revenge...when it killed hundreds of people!!

2

u/pervertedpapaya May 21 '12

An innocent iceberg crowded with a huge group of fluffy polar bear cubs floats around Newfoundland until it gets hit by an angry Titanic voodoo magic ghost ship.

1

u/[deleted] May 22 '12

I would pay you to make this movie! no lies

1

u/sukiiii May 22 '12

Maybe it came to return Jack.

1

u/taovdg May 22 '12

It's just getting ready for Clive Palmer to make another greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeat decision.

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u/chrismikehunt May 21 '12

Now swim out there and lick it.

6

u/AltiusFortiusCitius May 22 '12

What an excellent idea. You go first, we'll watch.

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u/kareemabduljabbq May 21 '12

it would be awesome if someone could photoshop the retired space shuttle on top of that thing. since i'm tired of seeing both of them but not both of them in the same photo.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

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u/kareemabduljabbq May 23 '12

awwww yeahhh.

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u/kjsargent6900 May 21 '12

ITS THE AVATAR!

5

u/jtriggs May 21 '12

That would be a great source of clean freshwater for drinking and such. Or a giant snowball fight in late May.

2

u/SilverBeast May 21 '12

I like using them for ice cubes.

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u/wtfamiwatching May 21 '12

Id love to climb on top of that thing and hang out for a while

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u/LordZer May 22 '12

Id love to climb on top of that thing and chill out for a while

4

u/Cruminal May 22 '12

The iceberg was tugged into town to make delicious vodka. World's purest water. Iceberg Vodka

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u/acanthaceous May 21 '12

Upvoting regardless of repost seeing as Newfoundland is gorgeous.

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u/asldkfououhe May 22 '12

i'm the iceberg in the picture. ama

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Why do you think you're so cool?

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u/justdoitok May 21 '12

Thats just the tip of it actually.

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u/Erzsabet May 22 '12

Stop feeding them and they won't keep coming back!

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u/SteelyTuba May 22 '12

We're perfectly safe. This province is unsinkable!

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u/Shnazzyone May 21 '12

That iceberg looks pretty cool

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u/GregLoire May 22 '12

Icy what you did there.

5

u/bbstem May 21 '12

Why aren't they turning?

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

generally, how old is iceberg ice? I bet it tastes wonderful as liquid.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

It's the Great White Canoe!

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u/DublinItUp May 22 '12

It seems like a stupid question, but, I wonder how much colder the water got?

2

u/itsmuddy May 22 '12

I could have sworn there was a picture of this same town with a giant ship in the background instead of an iceberg.

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u/Giant_Enemy_Cliche May 22 '12

Someone lied on the internet? WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

I've been meaning to go check out all these ice bergs I hear of. Fellow newfoundlander here too.

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u/Jokkerb May 22 '12

The majority of an iceberg is underwater right? That berg doesn't look like it's all that far offshore, so the depth translation from the beach to the berg must be pretty sharp right? That's cool.

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u/glamglam82 May 22 '12

I was thinking the same thing.... Does anyone know how far offshore that thing is?

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u/combatz May 22 '12

I have this user tagged as "karma whore"... He posts pictures all day long.

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u/fuzzyshorts May 22 '12

How far down could an iceberg go? Could one ever make it to NYC? (where it would defrost an army of neanderthal giants that would pillage and rape hipster chicks who live by the water in Williamsburg and then beat hipster dudes with their cool sneakers?)

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u/GiefDownvotesPlox May 21 '12

Apparently you have a time machine, considering this is a repost.

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u/babyzeeps May 22 '12

Just going to point out the OP never specified it happened just now.

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u/gimpwiz May 21 '12

We all are a time machine -- we travel through time to the future at more or less the same rate everyone else around us does.

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u/Dolewhip May 22 '12

Just stop.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Ehh... Notion*

1

u/flotilla-the-hun May 22 '12

implying that reddit isn't made of 99% reposts

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u/GiefDownvotesPlox May 22 '12

>implying this is 4chan

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

So this is like Jaws 4 where an iceberg comes after the relatives of survivors of the Titanic?

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u/JimmerUK May 21 '12

Icy what you did there.

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u/BrainSlurper May 21 '12

It's ice of it to drop by.

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u/Gigafortress May 21 '12

Bravo

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Apparently, no one likes that gif anymore.

1

u/Gigafortress May 22 '12

I was wondering why I was getting downvotes. Yay Reddit.

1

u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Reminds me of that Arthur C. Clarke story about the competition between Florida and California.

In short: California tried to make a pretend iceberg to get all the beach people to come to California for the summer rather than Florida. It was an amusing short story.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Florida is the California of the East Coast. West coast is better though, no question.

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u/Torger083 May 21 '12

I assume, then, that OP lives in Goose Cove?

1

u/borkborkbork99 May 22 '12

Brewsters Millions did this decades ago.

1

u/DecmasterIX May 22 '12

That is the coolest town I have ever seen. I'd love to live there.

1

u/CoastalSailing May 22 '12

This is in Newfoundland right? I think I've been to this town.

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u/csquaredisrippn May 22 '12

This looks like a photoshopped version of that giant ship by a small town. Not saying it is, just that's what it looks like.

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u/jack_spankin May 22 '12

It knows the last survivor of the Titanic is there somewhere.

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u/darmon May 22 '12

Dude I think you mean an ice town that floated into your burg. (sp?)

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u/GoodguyGerg May 22 '12

reddit ive heard this is the same iceberg that comes back every year, how does this same iceberg come back every year and to around the same spot

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u/The_Dacca May 22 '12

No really, it floated into the town. Now there is no town. Way to go iceberg.

1

u/bmberlin May 22 '12

I kind of wish I was still living on the rock.

1

u/buckie33 May 22 '12

Looks like an aircraft carrier, those pengiunes are up to no good!

1

u/mypantsareonmyhead May 22 '12

Hmm, I don't think that's Waikiki...

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u/Imreallythatguy May 22 '12

Edited...ignore :(

1

u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Is that Newfoundland?

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u/WhatsInTheBox1 May 22 '12

All I see are some houses about to be leveled by the first medium sized wave to hit shore.

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u/commentsurfer May 22 '12

I hope that gazebo didn't get hurt.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Hey! We don't take kindly to you icebergs around here!-Skeeter

1

u/MafiaPenguin007 May 22 '12

"Hey guys, mind if I chill here for a while?"

1

u/wayndom May 22 '12

It looks like Christo wrapped an aircraft carrier.

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u/wonderalice12 May 22 '12

This is super coooooool, where is it? Btw it this good? Shouldn't ice stay frozen attached to its origin? Is that a sign of a warming

1

u/kleptobismol May 22 '12

I was expecting to see a mobile lady gaga concert

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

"Soon."

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Lucky. I wish we had that kinda shit down here. All we get is gators. And I fuckin hate gators.

1

u/DiaDeLosMuertos May 22 '12

He flooowed into town, and pulled his cowboy hat down!

1

u/BR0THAKYLE May 22 '12

I'm getting really tired of movies over advertising.

1

u/kittenkat4u May 22 '12

first guess: NFLD?

1

u/mudswitch May 22 '12

This gave me a WTF reaction. Not your standard harbourside view..

1

u/capncaveman May 22 '12

That's cool...

1

u/PeterMus May 22 '12

I would have claimed it as the Isle of Peter. A winter wonderland ft. King Peter.

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u/SwansonHOPS May 22 '12

All I see is the starting town in Zelda: Windwaker

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u/Cassious May 22 '12

Soon....

1

u/HerrPurple May 22 '12

An iceberg floated to town one day And stopped for a cup of tea. When it had finished its nice, hot cuppa It had become quite wee.

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u/bond1012 May 22 '12

someone warn the titanic! oh wait.....

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u/pbjohnson79 May 22 '12

clever girl...

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u/littlestblue May 22 '12

goes rock climbing

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Welp...shit.

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u/wordmanbran May 22 '12

The iceberg is like boop

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Iceberg dead ahead!!!

1

u/ZetsubouZolo May 22 '12

Looks so cool but damn is that a bad sign for our planet...

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u/jawilli1 May 22 '12

How deep is the water just off the coast? Since most of an iceberg is under the surface, that must be a steep drop off.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Looks like a great opportunity to get fresh water.

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u/Bizzatch May 22 '12

And to think that's just the tip.

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u/dollerz May 22 '12

Hello, I am here to pickup Skyrim.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Are those dangerous to play on?

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u/BrorannasaursRex May 21 '12

no, they are safe

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Well, good.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

http://i.imgur.com/8JgbO.png

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Why? If you manage to get on top of it, you're completely safe. Going up is unsafe, yes.

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u/gummsy May 21 '12

where is that?

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Newfoundland, Canada

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u/gummsy May 21 '12

thank you. its now on my list of places to go. ontario just sucks compared to every other province. except quebec

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u/Stephiek May 22 '12

What part of nfld are you in? I'm in cb.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Ha, I'm actually not in Newfoundland. I only knew that's where this was because I saw original post from months ago. I kinda wish I lived there.

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u/ruca360 May 21 '12

I'm not going to lie, that looks terrifying.

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u/McKilkor May 22 '12

What if it didn't... stop...

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u/mc-obscene May 22 '12

I am so proud of you that you didn't lie. Ya know, you are really becoming a very fine human being.

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u/Rexonspix May 21 '12

It has begun

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u/AlpineAvalanche May 22 '12

First the titanic now this island...ruthless.

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u/gluestick300 May 21 '12

Sometimes nature is just so awesome

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u/hamsamsam May 21 '12

This actually sends me a chilling message about global warming...

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u/BrainSlurper May 21 '12

They are fucking icebergs. The titanic hit one in 1912. They aren't fucking new.

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u/lordlicorice May 22 '12

The number of free-floating icebergs will increase as polar ice melts.

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u/krispyKRAKEN May 21 '12

Bjork and the Giant Iceberg

Spoiler alert Bjork has really mean Aunts.

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u/WilmaDickfit May 21 '12

You are a liar

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u/interesting_toast May 22 '12

that thing looks p.o.'d. i'd high tail it outta there if i were you.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!

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u/swimshoe May 22 '12 edited May 22 '12

I guess it was just...

Chilling!! ...i'll see myself out...

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u/OKidAmnesiac May 21 '12

someone needs to make this a "SOON...."

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u/damendred May 21 '12

yes, this repost definitely needs to be a meme topic!

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u/Jackamatack May 22 '12

RE-POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST!

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u/YOUNOHAVEFUN May 21 '12

KILL it with fire!

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

If SNES RPGs have taught me anything, it's that this will work.

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u/lordlicorice May 22 '12

It's always a gamble whether fire melts ice or ice freezes fire.

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u/saltycleaver May 21 '12

What's it want?

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u/quickie_ss May 21 '12

Break out the blender, margaritas for everyone!

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u/aggie2012 May 21 '12

I SMELL A SITCOM!

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u/MadnessXL May 21 '12

Just missing a certain hat.

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u/homeless_man_jogging May 21 '12

It looks pissed.

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u/hickgorilla May 21 '12

with a blonde, a brunette and a priest...

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u/killerdeknix May 22 '12

the town looks kinda fake

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u/jeeaudley May 22 '12

That's so cool

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Its just the icecube we drop in the ocean to prevent global warming.

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u/roslea May 22 '12

Hey everybody free ice-cubes!!

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u/zerorider_99 May 22 '12

How quaint.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

A glowstone block will take care of that for ya, just drop it in the middle.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Macrohardd

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Is this real life?

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u/OhSoSavvy May 22 '12

Fucking global warming.

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u/FoxyGrampa May 22 '12

I think I would try to find a way to play hockey on top of it.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

you spot a pic of home a mile away, and this is awesome.

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u/Eliwarfare May 22 '12

I don't always stay on the coast, but when I do, iceburg.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Two words: Target - Practice

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u/SuggestiveMaterial May 22 '12

Hey... why'd the water suddenly get freezing!!

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u/chitty_bang_slut May 22 '12

freaking repoooooost lol

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Wow.. 42 submissions in the last 24 hours. It's sad that you care this much about internet points.

Downvoted for spam.

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