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Chunk of NZ glacier crushes 2 Australian tourists (apparently ignored rope barriers)
AP on Yahoo ^
| 1/8/09
| AP
Posted on 01/08/2009 1:09:03 PM PST by NormsRevenge
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A falling chunk of glacier crushed two brothers to death at a popular tourist spot, and one remained buried under ice blocks the size of large vehicles, police said Friday.
The two Australians apparently ignored rope barriers set up to prevent hikers from wandering into dangerous areas.
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TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: australian; chunk; crushes; glacier; newzealand; tourists
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Those barriers are there for a reason. Dummies.
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posted on
01/08/2009 1:10:42 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
To: NormsRevenge
No vegimite sandwiches for them....
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posted on
01/08/2009 1:11:11 PM PST
by
Badeye
(There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
To: NormsRevenge
To: NormsRevenge
Double Darwin Awards!............
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posted on
01/08/2009 1:13:50 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(I was sad because I had no shoes to throw, until I met a reporter who had no feet.....)
To: Tijeras_Slim
NYT - Headlines - Global Warming kills hiker.
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posted on
01/08/2009 1:14:45 PM PST
by
KSCITYBOY
To: NormsRevenge
I like listening to streaming audio from various radio stations and one of my favorites is:
4BH.com.au Anyway I've been listening all day and heard their latest news on this and the last names of the brothers sounded like Asian so maybe they didn't read English all that well .... sad though ....
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posted on
01/08/2009 1:15:10 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("Talent Without Ambition Is Sad, Ambition Without Talent Is Worse")
To: NormsRevenge
It’s global warming!
If it were colder, the blocks of ice wouldn’t have fallen!
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posted on
01/08/2009 1:15:17 PM PST
by
Experiment 6-2-6
(Admn Mods: tiny, malicious things that glare and gibber from dark corners.They have pins and dolls..)
To: NormsRevenge
Stupidity knows no rope barriers.
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posted on
01/08/2009 1:16:33 PM PST
by
Travis T. OJustice
(Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy.)
To: NormsRevenge
I blame Globull Warming
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posted on
01/08/2009 1:17:39 PM PST
by
txroadkill
(I am Senate Candidate No. 5)
To: SkyDancer
What language do you need to read to understand a rope barrier?
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posted on
01/08/2009 1:20:30 PM PST
by
Travis T. OJustice
(Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy.)
To: NormsRevenge
Wow! They got glaciers in New Zealand? Who’d ah thunk it?
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posted on
01/08/2009 1:21:20 PM PST
by
caver
(Yes, I did crawl out of a hole in the ground.)
To: txroadkill
That is some serious ice! Where is that?
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posted on
01/08/2009 1:22:12 PM PST
by
caver
(Yes, I did crawl out of a hole in the ground.)
To: SkyDancer
Thanks for the info.. it sounds like a lot of folks do the same thing at that spot per the article.. I guess we need Universal warning signs.
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posted on
01/08/2009 1:22:22 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
To: NormsRevenge
To: Travis T. OJustice
Maybe they thought it said:
"OK to step beyond this tape to take pictures of glaciers that might crush you" ....
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posted on
01/08/2009 1:25:11 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("Talent Without Ambition Is Sad, Ambition Without Talent Is Worse")
To: NormsRevenge
I think they were going for the international Darwin award
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posted on
01/08/2009 1:25:52 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("Talent Without Ambition Is Sad, Ambition Without Talent Is Worse")
To: NormsRevenge
Killer Global Warming Down Under
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posted on
01/08/2009 1:26:35 PM PST
by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, then writes again.)
To: RightOnline
Crushed ice?No, Ice Crushed.
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posted on
01/08/2009 1:30:39 PM PST
by
Just another Joe
(Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
To: caver
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posted on
01/08/2009 1:33:39 PM PST
by
txroadkill
(I am Senate Candidate No. 5)
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