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  1. 16th November 2006, 05:45 PM #1
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    Does anyone know about an iceberg which is supposedly close to New Zulland?
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    Apparently there are two with the closest about 80km off the south coast.
    http://news.google.com.au/news?q=ice...=news&ct=title
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    Hmm, I wonder if they might sink New Zulland if hey bump into it? I wonder if anyone will notice?? ( Running and hiding from Hakaists!)
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    Well, worst case there's plenty over here we could send back home to replace them (running off to join Stoppers)
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    what about global warming :confused:

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    No worries "Dick Smith" is going to tow it into Sydney harbour to assist in solving the Sydney drinking water problems.
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    Some enterprising brewer should hack them up for a special commemorative beer made with the purest water in the world.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Christopha View Post
    Hmm, I wonder if they might sink New Zulland if hey bump into it?
    Probably not, but the Cook Strait Ferry ride could become a doozy!

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    They aren't small icebergs either.

    http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3862932a11,00.html

    One of the reporters landed on this one in a chopper and filmed some footage that was on TV tonight. You could see it from the hills around Dunedin today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ianab View Post
    They aren't small icebergs either.

    http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3862932a11,00.html

    One of the reporters landed on this one in a chopper and filmed some footage that was on TV tonight. You could see it from the hills around Dunedin today.

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    Looks pretty big to me. I remember hearing/reading somewhere that what you see above the water is only about 10% of the thing. Dunno whether that's right or not but that's one big block of ice.
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    http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-6573510-300,00.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by Christopha View Post
    Does anyone know about an iceberg which is supposedly close to New Zulland?
    Its called Iceland..yep the world is shrinking....and gettin' warmer

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wood Butcher View Post
    Well, worst case there's plenty over here we could send back home to replace them (running off to join Stoppers)

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    People say they are visible from the top of Signal Hill here in Dunedin - not today though - raining.... How can it be global warming if there is an iceberg off Dunedin? Get a grip! Must be global freezing. If NZ sinks, will someone please try and retrieve my saw, buzzer, planes... offcuts... Oh - yeah, build a boat... right... sail to OZ - snakes.... urgghhhh......
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