Comments on: Appropriate attire for a New Year's Day swim in Vancouver http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 02:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1622379 Antinous / Moderator Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1622379 I consider that a feature, not a bug. I consider that a feature, not a bug.

]]> By: Purple-Stater http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1622369 Purple-Stater Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1622369  It does indeed look like a Pronghorn, but antelope is a misnomer, as the Pronghorn is, in actuality, a goat.  It does indeed look like a Pronghorn, but antelope is a misnomer, as the Pronghorn is, in actuality, a goat.

]]> By: cfuse http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1622368 cfuse Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1622368 Why are the hottest ones always the most unhinged? Why are the hottest ones always the most unhinged?

]]> By: Brunneous http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1622237 Brunneous Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1622237 Here are a few more photos from the event, if you're want for more :-) http://lani.myfotojournal.com/2013/jan/02/polar-bear-madness-van-2013/ Here are a few more photos from the event, if you’re want for more :-)
http://lani.myfotojournal.com/2013/jan/02/polar-bear-madness-van-2013/

]]> By: Noah Brunn http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1622131 Noah Brunn Mon, 07 Jan 2013 23:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1622131 Here is my high-fi recording of the same event- an appropriate soundscape for the above photo. https://soundcloud.com/user806858480/vancouver-2013-polar-bear-swim Cheers from Canuckland Here is my high-fi recording of the same event- an appropriate soundscape for the above photo. https://soundcloud.com/user806858480/vancouver-2013-polar-bear-swim

Cheers from Canuckland

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1622032 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1622032 At the very least, if you're going to be in any kind of bear swim, you should be sporting some fur. At the very least, if you’re going to be in any kind of bear swim, you should be sporting some fur.

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1621901 Preston Sturges Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1621901 Now there's something you don't see every day.  Now there’s something you don’t see every day. 

]]> By: Nash Rambler http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1621887 Nash Rambler Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1621887 I'd try something witty like "it's not nice to fool Mother Nature," but in this case, I feel like Mother Nature be pityin' the fool. . .I mean, look at the guns on that antelope!  He'd make me crap my own teeth! I’d try something witty like “it’s not nice to fool Mother Nature,” but in this case, I feel like Mother Nature be pityin’ the fool. . .I mean, look at the guns on that antelope!  He’d make me crap my own teeth!

]]> By: t3kna2007 http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1621882 t3kna2007 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1621882 Polar Bear Swim is Canuckistani for "Burning Man"? You prepare for a North Pacific swim by dropping to 9% body fat? And why are all the colors in that picture from a restricted palette with red as the primary accent color? And finally .. call me crazy .. but I'll just go out on a limb and say what everyone's thinking but no one's saying .. isn't that a Pronghorn Antelope? Polar Bear Swim is Canuckistani for “Burning Man”?

You prepare for a North Pacific swim by dropping to 9% body fat?

And why are all the colors in that picture from a restricted palette with red as the primary accent color?

And finally .. call me crazy .. but I’ll just go out on a limb and say what everyone’s thinking but no one’s saying .. isn’t that a Pronghorn Antelope?

]]> By: welcomeabored http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1621875 welcomeabored Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1621875 The resolution of the photo on my monitor is not very good.  Is that a python wrapped around his waist?  3...2...1 The resolution of the photo on my monitor is not very good.  Is that a python wrapped around his waist?  3…2…1

]]> By: Half-Baked-Gogglebox-Do-Gooder http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1621867 Half-Baked-Gogglebox-Do-Gooder Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1621867 *sigh* Disqus is NOT your friend. *sigh* Disqus is NOT your friend.

]]> By: DreamboatSkanky http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1621849 DreamboatSkanky Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1621849 I expect that kind of talk from a pronghorn antelope. I expect that kind of talk from a pronghorn antelope.

]]> By: timquinn http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1621839 timquinn Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1621839 Boxing gloves? Really? Boxing gloves? Really?

]]> By: igzabier http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1621804 igzabier Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1621804 This human/furry hybrid hung around on scene garnering as much attention as possible. With a loud amp in tow, playing the 'Rocky' soundtrack(no, I'm not making this up nor writing fan-fiction) but he did reveal some of the Polar swim ethos:'look at me' This human/furry hybrid hung around on scene garnering as much attention as possible. With a loud amp in tow, playing the ‘Rocky’ soundtrack(no, I’m not making this up nor writing fan-fiction) but he did reveal some of the Polar swim ethos:’look at me’

]]> By: Andrew Glines http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1621792 Andrew Glines Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1621792 I'LL BE IN MY BUNK. I’LL BE IN MY BUNK.

]]> By: DreadJester http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1621786 DreadJester Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1621786 Looks like a character from a somewhat obscure Nintendo DS game called Animal Boxing.  It too was a bit crazy. Looks like a character from a somewhat obscure Nintendo DS game called Animal Boxing.  It too was a bit crazy.

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1621781 oasisob1 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1621781 Batshit Crazy is posting the same thing over and over again, perhaps expecting a different reply? Batshit Crazy is posting the same thing over and over again, perhaps expecting a different reply?

]]> By: Steve Graham http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1621783 Steve Graham Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1621783 Isn't that a Pronghorn Antelope? They are not know for their boxing prowess, but maybe Canadian antelope are into that. Isn’t that a Pronghorn Antelope? They are not know for their boxing prowess, but maybe Canadian antelope are into that.

]]> By: CLamb http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1621778 CLamb Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1621778  Appropriate attire for a a Polar Bear swim would be a Polar Bear costume.  Appropriate attire for a a Polar Bear swim would be a Polar Bear costume.

]]> By: Brad H. http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1621775 Brad H. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1621775 Is this like some sort of furry thing? Because you know, I could get into this. That Dr. Steve Brule segment kind of turned me off for a while. Is this like some sort of furry thing?

Because you know, I could get into this. That Dr. Steve Brule segment kind of turned me off for a while.

]]> By: Half-Baked-Gogglebox-Do-Gooder http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1621776 Half-Baked-Gogglebox-Do-Gooder Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1621776 ...."Goat" ? Looks like a Pronghorn Antelope to me. Either way, of course, still equals Batshit Crazy. ….”Goat” ?

Looks like a Pronghorn Antelope to me.

Either way, of course, still equals Batshit Crazy.

]]> By: Half-Baked-Gogglebox-Do-Gooder http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/appropriate-attire-for-a-new-y.html#comment-1621772 Half-Baked-Gogglebox-Do-Gooder Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204342#comment-1621772 "Goat" ? Looks like a Pronghorn Antelope to me. Either way, of course - Batshit crazy. “Goat” ?

Looks like a Pronghorn Antelope to me.

Either way, of course – Batshit crazy.

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