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Appropriate attire for a New Year's Day swim in Vancouver

Rob Beschizza at 9:10 am Mon, Jan 7, 2013

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A man, wearing a "goat mask", runs into the English Bay during the annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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  • Half-Baked-Gogglebox-Do-Gooder

    “Goat” ?

    Looks like a Pronghorn Antelope to me.

    Either way, of course – Batshit crazy.

    • CLamb

       Appropriate attire for a a Polar Bear swim would be a Polar Bear costume.

      • Antinous / Moderator

        At the very least, if you’re going to be in any kind of bear swim, you should be sporting some fur.

    • Purple-Stater

       It does indeed look like a Pronghorn, but antelope is a misnomer, as the Pronghorn is, in actuality, a goat.

  • Brad H.

    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.

  • Half-Baked-Gogglebox-Do-Gooder

    ….”Goat” ?

    Looks like a Pronghorn Antelope to me.

    Either way, of course, still equals Batshit Crazy.

    • oasisob1

      Batshit Crazy is posting the same thing over and over again, perhaps expecting a different reply?

      • DreamboatSkanky

        I expect that kind of talk from a pronghorn antelope.

        • Half-Baked-Gogglebox-Do-Gooder

          *sigh* Disqus is NOT your friend.

  • Steve Graham

    Isn’t that a Pronghorn Antelope? They are not know for their boxing prowess, but maybe Canadian antelope are into that.

  • DreadJester

    Looks like a character from a somewhat obscure Nintendo DS game called Animal Boxing.  It too was a bit crazy.

  • Andrew Glines

    I’LL BE IN MY BUNK.

  • http://japansunset.blogspot.com igzabier

    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’

  • timquinn

    Boxing gloves? Really?

  • welcomeabored

    The resolution of the photo on my monitor is not very good.  Is that a python wrapped around his waist?  3…2…1

  • t3kna2007

    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?

  • Nash Rambler

    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!

  • Preston Sturges

    Now there’s something you don’t see every day. 

  • Noah Brunn

    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

  • Brunneous

    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/

  • cfuse

    Why are the hottest ones always the most unhinged?

    • Antinous / Moderator

      I consider that a feature, not a bug.