The North Pole.

oldtimer · Post by **oldtimer** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:32 pm

I read where the Russians have put a Russian flag in a stainless steel and titanium capsule and had some mini-subs drop it off at the North Pole, therefore claiming sovereignty over the area, including all the natural resources
I believe that if depositing a flag in the ocean is all that is required to claim it as yours, then Canada was first.
I believe Borek Air sunk a Twin Otter (accidentally) at the North Pole and since all Borek Air airplanes have a Canadian flag on the tail, they were the first. WALLA!!!
I Think???
Maybe someone should mention that fact to S. Harper!!!

. ._ · Post by **. ._** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:52 pm

Good point.

Borek owns the north pole.

I have no problem with that, they seem pretty cool.

I'd vote for the Kenn Borek Party!

-istp

Siddley Hawker · Post by **Siddley Hawker** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:03 pm

I think we should take one of the submarines we got from Honest Nigel's Used Submarine Emporium, go to the North Pole and retrieve the Russki flag.

nightguy · Post by **nightguy** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:08 pm

Yes true story we did have one sink many years ago. I will have to e-mail this link to the Borek family I am sure they will be happy to know the own the pole. I will try and find the pic's of it sinking.

oldtimer · Post by **oldtimer** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:06 pm

Siddley Hawker has a great idea, except we should take one of those submarines, paint a great honking big Canadian and Alberta flag on both sides and sink that sucker on top of the Ruskie flag. Drive the damn thing deep into the friggen mud.

Siddley Hawker · Post by **Siddley Hawker** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:39 pm

Oldtimer, that's living proof that a good idea can always be improved upon.

Rowdy · Post by **Rowdy** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:59 am

KBAL owns the north pole!!

have the little sign up there that says "Twotter parking only"

twotter · Post by **twotter** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:24 am

But it's too cold for me up there!!

. ._ · Post by **. ._** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:36 am

Rowdy wrote:KBAL owns the north pole!!

have the little sign up there that says "Twotter parking only"

lol

just curious · Post by **just curious** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:21 pm

There, that'll teach them pesky Ruskies!

snoopy · Post by **snoopy** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:26 pm

Great. So we peed on it - we own it???!!!!

2R · Post by 2R » Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:48 pm

Maybe the UN could help decide the issue

just curious · Post by **just curious** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:52 pm

Great. So we peed on it - we own it???!!!!

Good eye, I didn't thing the picture was that clear!

just curious · Post by **just curious** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 8:40 am

Anyway, we don't care much about owning the pole, since we'd have to fly the rangers up to patrol it.

We are interested in taking over the rest of the world however... and are doing it one airport at a time.

ski_bum · Post by **ski_bum** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 12:45 pm

Siddley Hawker wrote:I think we should take one of the submarines we got from Honest Nigel's Used Submarine Emporium, go to the North Pole and retrieve the Russki flag.

Those ones don't work, I think we would have to take one out of West Edmonton Mall and then head that way...

snoopy · Post by **snoopy** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 5:28 pm

Oh yeah?????

Siddley Hawker · Post by **Siddley Hawker** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 6:15 pm

Kinda makes ya wonder if Ivan really went there.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/ ... 73,00.html

bmc · Post by **bmc** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:52 pm

KBO was the registration of the Twotter that sunk at the pole. The joke was that it stood for Kenn Borek Oceanography. I have two pictures of that accident. One taken after landing when the starboard main punched through the ice. The fuselage torqued and they were only able to open the f/o's door to get everyone out. The second picture shows the top of the wing and the complete tail over ice. Everything else was submerged.

The pictures are in an album of arctic pictures taken 25 years ago. The album is in storage under all kinds of boxes.

rigpiggy · Post by **rigpiggy** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 5:50 am

JC I see you stopped in whitehorse, if I recall there is also a lodestar lane, norseman road, and a few others. What would be wrong with flying Rangers more money for the collective.

Four1oh · Post by **Four1oh** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:10 am

Siddley Hawker wrote:Kinda makes ya wonder if Ivan really went there.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/ ... 73,00.html

"The incident is doubly embarrassing for the agency since it follows a case in August last year in which it published an image by a freelancer of Israeli bombings in Lebanon that had been dramatised using photo manipulation, with the addition of smoke rising from allegedly burning buildings."

WTF, how can anyone ever trust the media after seeing crap like this? Also, I think it would be funny if James Cameron sued for plagiarism.

GilletteNorth · Post by **GilletteNorth** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:56 pm

pretty much the state of it... check the Aug 7, 2007 cartoon

http://www.cbc.ca/photogallery/diversions/598/