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2009-07-18 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Huge blob of Arctic goo floats past Slope communities

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Posted by Beavis 2009-07-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 I'm confused. The report says that the stuff looks black when it hits the ice. I thought that Al Gore said there was no more Arctic ice - it had all melted cuz of global warming.
And all the polar bears drowned.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2009-07-18 00:57|| 2009-07-18 00:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Its likely (not really) an ancient oxygen depleting type of algae, that hasn't been seen in more than 100 years because of CO2 levels in the atmosphere. Now that we're all CO2 averse, the environment is going change a bit, in unexpected ways.

Posted by Rob06">Rob06 2009-07-18 02:41|| 2009-07-18 02:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Between this and the big squids in San Diego, pretty obvious: CTHULHU IS RISING!

Posted by MoreScotch4Me 2009-07-18 08:19|| 2009-07-18 08:19|| Front Page Top

#4 By any measure, President Obama has inherited a naturally occurring organic marine organism as deep and dire as any since the Great Depression.

Posted by DepotGuy 2009-07-18 09:50|| 2009-07-18 09:50|| Front Page Top

#5 It's Black Oil, an extraterrestrial virus attempting to subjugate humanity.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-07-18 10:22|| 2009-07-18 10:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Just make sure they don't link up with the Giant Flying Squids or we'll all be doomed.

Posted by tu3031 2009-07-18 12:09|| 2009-07-18 12:09|| Front Page Top

Posted by DMFD 2009-07-18 12:33|| 2009-07-18 12:33|| Front Page Top

#8 I think the latrine for the whales has overflowed. Those big guys are going to have to file one huge environmental impact statement and the fine will be big enough to pay for our health care for several years.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2009-07-18 15:49|| 2009-07-18 15:49|| Front Page Top

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