Hey, two penguins and $50 of drinks and you might get more than that! posted by GuyZero at 6:55 PM on July 3, 2009
Thanks for the note. There's 43 of us down here (at pole, that is, not McMurdo) so the chances are slim but not impossible. I suspect afterward there may be several more. posted by eotvos at 7:03 PM on July 3, 2009
[Updated the location to the South Pole, but Google Maps is having trouble placing a marker.] posted by pb at 8:22 AM on July 4, 2009
Thanks, pb. I'm sure anyone able to attend will be able to find it without the map. posted by eotvos at 7:13 PM on July 4, 2009
...just keep going south until you start going north, and then back up a couple of steps. Easy! posted by not_on_display at 12:10 AM on July 6, 2009
Finally! I'll put myself down as a "Maybe". posted by chairface at 4:55 PM on July 7, 2009
Still weighing your options? posted by gman at 12:42 PM on July 12, 2009
Sweet! I was going to gift my sister an account ( at mcmurdo) so there'd be all 7 continents, but now I don't have to! posted by silkygreenbelly at 11:02 PM on July 13, 2009
You guys probably won't run out of ice. posted by vrakatar at 1:00 AM on July 18, 2009
So, how'd it go, eotvos? Pictures? posted by ocherdraco at 9:00 PM on July 19, 2009
Our goal for the twentieth should be to have a meetup at Lenin's head. posted by dhartung at 9:34 PM on July 19, 2009
The south pole meetup was quite a lot of fun. While I didn't *meet* anybody - at least, anybody who I haven't also met at breakfast every day for the last five months - we did throw a party in MeFi's honor. Around 15 people turned out, and most of us hung around for about three hours. There was only one actual member, but several people knew of the site. I expect some more polies may show up here in time.
I added a group photo from the event above. (A couple of us went out to take a MeFi hero shot at the pole marker this morning, but ran into camera trouble. Will give it another go in the next few days and post here.) posted by eotvos at 9:40 PM on July 19, 2009
That is just so cool...erm...great! :) I think next time, we should all come to visit you guys! :) posted by dejah420 at 9:28 AM on July 21, 2009
Hey dhartung, do you mean the Lenin's head at the pole of inaccessibility, or the actual head of Lenin? (Or perhaps some other head?) All would be fun, though the first is mighty hard to get to, and the second isn't really a good place to throw a party. posted by eotvos at 9:58 PM on July 23, 2009
Hey eotvos, if any of the winterovers were there last year, tell them hi from one of Sue's crazy 'net friends. (Sue worked meteorology.) posted by elfgirl at 9:41 AM on July 24, 2009
Hi elfgirl - We've got a couple of returns, including the other met person from last year. I'll pass that along.
Why can I not favorite this?! This needs, like, 1700 favorites! It may very well be the coolest metafilter related photo I've ever seen! posted by ocherdraco at 8:55 PM on July 24, 2009
eotvos, I'm assuming that in ten years there will be an ice highway to the Pole of Inaccessibility traversed by robotic Sno-Cats, as in Kim Stanley Robinson's Antarctica.
If not, we've got work to do. posted by dhartung at 10:32 PM on July 24, 2009
It may very well be the coolest metafilter related photo I've ever seen!
ocherdraco, no kidding. Although there's no way to favorite it, you can flag it as fantastic -- that's what I ended up doing. eotvos, that is truly a fantastically fantastic photo. And congrats on a successful meetup. posted by rangefinder 1.4 at 5:21 PM on July 25, 2009
eotvos, thanks! I sidebarred that photo. posted by jessamyn at 7:44 AM on July 26, 2009
There are two guys throwing the shocker for added cool factor. But yeah, this is awesome! posted by nitsuj at 8:27 AM on July 26, 2009
There are two guys throwing the shocker for added cool factor. But yeah, this is awesome!
They look like twins. posted by mathlete at 9:15 AM on July 26, 2009
I just came here from the sidebar. Love the pics, eotvos (especially the one at the pole marker)! I didn't go to any of the meetups, but seeing everyone's pics makes me feel happy to be a part of such a cool group of people. posted by amyms at 3:19 PM on July 26, 2009
Hi Fran (the guy sitting on the couch throwing the shocker). posted by sp dinsmoor at 4:08 PM on July 26, 2009
This needs, like, 1700 favorites! It may very well be the coolest metafilter related photo I've ever seen!
Meh. South Pole, Schmouth Pole. I'll be impressed when there's a meetup at the North Pole. With Santa Claus. posted by orange swan at 5:10 PM on July 26, 2009
Coolest. heh. posted by theora55 at 7:24 PM on July 26, 2009
Wow, damn. Yay! posted by rtha at 8:57 PM on July 26, 2009
There are two guys throwing the shocker for added cool factor. But yeah, this is awesome!
*drools* Hi Fran (the guy sitting on the couch throwing the shocker).
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*wipes chin* posted by Feisty at 8:11 AM on July 27, 2009
that is pure awesome! posted by Wilder at 2:26 PM on July 27, 2009
Along with a blanket recommendation for Big Dead Place in its entirety. [prev on MeFi] posted by elfgirl at 3:19 PM on July 27, 2009
It may very well be the coolest metafilter related photo I've ever seen!
Just saw this. Flagged as fantastic, downloaded and save. Someone's got to use this on a record or collection of songs, or a book or a magazine or something. posted by Skygazer at 9:03 AM on August 23, 2009
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