Happy Death in Antarctica Day!

[tealin]

97 years ago today, Capt. Robert Falcon Scott was the last member of the British polar party to succumb to the freezing cold of Antarctica. They were on their way back from the South Pole, which they had successfully reached, only to find that Roald Amundsen's Norwegian party had gotten there a month earlier.

I am a bad person.



When you are deeply touched by a story of hardship and ironic tragedy, how do you express yourself? MOCK IT.

The scary thing is, that wasn't even my idea. But I propagated it. At least I can rest a little easier in the knowledge that I am preceded to the nadir of respect by Dead Ringers and The League of Gentlemen.

On a more serious note, if you want a dose of pathos, you can see the last page of his journal, or if you're feeling particularly sadistic, his account of the return journey!

In the middle of posting this my computer actually crashed. OKAY, I'M SORRY!

Comments

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I was gearing up for this really sad story and then you said "I am a bad person" and I paged-down.

OKAY OKAY I LOLED BUT I FEEL BAD ABOUT IT.

[erincalenear.livejournal.com]

*snerk* I must be a bad person to totally respect and admire those men and still burst out laughing at the Fail picture.

[harbek.livejournal.com]

It's especially fun to mock this particular incidence if you're actually Norwegian. :)

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha! Yes, you definitely get first dibs. That is an excellent icon, btw.

[harbek.livejournal.com]

It is. Well, I've been meaning to redo the icon, cause it's kinda ugly, but the IDEA is nice. :D

[ardys-the-ghoul.livejournal.com]

What is the name of that site that has all the "FAIL" pictures on it?

Oh well, this reminded me of it. And it made me laugh.

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

That would be FailBlog (http://www.failblog.org).

And yes, that was the intent. :)

[thelovelywitch.livejournal.com]

I'm the great great great grandniece of Roald Amundsen. TRUE STORY.