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Mysterious Block of Wood Discovered on Iceberg at Magnetic South Pole
Anthony D. Poerio
According to Barlow, "Wildlife watchers near Aurora Australis' bridge first thought it was a relaxing seal but it was soon apparent it was rectangular in shape." And, some say, startlingly similar to the monolith in 2001 A Space Odyssey...
Naturally, theories from serious to sarcastic have been bursting through the blogosphere.
Said one commenter, "It's a door - and when you open it there's a staircase, which leads to a secret passage way to the North Pole. I thought everyone knew about this!"
Karen Barlow
And another, claiming to be Adolf Hitler, "You vill ALL schtop lookink at ze exit hatch for our Untergroundt UFO-Schnaffenfatzer NOW!" Which was only a matter of time, because we all know it's notoriously difficult not to slip into a German drawl anytime underground Antarctic bases are involved.
But whether it's Elvis's hideaway home or a piece of timber deposited by migrating swallows, one theme in these theories is common to nearly them all. As one commenter, going by the name 'Peter' noted "This is the end people." Like always.
