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Watching The Shining at midwinter is a tradition among South Pole Winterovers - for roughly 9 months there are no flights in or out.
by bacon_waffle 6y ago
Watching The Shining at midwinter is a tradition among South Pole Winterovers - for roughly 9 months there are no flights in or out.
- farseer 6y agoI thought watching the "The Thing" was mandatory initiation for polar expeditions.
- trimbo 6y agoWhy not both? They've got all winter...
- bacon_waffle 6y ago"South pole winterover" is a much more specific thing than "polar expeditions", but yes as the sibling suggests, the tradition at S Pole is to watch The Thing after the last flight of summer leaves. My year also tried to institute a "Con Air" viewing before the first flight, mainly as a poke at the previous crew, but I'm not sure that stuck.