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Re:Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in Antarctic by raverbashing on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @04:34AM (#30612596)
> "Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in event of success."

Well, he wasn't wrong. Reminds me of some job openings.

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Re:Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in Antarctic by jupp0r on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @05:35PM (#30620878)
Maximum age: 25. 10 years of direct polar exploration experience required, 20 years of direct polar exploration experience strongly preferred.
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Re:Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in Antarctic by eesmith on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @05:52AM (#30613146)
Followed by: "Searches for the original advertisement have proved unsuccessful, and the story is generally regarded as apocryphal."
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Re:Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in Antarctic by hef19898 on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @05:18AM (#30612880)
It shows that "radical" endeavors and orgs have an easier way to find the right set of peoples. And I like the total bluntness of the job offering.
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Re:Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in Antarctic by mindcrime on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @07:48PM (#30621944)
> And I like the total bluntness of the job offering.

It's right up there with:

You'll get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons. I have only done this once before. SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED.

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Re:Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in Antarctic by PedroBatista on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @04:36AM (#30612609)
Minus the last phrase.
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