Jello-Wrestling Media Coverage

[Nick]

During the investigation they were concerned with their PR and being embarrassed in front of the client, I wonder how embarrassed they will be when this story hits the papers in Christchurch...

Christchurch Press: "Jelly-Wrestling Leader Sacked"

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Dave Barry's blog: "Fascism Creeps Into Antarctica"

[Foxtale]

"US Antarctic Programme workers were read the riot act and given a stern lecture on their collective moral failure."

Big Dead Place - Contributing to Antarctica's collective moral failure since...

[Nick]

The Denver Westword: "Jell-O wrestling is a firing offense at the South Pole"

Raytheon Polar Services spokeswoman Valerie Carroll wouldn't confirm the details but said the incident was only "part of the reason" the employee lost his job.

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But the Jell-O story comes at an awkward time for Raytheon, which has about 400 employees working in the Denver area and trains many of the 1,200 people to head to the South Pole here, since the deadline to re-bid on the Antarctica program is this month.