A citation from King Harald the Fifth of Norway was read out, which described Nils as a penguin "in every way qualified to receive the honour and dignity of knighthood".
AP photo by David Cheskin
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Friday, August 15, 2008
The value of the peerage
I suppose a penguin is no weirder as a military mascot than a goat, but I think it says a lot about the value of the peerage when a penguin (albeit one who's a military mascot) can be knighted! What kind of honor would it be to receive a knighthood, when you know that animals have been made peers of the realm too? Admittedly, despite living in Scotland all his life, the penguin is not a British peer but a Norwegian one.
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Pause for deep thought.
Well he stands to attention really nicely. Very smart!
So ridiculous, and yet so very, very cute.
Hmmm..didn't know that!
As you say, very strange.
I wonder what title I could confer on my cats . . . .
Is he wearing a medal on his right flipper?
15th of August! I thought you hadn't turned up on my reader in a while.
Cheers
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