King of Norway seeks to become emperor

King of Norway seeks to become emperor

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A king penguin who is a Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian Army is set to be bestowed with a new military honour.

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I couldn't resist the bad pun in the title (Emperor penguins, etc!).

I think we can all agree that this is the real news of the day. British and Scandinavian fisheries quake in fear at Norwegian hegemony, driven by the same insatiable desire for fish that drove the British to India for tea...

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[edit on 15-8-2008 by C.C.Benjamin]

This is an amusing story. Thankfully not as pathetic and stupid as the Spanish government giving equal rights to gorillas.

I must have missed that one. Did they give them the right to vote, or something?

I should have rephrased that. It's not exactly equal rights. But still ridiculous. It's a good thing Spain is under recession. They should be plunged into poverty to knock some senses back into their collective heads. I, for one, will be boycotitng Spanish goods.

it's discussed here: www.abovetopsecret.com...