Penguin is Knighted


	Penguin is Knighted

hitchhiker08

8-24-2008 2:46 AM

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penguin, mascot, norway, edinburgh zoo, london

hitchhiker08 says:

Certainly saved on the readymade tux, for the occasion!

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/9d0062be-720d-446a-9a04-2d623fa229c1/37CBB42E-BEF5-4CA0-AFA6-874ACC0EB4B7/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.wackyarchives.com/world-news/royal-penguins-becomes-knights.html" href="http://www.wackyarchives.com/world-news/royal-penguins-becomes-knights.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.wackyarchives.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wackyarchives.com/world-news/royal-penguins-becomes-knights.html"><H1>Royal Penguins Becomes Knights</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wackyarchives.com/world-news/royal-penguins-becomes-knights.html"><P>With a medal for good conduct and long service, Nils Olaf III (Nils Olav III), a resident of Edinburgh Zoo, probably is the most honored penguin. And it’s not over yet, because Nils was knighted on Friday.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wackyarchives.com/world-news/royal-penguins-becomes-knights.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.wackyarchives.com/img/8DEF9300-B67A-474B-9044-A54574DA119E" alt="Royal penguin erected in knights" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wackyarchives.com/world-news/royal-penguins-becomes-knights.html"><P>He became a member of the King’s Guard in 1972, when he was selected as a mascot. The penguin was named after after Egelien and Norway’s then-King Olav V. Presently, Nils Olaf is the third penguin that replaced the original mascot, getting Nil’s name and rank. On Friday, the penguin was knighted by the British Maj. Gen. Euan Loudon on behalf of Norway’s King Harald V. 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