I Dub Thee The King of All Penguins
The penguin is a flightless, but apparently noble bird. BBC News reported that a king penguin known as Nils Olav has been knighted by the Norwegian King’s Guard. He is the third member of his family to ascend to Norwegian nobility. No, we’re not kidding. The original penguin was named after Nils Egelien, the lieutenant who initially picked him to be the group’s mascot in 1972, and Norway’s-then King Olav V.
The current Nils Olav received a promotion to honorary colonel-in-chief in 2005, en route to his knighthood. Don’t you just know there’s some poor guy who has been trying to get knighted for 10 years and not only are they not giving him the time of day, they pushed a penguin ahead of him in the line. I hope this penguin has good bodyguards.
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