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Jan
#1 Posted : Friday, October 01, 2010 9:25:30 AM Quote
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Did you ever wonder why there are no dead penguins on the ice in Antarctica - where do they go ?

Wonder no more ! ! !

It is a known fact that the penguin is a very ritualistic bird which lives an
extremely ordered and complex life.


The penguin is very committed to its family and will mate for life, as well
as maintaining a form of compassionate contact with its offspring
throughout its life.


If a penguin is found dead on the ice surface, other members of the family
and social circle have been known to dig holes in the ice, using their
vestigial wings and beaks, until the hole is deep enough for the dead bird
to be rolled into and buried.




The male penguins then gather in a circle around the fresh grave and sing:







"Freeze a jolly good fellow"

"Freeze a jolly good fellow."


"Then, they nudge him into the ice hole."

RichC
#2 Posted : Friday, October 01, 2010 10:03:22 AM Quote
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Laugh BigGrin LOL LOL
"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
Dorothy-W
#3 Posted : Friday, October 01, 2010 11:05:57 AM Quote
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LOL LOL LOL brrrrrriliant
RichC
#4 Posted : Friday, October 01, 2010 2:35:00 PM Quote
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More penguin stuff .. how true this is ..who knows?

"A Mexican newspaper reports that bored Royal Air Force pilots stationed
on the Falkland Islands have devised what they consider a marvellous new game. Noting that the local penguins are fascinated by aircraft, the pilots search out a beach where the birds are gathered and fly slowly along it at the water's edge. Perhaps ten thousand penguins turn their heads in unison watching the planes go by, and when the pilots turnaround and fly back, the birds turn their heads in the opposite direction, like spectators at a slow-motion tennis match. Then, the paper reports, "The pilots fly out to sea and directly to the penguin colony and overfly it. Heads go up, up, up, and ten thousand penguins
fall over gently onto their backs. "

hehe all you need is a fast jet and access to the Falkland Island base to play this game

Rich :)
"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
Maria_R
#5 Posted : Saturday, October 02, 2010 6:15:02 PM Quote
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LOL LOL LOL
LynW
#6 Posted : Saturday, October 02, 2010 8:50:40 PM Quote
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LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL
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