The Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian Army, Nils Olav, has been knighted in a high class ceremony.Sir Olav is a penguin. Sir Olav, prior to being knighted, has held many ranks within the Norwegian armed forces, including the aforementioned Colonel-in-Chief, having enjoyed a very successful career as an officer in service to the king. Sir Olav, upon being knighted, calmly inspected the 130 guardsmen assembled which are ostensibly under his command.
Sir Olav, at one point during the ceremony, poo'ed on the ground.
Nils Olav is apparently also an imposter of the original Nils Olav, put in place by Norwegian intelligence and the National Zoo to replace the original Nils Olav, who had died years before. Their intent remains shrouded in mystery.
Update: There is now video footage of the procession. I must say that Sir Olav looks to be conducting himself in a manner far more dignified and majestic than a few current heads of state I will not care to name.
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4 comments:
1. If they can knight a penguin they can certainly knight me.
2. I am framing that picture of grown men standing at attention for a penguin to process through their ranks.
Exactly how much crack did their entire country smoke before knighting a penguin?
Also, Linux should totally use this for propaganda.
Jay, I shall have you know that Sir Nils Olav has enjoyed a long and distinguished military career in the King's Guards that spans even longer than his owner lifespan.
A quick Google search will reveal his promotion through the ranks of the guards, with the most recent prior to his knighting being his promotion to Colonel-in-Chief.
His service has earned him a nice medal that he wears on his right wing, and also a four foot tall bronze statue that depicts him as a penguin of action.
That he is able to have done so much in the service of king and country so far from his native Southern Hemisphere certainly earns him the right to stand proudly as a knight defender of the realm.
I was going to compare this to Caligula and his senator/consul/god horse Incitatus, but I didn't want to insult the king of Norway. I'm sure he's a fine fellow.
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