I guess penguins are so darn cute everyone would want one for their own 8-)
FWIW, my wife collects penguin figurines. There are over 400 in the collection. On 9/20/06, Daniel J. Matyola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There are many versions of this urban legend: > > http://www.snopes.com/critters/farce/smuggled.asp > > On 9/19/06, Perry Pellechia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is a piece of urban legend that goes around on the Internet: > > > > http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-penguin20.html > > > > > > On 9/19/06, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The boss's daughter-in-law works at the Shedd Aquarium here in Chicago. > > > > > > http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/Lakefront.html > > > > > > They had a Wisconsin Grandma who drove down to Chicago for an aquarium > > > visit with her 5 year old grandson. In the middle of the visit, > > > Grandma turned away for a second and the little boy was gone. She > > > didn't panic at first, but after 15 minutes the whole place was > > > looking for the little boy. After a full hour, they found him and > > > reconnected him with Grandma. She was overjoyed and all seemed well. > > > > > > As it was getting late and home was at least an hour and a half drive > > > away, they packed up and headed for Wisconsin. Half way home, the > > > little boy said "I have a secret." Grandma asked "What's that?" The > > > 5 year old said "I have penguin... in my backpack." and proceeded to > > > open his backpack and show Grandma a baby penguin! > > > > > > She pulled the car off the road and placed an urgent call to the > > > aquarium. It was a long way back into Chicago and the aquarium staff > > > arranged for her to drop the baby penguin off at a Wisconsin zoo on > > > her way home. > > > > > > Now can you imagine what mischief this little boy is going to get into > > > when he's 7? > > > > > > Regards, Bob S. > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > > -- > > <----------------------------------------------------> > > Perry Pellechia > > > > Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry > > <----------------------------------------------------> > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- <----------------------------------------------------> Perry Pellechia Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry <----------------------------------------------------> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
