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Unless I'm mistaken, Norway's big contribution to NATO is running ASW on the choke point created by its position and arctic sea ice. It makes sense, in terms of national interest, to maintain good relations with the penguins.Spin Echo wrote:You have to wonder how that came up in the to do list. "You know, we should promote the penguin".
Vendetta wrote:Richard Gatling was a pioneer in US national healthcare. On discovering that most soldiers during the American Civil War were dying of disease rather than gunshots, he turned his mind to, rather than providing better sanitary conditions and medical care for troops, creating a machine to make sure they got shot faster.
The penguins you know about.Hawkwings wrote:Except for the fact that, y'know, penguins live in the southern hemisphere...
Shroom Man 777 wrote:Wasn't there also a bear that actually helped a bunch of Polish soldiers back in WWII by hauling stuff and eating cigarettes as a reward? Did he also get a honorable rank? Cause all I know is that he ended up in a zoo...
Holy crap, that is seriously the most awesome hting I've hear all day. I can only imagine the results If Stephen Colbert were made aware of this story.Hawkwings wrote:Voytek
Wikipedia actually has a list of people who don't understand that such as Maya Angelou, Billy Graham (an evangelist who has 20 honorary doctorates and has refused about 40), Hunter S Thompson, and Stephen Colbert.Lord Relvenous wrote:My high school band teacher didn't understand that fact. He recieved an honorary doctorate from a local private college, and immediately insisted that he be called Dr. Stone. Honorary titles and ranks are great when given to those that will accept it as an honor and show of recognition, not a expected and mandatory granting of a better status. People who let things like this go to their heads make themselves look liek total pricks. Luckily there's no such problem with animals.Qwerty 42 wrote:Honorary doctorates are also commonly given to various figures: for instance, I know Abraham Lincoln received at least one. He was not, however, allowed to call himself Dr. Lincoln.
Part of Sir Nils Olaf's stated mission is to promote goodwill toward Norway abroad, which he has done with all the adroitness a penguin can reasonably be expected to muster, has been honored appropriately, and IN BEING SO HONORED is fulfilling his mission better still. A more appropriate question might be "why didn't it come up on the to-do list sooner?"!Falkenhayn wrote:Unless I'm mistaken, Norway's big contribution to NATO is running ASW on the choke point created by its position and arctic sea ice. It makes sense, in terms of national interest, to maintain good relations with the penguins.Spin Echo wrote:You have to wonder how that came up in the to do list. "You know, we should promote the penguin".
If you give the penguin a hammer, then he can smash periscopes; thus freeing up two of Britain's Finest and their row boat for duty elsewhere.
Not sure how much this actually matters given it's wiki. But there's two seperate articles for colbert. One for the man and one for the tv show persona. It's the tv show character that actually lists it as a title while the article for the person just says he got an honorary degree.MRDOD wrote: Of course, Stephen Colbert probably is doing it as a joke. (He lists himself in the credits as "Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, DFA" )
