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Correctives: Penguin Refugee Skiboarder Incident

Thursday, 28 February 2002, 9:30 am
Press Release: The Corrective Party

"Queeg ptarrrk waaak!" Tripitaka Adelie-Penguin was commenting about skiboarding penguins on Mt.Cook this week. The penguins are refugees from Antarctican global warming, and Ms. Penguin apologised for the collision with a potato chips advert cameraperson.

Ms. Penguin is spokesbird for Antarctica affairs for the Corrective Party and is a 100% organic penguin, unlike certain other political leaders we can think of.

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