Fun_People Archive
8 Apr
pilots & penguins

Date: Thu,  8 Apr 93 23:50:10 PDT
To: Fun_People
Subject: pilots & penguins

 From: <pep@research.att.com>
 From: casey@gauss.llnl.gov (Casey Leedom)

A Mexican newspaper reports that bored Royal Air Force pilots stationed
on the Falkland Islands have devised what they consider a marvelous new
game.  Noting that the local penguins are fascinated by airplanes, the
pilots search out a beach where the birds are gathered and fly slowly
along it at the water edge.  Perhaps ten thousand penguins turn their
heads in unison watching the planes go by, and when the pilots turn around
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.

  -Audobon Magazine

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PILOT HARASSMENT

An Argentine newspaper reports that bored penguins living on the Falkland
Islands have devised what they consider a marvelous new game. Noting that
the local Royal Air Force pilots are fascinated by penguins, the birds
congregate on a beach where the pilots fly over, and turn their heads
slowly in unison while standing at the water's edge.  Perhaps ten thousand
pilots fly by, and when the penguins turn their heads in the opposite
direction the airplanes all fly back, like remote control toys.  Then,
the paper reports "The penguins look directly out to sea, where the planes
follow their gaze.  Heads and planes go up, up, up, and ten thousand
airplanes run out of fuel and fall splashing into the ocean."

  -Pilot Magazine

© 1993 Peter Langston