IN AN UNUSUAL press conference held at Boston's New England Aquarium in November 2005, officials assured the public that all of the institution's 61 penguins are present and accounted for, scotching a persistent rumor that a 12 year old autistic boy had made off with one of the flightless birds in his backpack. Aquarium spokesman
wholesale soccer jerseys Tony Lacasse, who said he has received hundreds of emails and phone calls about the alleged penguin theft from around the country, labeled the tale "a 100 percent certifiable urban legend. " As the
cheap authentic soccer jerseys story goes, the boy had gotten lost while visiting the penguin habitat with his mother and seemed quite agitated when she found him, so she took him home and drew a warm bath to calm him down. Awhile later, when she heard loud
cheap football jerseys splashing noises coming from the bathroom, she went in to check and found her son in the company of a full grown penguin. 160. He admitted sneaking the bird home in his backpack. Stolen penguin tale is at least a decade old Not possible, says Lacasse, who notes that the penguin pool is six feet deep and the slippery birds "fly" through the water at astonishing speeds. What's more, penguins are wild animals with beaks as sharp as razors. It would be hard enough for an adult to heft one out of the pool, let alone a 12 year old child. Though new to Boston, the story is at least a decade old and apparently originated in the Republic of Ireland. 160. A typical variant, posted on the Internet in 2003, goes like this: A friend's family had spent the day at Dublin Zoo, a very successful day right up until the end of the picnic lunch when they realised their six year old son was missing. Along, it should be noted, with his lunchbox and rucksack. M
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