Robin Oakley

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A vicar at a wedding I was at last week told of a driver who broke down with a lorryload of penguins

issue 12 August 2006

A vicar at a wedding I was at last week told of a driver who broke down with a lorryload of penguins. He flagged down another lorry and offered its driver £100 to deliver his consignment promptly to the zoo. His own vehicle repaired, he was alarmed when he got to town a few hours later to see 50 penguins marching across a zebra crossing.

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