Great Moments in Journalism: Gay Penguin May No Longer Be Gay

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by Steve Krakauer | 2:28 pm, July 17th, 2009

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cnn_7-17 Harry and Pepper were a happy gay couple living in San Francisco. Then suddenly, along came Linda, and sent the whole neighborhood into a frenzy. And they’re all penguins.

This is not a joke. In fact, this is a real story on CNN.com!

Jeff Bush of KRON-TV, this is your life: “It was clear that Harry and Pepper had broken up, when Harry moved out of the burrow he shared with Pepper, and moved in next door with Linda.”

Enjoy the jaw-droppingly-detailed video below (via BuzzFeed):

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