Penguins!

[brooklynite]

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[wendyb-NC]

1. What delightful creatures!

Smart, too.

[ShazzieB]

2. I love this!

The one who screamed at her because the scale was cold was the best part!

[Alliepoo]

3. Ohhhh-that first lil guy is so sweet

With his flippers flapping and he sure seems to have something to say to the young lady weighing him. They’re all adorable!

[Irish_Dem]

16. I know, I was trying to figure out what he was trying to say to the young lady.

I think he wanted his treat before the weighing, not after.
Or "show me the treat first before I step on this scale."

[Doreen]

4. Do you think my apartment managers would allow me to have a couple of penguins?

[MLAA]

5. What they don't know won't hurt them 😬

[Doreen]

9. Needs to be a strong will since the managers office is 24ft from my front door.

I could invite my managers in to play with them.

[MLAA]

14. Yeah, that's the ticket! 🐧

[Hoyt]

6. Had to look it up.

One site said:

“ All species of penguin are protected so that you could only (legally) get a penguin from a zoo that had bred it. Penguins are social animals and live in large colonies. I'm sure you don't want a depressed penguin, so you'd need to get him some friends. You'll need approximately 20 penguins to get the party going.”

[Doreen]

7. 20 penguins, my two cats, me, and a lot of alcohol.

Let's party!!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. 20 penguins would smell pretty fishy.

I once had an inflatable life-sized emperor penguin, but it wasn't quite the same as the real thing.

[Irish_Dem]

18. I didn't realize this, very interesting.

I wouldn't want a single depressed penguin but 20 of them seems a bit much.

[csziggy]

8. Well, apartments have no basements (all to themselves) so no

With a basement you could do as Mr. Popper did:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Popper%27s_Penguins

The entire book can be read here:
https://amitchelldpa.webs.com/Mr%20Poppers%20Penguins%20The%20Book.pdf

[Doreen]

11. I will read that. It looks like it is cute.

[csziggy]

12. I read it way back when I was a kid and the video brought it to mind

I'm going to re-read it tonight. By the way, not long ago someone wrote a sequel - https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/articles/eliot-schrefer-on-the-popper-penguin-rescue/

[Irish_Dem]

17. You could say they are exotic foreign puppies?

[Solly Mack]

13. I make that sound when I step on a scale too.

[Irish_Dem]

19. Maybe he was telling her "no way I am getting on a scale with all my Covid weight".

[Solly Mack]

21. Nah. I think he was letting her know he was a good boy in an in-your-face kind of way.

When I've been good about not gaining weight, I crow too. Get all feisty.

I also want a treat after. I earned it. lol

[Irish_Dem]

22. He certainly was the most vocal of the bunch.

Yes I am a good boy, now hand over my treat NOW.

Why sure, when I have done really well with my weight, I feel like I deserve a treat too!

[Bayard]

15. Cuteness overload!

How does she tell them apart to record their weights? Little name tags on their tuxes?

[Irish_Dem]

20. I wondered that too. Either they have identification of some sort or she knows them

by sight.

[electric_blue68]

23. If you've never heard of "little blue penguins"...

look them up. They're adorable.

For extra super cuteness - look up Cincinnati Zoo -
Cookie - the little blue penguin.

I garintee most of you will be absolutely delighted! 🙂👍

[sinkingfeeling]

24. South African penguins!