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Title: Penguin Sweaters Post by: MaceVanHoffen on February 24, 2005, 03:20:04 PM This is old, but I only recently came across it. Although having a high cute quotient, it's still pretty damn useless ...
Penguin Sweaters (http://www.greenapple.com/~jorp/amzanim/aq04.htm) Quote In January 2000, an oil slick off southern Australia threatened the Phillip Island breeding stock of the world's smallest penguin. The little, of fairy, penguin stands 18 inches tall and weighs a little more than 2 pounds. The oil rendered the penguins' feathers useless against the cold. Menbers of the Tasmanian Conservation Trust came to the little penguins' aid, capturing and cleaning them. During the birds' rehabilitation, the rescuers relied on wool to insulate them and keep them from preening their feathers and ingesting residual oil. To inspire community support, the Trust published a knitting pattern for penguin sweaters in a national magazine. Thousands of tiny woolly jerseys were specially knitted and sent from as far away as Japan. For the fashion-conscious penguin there is a wide choice of colors and designs, even a black and white tuxedo number, complete with bow tie. The pattern is based on one used for penguins in the northern hemisphere, only smaller. It was re-designed for the little penguins in the southern hemisphere. Many older ladies in nursing homes made jerseys in their favorite football team colors and used scraps of wool to make patchwork tops. The jerseys will be kept in case they are needed for future oil spills. (http://www.greenapple.com/~jorp/amzanim/pengsweter.jpg) (http://www.greenapple.com/~jorp/amzanim/penguins.jpg) Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: Strazos on February 24, 2005, 04:17:26 PM Awww, how cute.
...Yeah, I have a soft spot for penguins.... Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: Paelos on February 24, 2005, 07:25:33 PM Ok that is ridiculously adorable. Must...turn...away!
AWWWWWWWWWW! Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: schild on February 24, 2005, 07:28:10 PM I love penguins. Favorite animal.
I wish I could legally have one as a pet. I'm too lazy to check though. Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: Paelos on February 24, 2005, 07:29:56 PM If you find something with cute monkeys wearing sweaters you'll break my ador-o-meter for the week.
I love monkeys. Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: Signe on February 25, 2005, 05:51:50 AM For Paelos, because he's a sweetie in spite of his horrible political views.
(http://www.esbenboye.dk/diverse/imgs/cute_monkey.png) Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: Paelos on February 25, 2005, 06:44:18 AM YEAH! Thanks.
Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: HaemishM on February 25, 2005, 09:25:02 AM Everything's better with monkeys.
Except sex. Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: Signe on February 25, 2005, 09:51:46 AM (http://www.badooo.org/sexymonkeu.jpg)
Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: HaemishM on February 25, 2005, 09:52:43 AM Now you REALLY didn't have to go there.
Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: Paelos on February 25, 2005, 10:37:14 AM Wow, I'm dead inside because of that picture.
Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: Shockeye on February 25, 2005, 01:34:17 PM Quote from: Sky News P. Diddy In Penguin Probe (http://www.sky.com/showbiz/article/0,,50001-1172221,00.html) Rapper P Diddy is being probed by an animal rights group after PENGUINS starred at his party. Six of the birds were seen cowering on a floating glass platform in the pool of a new Miami hotel. One onlooker said: "The penguins were obviously bothered by the crowd and the loud music. "They huddled in a corner, facing away trying to get out. "People started yelling, 'Save the penguins!'." Michael McGraw, of animal activist group PETA said: "They were probably terrified. We are looking at whether cruelty laws have been broken." P Diddy was billed as host of the party to launch the hotel. But an aide said the birds were not his idea. No word on if they wore sweaters. Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: Paelos on February 25, 2005, 01:46:37 PM I think the main problem was that they penguins couldn't find the wet bar.
Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: MaceVanHoffen on February 25, 2005, 02:52:00 PM Quote from: Sky News Rapper P Diddy is being probed by an animal rights group after PENGUINS starred at his party ... As if red paint splashed on furs weren't enough, now the animal rights people are resorting to anal probling!? With penguins voyueristically watching in perhaps gleefully malevolent amusement? Global conspiracy, or the plot of the next Uwe Boll flick. Let the reader decide. Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: MrHat on February 25, 2005, 02:55:27 PM (http://animals.timduru.org/dirlist/bear/Cute-PolarBear-Cub-SittingOnSnow.jpg)
He likes penguins too. Ok, I really did this to get back with cuteness and away from the disturbing image of a gorilla in a bikini. Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: Miasma on February 25, 2005, 05:14:26 PM Cute penguins, cute baby polar bear. But penguins live on the south pole while polar bears are on the north, they will thankfully never meet in an orgy of teeth and wing flapping.
Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: Strazos on February 25, 2005, 05:16:57 PM But the bears can eat seals, which are equally cute.
Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: MrHat on February 25, 2005, 08:30:16 PM But the bears can eat seals, which are equally cute. I strongly disagree that seals are cute. Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: Murgos on February 25, 2005, 08:37:21 PM (http://www.strangezoo.com/images/content/101508.jpg)
Oh, c'mon. How an you say that thats not cute? Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: Miasma on February 25, 2005, 09:06:01 PM But the bears can eat seals, which are equally cute. I strongly disagree that seals are cute. (http://www.jabora.com/postcards/cards/8.jpg)(http://www.poster.net/coleman/coleman-baby-seal-8700067.jpg) Until they grow up... (http://www.civilization.ca/hist/lifelines/images/liswa37b.jpg) Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: schild on February 25, 2005, 09:17:36 PM Baby seals really are the most adorable thing in the world. Unfortunately, the entire amount of cuteness turns into bloated ugly when it gets old. Uglier than most other creatures that walk this earth.
I can't really think of another creature that loses all it's cute like a seal does. Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: schild on February 25, 2005, 09:19:15 PM Wait a minute. We're all talking about news from 2000. What year is this?
Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: Strazos on February 25, 2005, 09:21:12 PM Baby seals really are the most adorable thing in the world. Unfortunately, the entire amount of cuteness turns into bloated ugly when it gets old. Uglier than most other creatures that walk this earth. I can't really think of another creature that loses all it's cute like a seal does. For the ladies.... (http://www.davehamilton.org/michael%20jackson%201.jpg) Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: MrHat on February 25, 2005, 10:27:37 PM Why, why, why, why, why, why...
On that note, I wonder what seal tastes like? Edit: Animals, Gorillas in Bikinis, and Michael Jackson = Den! Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: TheWalrus on February 25, 2005, 11:46:47 PM It's like what would have happened if Gorillas in the Mist had been a porno.
Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: Shavnir on February 26, 2005, 08:16:23 PM Baby seals really are the most adorable thing in the world. Unfortunately, the entire amount of cuteness turns into bloated ugly when it gets old. Uglier than most other creatures that walk this earth. I can't really think of another creature that loses all it's cute like a seal does. If hawtness is an extension of cute, Russian women apply then. EDIT to make schild look like an asshat. More than normal that is. Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: schild on February 26, 2005, 08:54:29 PM If hawtness is an extension of cute Russian women apply then. Someone forgot what Mr. Comma taught us. Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: stray on February 27, 2005, 03:12:13 AM If hawtness is an extension of cute, Russian women apply then. I'm sure some of these fine ladies (http://www.mylady.info) would love to hear from you. edit: Apologies. I feel pretty sleazy for linking that. And I'm not even getting paid. Anyways, either business is bad, democracy has finally taken hold, or that site's a fake. Seems like all the same women are there from the last time we saw that link (yes, my memory is that good). You'd think they'd pull a scam once they stepped on American soil. Not before, right? Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: Strazos on February 28, 2005, 12:39:10 PM Regardless, eastern-European women are some of the hottest, hands down.
Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: Signe on February 28, 2005, 12:40:57 PM (http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/publications/images/photo_6.jpg)
Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: schild on February 28, 2005, 12:41:23 PM Oh shit, Signe just called in the ROFLCOPTER.
Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: stray on February 28, 2005, 12:45:17 PM Regardless, eastern-European women are some of the hottest, hands down. I hate to admit it, but I would only watch coverage of the Serbian conflict just to see if I could spot a hotty or two. Learned a lot in the process though. And ended up finding myself strangely attracted to Christiane Amanpour instead. Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: HaemishM on February 28, 2005, 12:46:01 PM Regardless, eastern-European women are some of the hottest, hands down. 10 Carmacks agree. Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: stray on February 28, 2005, 12:46:48 PM Regardless, eastern-European women are some of the hottest, hands down. 10 Carmacks agree. Umm...And 10 Romeros as well? Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: schild on February 28, 2005, 12:47:05 PM Regardless, eastern-European women are some of the hottest, hands down. 10 Carmacks agree. Umm...And 10 Romeros as well? Pwned. Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: HaemishM on February 28, 2005, 12:49:04 PM I'm sure they got around to sharing.
Title: Re: Penguin Sweaters Post by: Strazos on February 28, 2005, 12:57:16 PM Regardless, eastern-European women are some of the hottest, hands down. |