Penguin Sweaters

[MaceVanHoffen]

This is old, but I only recently came across it.  Although having a high cute quotient, it's still pretty damn useless ...

Penguin Sweaters

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.

[Strazos]

Awww, how cute.

...Yeah, I have a soft spot for penguins....

[Paelos]

Ok that is ridiculously adorable. Must...turn...away!

AWWWWWWWWWW!

[schild]

I love penguins. Favorite animal.

I wish I could legally have one as a pet. I'm too lazy to check though.

[Paelos]

If you find something with cute monkeys wearing sweaters you'll break my ador-o-meter for the week.

I love monkeys.

[Signe]

For Paelos, because  he's a sweetie in spite of his horrible political views.

[Paelos]

YEAH! Thanks.

[HaemishM]

Everything's better with monkeys.

Except sex.

[Signe]

[HaemishM]

Now you REALLY didn't have to go there.

[Paelos]

Wow, I'm dead inside because of that picture.

[Shockeye]

P. Diddy In Penguin Probe

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.

[Paelos]

I think the main problem was that they penguins couldn't find the wet bar.

[MaceVanHoffen]

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.

[MrHat]

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.

[Miasma]

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.

[Strazos]

But the bears can eat seals, which are equally cute.

[MrHat]

But the bears can eat seals, which are equally cute.

I strongly disagree that seals are cute.

[Murgos]

Oh, c'mon.  How an you say that thats not cute?

[Miasma]

But the bears can eat seals, which are equally cute.

I strongly disagree that seals are cute.

I'm sure he was talking about baby seals, those are adorable.



Until they grow up...

[schild]

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.

[schild]

Wait a minute. We're all talking about news from 2000. What year is this?

[Strazos]

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....

[MrHat]

Why, why, why, why, why, why...


On that note, I wonder what seal tastes like?

Edit:  Animals, Gorillas in Bikinis, and Michael Jackson = Den!

[TheWalrus]

It's like what would have happened if Gorillas in the Mist had been a porno.

[Shavnir]

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.

[schild]

If hawtness is an extension of cute Russian women apply then.

Someone forgot what Mr. Comma taught us.

[stray]

If hawtness is an extension of cute, Russian women apply then.

I'm sure some of these fine ladies 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?

[Strazos]

Regardless, eastern-European women are some of the hottest, hands down.

[Signe]

[schild]

Oh shit, Signe just called in the ROFLCOPTER.

[stray]

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.

[HaemishM]

Regardless, eastern-European women are some of the hottest, hands down.

10 Carmacks agree.

[stray]

Regardless, eastern-European women are some of the hottest, hands down.

10 Carmacks agree.

Umm...And 10 Romeros as well?

[schild]

Regardless, eastern-European women are some of the hottest, hands down.

10 Carmacks agree.

Umm...And 10 Romeros as well?

Pwned.