Emergency Penguin Fix

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So, I'm doing a little warm-up on the treadmill to clear my head and a commercial comes on between news segments. It's for a documentary on penguins. I watch the penguins walk, dive in the water, swim, bite each other's beaks and generally waddle about. They're cute, I think. Watching them is kind of relaxing. Then the commercial goes back to the ordering screen and highlights a second video. That's right...not just one penguin film. A pair of them. So the first one won't get lonely on the shelf one presumes.

Then I notice it. FOR RUSH DELIVERY...

LOL Hey, I love penguins as much as the next person, but emergency shipping for a penguin documentary? Except for Danny Devito preparing for a Batman movie, who needs that?

If you're the person who needs your penguins RIGHT NOW, please chime in. I want to know about you because you're fascinating to me.

Comments

Liz said…
That is so funny! But I'm worried about the person who does.
August 30, 2008 at 9:53 AM
Kimberly Frost said…
Hi Liz!

Yeah, we live in our instant gratification society. The other day I was ordering books online and I was like..."Do I want the overnight shipping? I kind of do." Then I looked over my shoulder at the 200 books on my to-be-read pile, and decided to go with the free shipping.
August 30, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Larry Kollar said…
Hey Kimber!

You can download Linux from a lot of different sites… oops, wrong penguin.
August 30, 2008 at 6:29 PM
Kimberly Frost said…
Hee hee hee. Morning, Far. I hope you're having a great holiday weekend!
August 31, 2008 at 9:52 AM
fiaschetti said…
my neighbors' bathroom is all - penguin. paint. stuffed toys. knick knacks. not the kids' bathroom but the guest bathroom. they need their penguin fix!
September 3, 2008 at 8:03 PM
Weili Wonka said…
This was lovely, thanks for sharing
January 4, 2024 at 4:31 AM
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