# After watching Happy Feet with your toddler for the thousandth time . . .

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 4, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-watching-happy-feet-with-your-toddler-for-the-thousandth-time/448003 "2008-05-04T15:04:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-watching-happy-feet-with-your-toddler-for-the-thousandth-time/448003/1 "2008-05-04T15:04:42Z")

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. . . [here’s](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7379554.stm) just the news story to brighten your day.

Worst of it was when little girl came running over to ask why daddy was laughing so loud.

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**Author:** ![plankter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@plankter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plankter)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-watching-happy-feet-with-your-toddler-for-the-thousandth-time/448003/2 "2008-05-04T16:46:46Z")

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I can’t read “Chinstrap penguins” without hearing Samantha Bee say “Strap-on penguins”.

Thanks for the story. Good luck next time you have to watch.