# Buy your own penguin

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-your-own-penguin/173405>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 6, 2003, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-your-own-penguin/173405 "2003-05-06T15:00:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Zenham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a5b964/32.png) [@Zenham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenham)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-your-own-penguin/173405/21 "2003-05-07T05:09:19Z")

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The thing I like best about penguins is the dipping sauce.

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**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-your-own-penguin/173405/22 "2003-05-07T07:14:08Z")

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Ranch smothered penguins…mmmmmmmmmmm…

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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-your-own-penguin/173405/23 "2003-05-07T13:45:47Z")

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> \*Originally posted by DreadCthulhu \*  
> \*\*First of all, I am more than 20 ft tall. Secondly, while I have wings, my lack of feathers indicates that I am not a penguin. \*\*

Lack of feathers proves nothing! Maybe you molted.

(chanting “Chtulu’s a penguin, Chthulu’s a penguin” in sing-songy voice while pointing)

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**Author:** ![Earthworm\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-your-own-penguin/173405/24 "2003-05-07T15:02:52Z")

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I thought the thread title was **Build** your own penguin. Oh well, nevermind, I guess.

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**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-your-own-penguin/173405/25 "2003-05-07T15:23:29Z")

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I will only buy a penguin if I can get one like Pen Pen.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-your-own-penguin/173405/26 "2003-05-07T16:18:53Z")

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**Beelzebubba** : I did as well.

Oh, BTW: The penguin’s out. The lion is in the contract.

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