The dumb

[oakenguy]

Dear Myself,

Remember how important Reading Comprehension was on the SATs? It's still important. When an event poster says "Get your pictures taken with New England Aquarium’s costumed characters: their new African penguin and a shark", you have no right to be disappointed when you get there and there aren't any real penguins posing for photos.

Costumed characters, nimwit. Like this:




What, did you think that phrase meant it would be a penguin dressed like another bird? Or maybe like Penguiana Jones with a little leather jacket and fedora and...ohmigod, you've just stopped listening because you're too busy writing another entry in your "What I'm Going to Set Loose in my Neighborhood When I Win the Lottery" list, aren't you?

Comments

[sheapottery.livejournal.com]

I'm soo sorry you were disappointed, but you have no idea how funny this plays out in my head.

Did you make the best of a disappointing situation and get your picture taken with the penguin and shark anyway?

[oakenguy.livejournal.com]

I did not. There were a number of toddlers (many of them dressed like barnyard animals, oddly enough) who were flinging themselves at the performers, and who am I to get between them?

Besides, I was having an enormous amount of fun just watching the interactions. Watch Deb's face next time we get together when I say "Look sweetie, it's Elmo!"

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Aquarium Fail!

[maxineofarc.livejournal.com]

That said, it's a really adorable penguin suit.

[bess.livejournal.com]

My kids would love that.... my oldest is crazy about penguins.

[ursula-lear.livejournal.com]

You mean I am allowed to hire a person in a penguin costume to walk around and terrify my neighbors in my tropical country? *psyched*

[temperlj.livejournal.com]

You know, I think you need to make up for it with this
https://tickets.mysticaquarium.org/mainstore.asp?vid=1#cat1181
(scroll down to the last one)

[yunafonfabre.livejournal.com]

I would pay to be photographed with Penguiana Jones.