A Flash Game Involving Diving Penguins

May 29, 2003 4:38 PM

I find this relaxing - should I be institutionalized?
posted by Carlos Quevedo (26 comments total)

Maybe one should be institutionalized if they used this as an excuse holding a penguin wriggling in the air for minutes at a time, like mystelf.
posted by Jimbob at 4:41 PM on May 29, 2003

AHhhhhhhhhhh
posted by woil at 4:47 PM on May 29, 2003

i'm holding ones head underwater until it stops wiggling.
posted by quonsar at 4:55 PM on May 29, 2003

Is that some sort of foreplay, mating dance? I had thought they might explode or some such bad thing but instead found it relaxing...I will see if I can train my children to perform like that.
posted by Postroad at 4:57 PM on May 29, 2003

still wiggling...
posted by quonsar at 4:58 PM on May 29, 2003

Jimbob agree but I made one do a double back flip and swan penguin dive gracefully in...not safe for peta maybe.
PS, I bowled one too for a strike, knocking down all ten pins penguins.
posted by thomcatspike at 5:05 PM on May 29, 2003

So how many can you keep up in the air? And for how long?
posted by linux at 5:07 PM on May 29, 2003

...All I wanted was just a Pepsi! Just one Pepsi! And she wouldn't give it to me!
posted by keswick at 5:08 PM on May 29, 2003

Try dashing their heads against the rocks quonsar. You'll eat dinner much sooner.
posted by WolfDaddy at 5:09 PM on May 29, 2003

still wiggling... and it makes this pathetic mewling sound. cool.
posted by quonsar at 5:12 PM on May 29, 2003

Oh well, if this is Be Cruel To Penguins week, then play on.
posted by Carlos Quevedo at 5:17 PM on May 29, 2003

WEIRD. but well done.


Is this some kind of linux thing?
posted by Hackworth at 5:53 PM on May 29, 2003

I like the sound [sounds like my old tricycle actually] more than the penguins. relaxing nonetheless.

linux: I managed to keep four in the air for about 5 seconds.
posted by phylum sinter at 5:53 PM on May 29, 2003

I was sitting there watching them waddle past, quite peacefully... feeling quite calm and relaxed and placid.

Then I realised you could pick them up, now i'm laughing maniacally as i throw them around the screen. All placidity has left.

What a way to spend the last day at work. Thanks Carlos!
posted by cheaily at 5:58 PM on May 29, 2003

Is that some sort of foreplay, mating dance? I had thought they might explode or some such bad thing but instead found it relaxing...

Postroad: are you using your mouse?
posted by Carlos Quevedo at 6:05 PM on May 29, 2003

and still wiggling...
posted by quonsar at 6:24 PM on May 29, 2003

I find it arousing - I should be institutionalized.

I blame Chilly Willy, the little minx.
posted by jonmc at 7:05 PM on May 29, 2003

Where is Pretty_Generic to say "Oh God I'm so lonely" when you need him?
posted by onlyconnect at 8:06 PM on May 29, 2003

I find this relaxing - should I be institutionalized?

Depends on how much weed you've smoked, how much more you plan on smoking, and how many times you've blinked in the last five minutes.

I opened up the link in a new window and went on reading the FPP's, so when this funny squeaky wagon sound started up, I kind of freaked out.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?" I thought to myself.
"Jesus Christ! What the hell are they doing in my drive way?!" they being whoever was fucking around outside my house
". . . . . . . Oh, thank god, it's only penguins on the computer." I go refill my gin.
posted by ashbury at 8:09 PM on May 29, 2003

I've always wanted a pet penguin. They have to be the coolest animal on the planet. This is a good substitute until I find a penguin trader.
posted by birdherder at 8:14 PM on May 29, 2003

Jebus...I open a bunch of tabs (Mozilla) from the Front Page and then go through them, and that, well, *noise* started playing. FIrst I thought it was my hamster's wheel. Nope. My speaker sits almost behind my CD burner, and I traced the sound to that area. I was convinced that my burner was dying. Nice joke. I feel like a dipshit.
posted by notsnot at 10:06 PM on May 29, 2003

Some people just have waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much time.

I feel like a dipshit.
What flavour would you like?
posted by dg at 10:10 PM on May 29, 2003

mad as cheese. great fun
posted by quarsan at 1:10 AM on May 30, 2003

Love it!! I too sat and watched the peaceful penguins and then found the fun to be had!!!!! Awesomely fun!
posted by effer27 at 1:13 PM on May 30, 2003

o/~ come on, eileen o/~
posted by mcsweetie at 8:37 PM on May 30, 2003

If you're torturing penguins, don't forget Spaced Penguin. Torture waterfowl AND explore orbital mechanics!
posted by Vidiot at 10:02 PM on June 1, 2003