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funny? cute? or going to far?

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by jaqui

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Okay, I'm all for environmental awareness, I like Penguins, I detest oil spills, I even knit, but this may be going to far in helping wildlife deal with an oil spill:

http://www.sushiesque.com/adorablog/2005/11/how_to_knit_a_s.html

no, there was no oil spill, this is for in case there is one... knitting sweaters for penguins to wear after an oil spill?

is this a case of taking envinromental awareness too far?

it is a good chuckle.
the little beggars actually do look cute in the sweaters.. but do we really need to knit a bunch of sweaters to put into kits that may never be needed?

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by mjd420nova

Sounds like a waste of time and money. Or is it
better to be prepared. Maybe we could get the
handicapped to do the knitting. And they could
get the school kids to assemble the kits. Nothing
like cheap labor to get it done, and provide some
valuable experience and bestow a bit of self
confidence in the process.

by jaqui

about the waste of money, as it is all voluntary, the only money is the postage, if you chose to knit one and send it.

the kits are going to be made and stored even without these sweaters, so the money will be spent on storage anyway.

by maecuff

Personally, I don't knit and if I did, I doubt that penguin sweaters would make my 'things to knit' list. On the other hand, I think that anytime a human behaves in a selfless manner it can't be all bad.

by maxwell edison

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But with these darn messages, it's hard to tell, especially with all the knit-picking we can weave into these briefs.

by road-dog

We shear sheep for wool to make yarn to make sweaters for penguins that MIGHT need them. Then a petroleum related disaster wipes out the sheep!

Get a grip, eco-wackos! Your feel-good precautions are putting sheep at risk.....

madness I tell you. madness!

by hal 9000

You've obviously never meet a Merino have you? :)

They are really dumb animals which could use a good oil spill to wipe them out. Really they are so stupid that they would roll about in the oil and then walk into a fire. :D

We've had several K killed off in the last few days in New South Wales over the last week by fires because they sit or I should say stand there watching the flames approach them and endanger the farmers who try to move them out. A few days ago a bunch of the Rural Fire Fighters after returning from saving sheep found that all their cars had been burnt out all except the fire control officers which was the only one to escape. That night a burnt out tree fell on the remains of the damaged cars just to make sure that they where totally destroyed. But the sheep where safe. :p

The sheep that actually died where standing around sniffing the burning "Grass" and all died of smoke inhalation not the actual fire. :(

Col ]:)

by Member 25348569

Stop the puns, now. Or else the only thing going on around here will be bones knitting.

An idle threat, I know, but still makes me feel better.

by jdclyde

care sooooo much it hurts.

Of course, logical thought is never high on the list making the rational envinromentalist and wackos all look like they are nuts.

I can't imagine why they are never taken seriously?

Besides, I love penguins! They taste like Chicken! ;\

by tony hopkinson

Watching a couple of oil barons knitting pullovers for 15,000 penguins would be very comforting. The clack of the needles reminds me of my childhood as me ma used to knit damn near everything. She even had a go at socks once, that didn't work too well though.

by shamusoneil06

"...do we really need to knit a bunch of sweaters to put into kits that may never be needed?"

Saying "we" implies that you were involved and that your time was spent creating those sweaters.

Granted, there could be more worthwhile betterment activities that this person could engage in, but so long as this person isn't murdering or destroying other peoples' lives, I say let them be creative and have fun with it.

And if you are going to find fault with what somebody does, it's more helpful to everyone to offer up a more beneficial alternative instead of only a negation.

-C

by geekchic

I really don't know what to think about that...um...they are cute on them but....um. I really don't know what to say.

by jaqui

you'll get everyone sidetracked from thier arguements with comments like that. ;)

I just found the whole idea funny. a blog to promote knitting sweaters for penguins..
think about this..the danged birds live in ANTARTICA mainly, they like the cold.

~lol~

by maxwell edison

A man drives to a gas station and has his tank filled up. While doing this the clerk spots two penguins sitting on the back seat of the car. He asks the driver, "What's up with the penguins in the back seat?"

The man in the car says, "I found them. I asked myself what to do with them but, I haven't a clue."

The clerk ponders a bit then says, "You should take them to the zoo."

"Yeah, that's a good idea," says the man in the car and drives away.

The next day the man with the car is back at the same gas station. The clerk sees the penguins are still in the back seat of the car. "Hey, they're still here! I thought you were going to take them to the zoo!"

"Oh, I did," says the driver, "and we had a great time. Today I'm taking them to the beach."

by hal 9000

The jumpers are supposed to read [b]I swerve for Penguins but drive through Windows. [/b]

Does that count as a Linux joke? :p

Col ]:)

by dmambo

My mother-in-law would probably knit one for a boy penguin with a unicorn or something on it, then all the other penguins would kick that dude's a$$ when they catch him alone on the iceberg.

by jaqui

I was thinking a bonfire with a roasting bird over it for the image on it. ]:)

by hal 9000

Or as they like to call it the [b]Apple Isle.[/b]

Last year I think it was their Premier died of lung cancer after smoking all his life so their answer was to ring the complaints department of the tobacco company that made the product that he used and ask for a replacement Premier as their product had killed off their last one. When I heard that on the radio I was rolling around the floor laughing so hard that I nearly wet myself. The Company Representative couldn't believe the request and it must have gone through at least 6 responders until finally after being passed up the food chain the person responsible asked for the request in writing so that they could come up with a solution to the request. It went something like this "your Product killed off our Premier {US residents can read that as State Governor} so we want you to provide a replacement. :D

Col ]:)

by hal 9000

The one that I really liked was a massive complaint after the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics where they had a bunch of people line up forming the outline of the Aussie Coast. Well there was no Tasmania so the outcry was overwhelming even though the Organizers of the games insisted that Tassie was actually included but the effort of getting more people to line up to make the outline of Bass Straights was way to hard to do in the short time available for the map to be made up.

Anyone with half a brain could see that Tassie was included well except anyone from Tasmania that is. :D

But you could be a big fish in a very small pond if you took up the job Tessie's only claim to fame is that had the first Casino on AU soil and they grow apples and destroy Old Growth Forests to make wood chips. Their biggest tourist attraction is a polluted landscape where nothing grows and currently they are complaining that the pollution laws are now allowing grass and small shrubs to grow on these polluted hills that have been bare for over a century. Of course the logging is causing all the soil to wash down the river and clog up the outlet of the river and only deep water sea port in that area of Tasmania where they export the wood chips from. :p

Col ]:)

by jdclyde

the babes and beer? Some cute ausie lass with here cute little accent and tight jean shorts? ]:)

"The dingo ate my baby!" :O

Hey, do you REALLY drink Fosters beer "down under"? That is what the comercials here would have us believing. ;\

by hal 9000

The Beer side is only a small part of it and to be honest besides seeing the Fosters Logo at Sporting Events I've never actually seen it [b] On Tap[/b] in a pub. But then again I'll not claim to be an expert on that one. However when I've been OS I always see the Fosters Brand and the people there think that it is our National Drink.

I think that occurred with the "Bazza McKenzie" movies. But it really depends on where you live XXXX Casitlmaine is the beer in OLD of choice followed by VB {Victoria Bitter} and then the Boutique Beers.

Of course Darwin has its own Stubby a 80 Fluid Ounce bottle which is actually now brewed in Cairns a very long way away but not for sale outside Darwin.

Anyway in Tassie a Heat Wave is -3C so down there you are very unlikely to see those sights except of course on the few potential fine days of the year in Hobart at Constitution Dock as the leading yachts in the Sydney Hobart reach the finish line sometimes like this year it's even possible to see them through the rain from the dock. :D

They hunted to extinction their top line predator the Tasmanian Tiger and shortly after the Tasmanian aboriginals followed, even the Famed Tassie Devil is now suffering from in infectious disease which is running rampant through their population and killing many off.

Actually I think they prefer to drinking Apple Cider in Tassie so they can use up all the Apples they only have Beer there for the visitors. :p

Col ]:)

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