The Penguin Story/ What Becomes A Legend Most?

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<p>LOL. Xig, I hate to tell you . It was a green '66. ;)</p>

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<p>LOL!!! No way is Xiggi < 40 yrs old!</p>

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<p>What I hate most about this story is I can see my 10 year old son in the zoo in eight years. Common sense is not his strong suit.</p>

<p>No chickens were catapulted, just a variety of stuff. Vegetables, assorted junk from the garage, etc. The year before, when mom & dad were out, these same boys were jumping out of windows, onto the porch roofs, shooting supersoakers. What was I to do? I supressed my natural curmudgeon nature & just told them if they did something stupid, like fall off the roof and become paralyzed, I’d feel guilty & their parents would never forgive me for not warning them of the danger. Then I went out for the afternoon & said a prayer, knowing that it is said that God takes care of children, drunks, & fools. Everyone survived. My neighborhood is never dull.</p>

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<p>ss, funny you mention that. LOL. As a youngster I did in fact win the roof jumping contest by jumping off the highest point of a friend’s relatively low slung house. For my efforts I received a lot of “that dude’s crazy” (the pre-teen Nobel Prize) and about 9 weeks in a cast. During swimming season.</p>

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<p>I won the same prize for proving that it WAS possible to jump off the swing completely out of the sandbox onto the asphalt walkway. Broken arm, though, not leg.</p>

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<p>Awww…penguins are too cute aren’t they? (This is coming from someone who also thinks cows are cute, especially those Galloway ‘oreo cookie’ cows.) </p>

<p>Funny story curmudgeon…I snorted while reading causing my husband to come and read over my shoulder. You and xiggi are too cute too. :)</p>

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In Texas heat? Ughh…</p>

<p>I broke my ankle sliding into second base one summer. Couldnt take advantage of the Jersey shore that year. Summer casts really stink. (Literally) And then there’s the pastey white, atrophied leg to deal with after the cast is removed. Very attractive.</p>

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<p>In Texas heat? Ughh…</p>

<p>Even worse. Pre-Camille Biloxi. “It’s Africa hot.”</p>