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applegrove

(130,899 posts)
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 09:44 PM Apr 2025

"A penguin came up to me, big penguin, strong penguin, tears running down his flippers and he came up to me and he said

“A penguin came up to me, big penguin, strong penguin, tears running down his flippers and he came up to me and he said ‘sir, thank you sir, my fellow penguins, they’ve been taking advantage of you sir, in ways that nobody has ever seen, sir.’ The free ride for flightless birds is over!”

Jason Clark (@jasontravisclark.bsky.social) 2025-04-03T00:53:46.913Z


Jason Clark

“A penguin came up to me, big penguin, strong penguin, tears running down his flippers and he came up to me and he said ‘sir, thank you sir, my fellow penguins, they’ve been taking advantage of you sir, in ways that nobody has ever seen, sir.’ The free ride for flightless birds is over!”

In reference to:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143432432
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"A penguin came up to me, big penguin, strong penguin, tears running down his flippers and he came up to me and he said (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2025 OP
heh Solly Mack Apr 2025 #1
lol CatWoman Apr 2025 #2
That is a good one. LoisB Apr 2025 #3
Reference is to tRump's 10% tariff tax on imports from Heard & McDonald Islands: only penguins live there Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #4
Thanks. applegrove Apr 2025 #5
LOL... nt Princess Turandot Apr 2025 #6
LOL! Love that! I hadn't seen your OP till just now, and hadn't seen the Wired story I posted in LBN till highplainsdem Apr 2025 #7
Funny replies. Thank you. applegrove Apr 2025 #8
Time those penguins paid a 10% tariff on the fish they eat! Aussie105 Apr 2025 #9
The truth about those Antarctica tariffs is... LudwigPastorius Apr 2025 #10
About time somebody fought back against those penguins IronLionZion Apr 2025 #11

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
4. Reference is to tRump's 10% tariff tax on imports from Heard & McDonald Islands: only penguins live there
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 10:03 PM
Apr 2025

Russia got no tariffs.

Afghanistan got sweetheart 10% instead of 25% expected from the 49% they are purported to charge. All other countries got hit with "half" tariffs.

highplainsdem

(60,704 posts)
7. LOL! Love that! I hadn't seen your OP till just now, and hadn't seen the Wired story I posted in LBN till
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 10:15 PM
Apr 2025

I ran across David Corn's Bluesky post about it this evening:

When they came for the penguins, I said nothing….

David Corn (@davidcorn.bsky.social) 2025-04-03T02:21:26.393Z

Aussie105

(7,714 posts)
9. Time those penguins paid a 10% tariff on the fish they eat!
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 10:23 PM
Apr 2025

No such thing as a free lunch!

Musk will be sending out tariff collectors very soon!

LudwigPastorius

(14,351 posts)
10. The truth about those Antarctica tariffs is...
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 10:36 PM
Apr 2025

Trump really thinks he's sticking it to Burgess Meredith.



IronLionZion

(50,988 posts)
11. About time somebody fought back against those penguins
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 11:23 PM
Apr 2025

Penguins have taken advantage of us for way too long

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