No idea how I’ve managed to miss this song for so long. Lyle Lovett sings about his needs and penguins on Youtube. It’s an odd little song, but when there are penguins, I have love.
I don’t go for fancy cars
For diamond rings
Or movie stars
I go for penguins
Oh Lord I go for penguins
Throw your money out the door
We’ll just sit around
And watch it snow
I go for penguins
Oh Lord I go for penguins
Penguins are so sensitive
Penguins are so sensitive
Penguins are so sensitive
To my needs
This is such a cute idea! I haven’t had the opportunity to try these yet, a friend just sent me the recipie today. But they’re so darn cute I had to share right now!
18 jumbo black olives, pitted
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
18 small black olives
1 carrot
1. Cut a slit from top to bottom, lengthwise, into the side of each jumbo olive. Carefully insert about 1 teaspoon of cream cheese into each olive. Slice the carrot into eighteen 1/4 inch thick rounds; cut a small notch out of each carrot slice to form feet. Save the cut out piece and press into center of small olive to form the beak. If necessary cut a small slit into each olive before inserting the beak.
2. Set a big olive, large hole side down, onto a carrot slice. The, set a small olive into the large olive, adjusting so that the beak, cream cheese chest and notch in the carrot slice line up. Secure with a toothpick.
Here is a quick little video I took of rockhopper penguins as they sing. I don’t know if anyone else would say they’re singing, but they sure were happy and making a lot of noise. I was sure they were about to bust out a few moves.
I think they were happy just being together - and it was just after or just before lunch time.. so food definitely plays a role. Who wouldn’t be happy with food somewhere near by? Regardless, happy penguins… that’s what we have here.
September 25th, 2008 by 
The Penguin Girl
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