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F U, Penguin: Telling Cute Animals What's What

by Matthew Gasteier

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Perfect for the Scrooge in your life--a profane, hilarious takedown of all things cute and cuddly, by the author of the blog sensation of (almost) the same name Attention, all you clumsy pandas, lovable puffins, huggable bunnies, and penguins that elicit ooohs and aaahs: The jig is up! We have lived under your furry fists for too long. There is a cute and present danger lurking out there-in the wild, in the zoos, and sometimes even in our very own homes. Spurred on by the Cute Industrial Complex, these cuddly animals have taken over blockbuster films, inspirational posters, and computer desktops everywhere, further weakening the innocent civilians who are beguiled by these fuzzy frauds. But you are stronger than them, aren't you? Those soft bellies and wet noses are no match for you-and their free ride has just come to an end. F U, Penguin is the rallying cry for those who choose to fight these power-hungry cute-mongers. Loaded with color photographs and hilarious commentary, this book will have you laughing out loud while it simultaneously saves you from the tragic fate of tossing yarn with big-eyed kittens and bottle-nursing baby pandas forever. ___________________________ "Finally, a book for the rest of us! Most animals go about our business without playing to the audience like the elitists exposed in these chapters.I wasn't sure how many more times I could hear about those great penguins and pandas and kittens before I started eating people... well, more people, anyway."--Jerry the Shark "Penguins killed my parents, and they would not hesitate to kill me. I thank the Crustacean God for Matthew Gasteier, a true saint and a decent human being in a world filled with heartless penguin accomplices."--Dennis the Krill "It's all true. We're the worst."--Anonymous Penguin "The average dolphin is far beyond this level of vulgarity, but I could see how this would be a very enjoyable book for humans. I should remember to hand these out to some of my slower relatives at the common ancestor reunion."--Edward the Dolphin "Thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, this style of book is not something we are currently looking for. However, we wish you the best of luck with your human publishers!"--Danielle the Bear, Editor-in-Chief, Random Cave Publishing… (more)
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Pretty amusing, though lacks some of the entries I thought were funniest/cutest on the blog. ( )
  thatotter | Feb 6, 2014 |
Maybe the greatest book ever to be put into existence. ( )
  RockStarNinja | Sep 9, 2011 |
More bizarre than anything. Guy produced a whole book of him ranting at the cat for plotting something and the Weddell seal for eating penguins and the penguin for pushing other penguins into the water to be eaten and the panda for being endangered and not giving a crap. Plentiful allcaps. I think the backstory to this one must be that some semi-intouch zoologist heard that the kids were into lol-animals and bands called wolf and bear, and he sold some semi-intouch publishing-industry people on the idea of a book of science facts disguised as a book of hipster fauna. That makes me feel like this is endearing rather than pointless. But there aren't really a lot of science facts, and the ones that there are feel so Wikipedia that I'm afraid somebody actually thought this was the way to make his fortune. And, well, at least one person bought a copy (the one I looked at in my friend's bathroom). Maybe it was his semi-intouch aunt. Anyway, allcaps ranting don't substitute for actual jokes. ( )
1 vote MeditationesMartini | Dec 30, 2010 |
I hadn't heard of this blog before, but saw this book on a list of recommended titles for reluctant readers. I'm really not all that reluctant of a reader, but I'm apparently all for telling cute animals what's what. Matthew Gasteier covers all the bases... animals in our homes (take that, adorable kitten), animals from around the world (and that, yoga polar bear!), and some of the more exotic creatures (you don't know fear until you see a binturong). Penguins are particularly hard hit, but deservedly so. Each entry consists of a mind-numbingly adorable picture of an animal (mmm... capybaras!), Gasteier's telling them what's what, and some cold, hard truths about said animal.

This is a fun book to flip through and Gasteier is hilarious. If your wallet is a little light, then you can just head over to the blog and get your laughs for free. Or buy a t-shirt. Just don't let you cute animal run your life anymore. Now I have to go tell my dachshund what's what. ( )
  tiamatq | Feb 9, 2010 |
This was not as funny as I hoped it would be, but it still was very amusing, with wonderful photographs as well. I liked the insertion of facts about each species shown in the pictures (and snarky sarcastic comments too). Like, "Koalas eat eucalyptus leaves almost exclusively. It would have been nice to know that before I slaved for hours in a hot kitchen when a koala was coming over for dinner." ( )
  meggyweg | Oct 30, 2009 |
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Perfect for the Scrooge in your life--a profane, hilarious takedown of all things cute and cuddly, by the author of the blog sensation of (almost) the same name Attention, all you clumsy pandas, lovable puffins, huggable bunnies, and penguins that elicit ooohs and aaahs: The jig is up! We have lived under your furry fists for too long. There is a cute and present danger lurking out there-in the wild, in the zoos, and sometimes even in our very own homes. Spurred on by the Cute Industrial Complex, these cuddly animals have taken over blockbuster films, inspirational posters, and computer desktops everywhere, further weakening the innocent civilians who are beguiled by these fuzzy frauds. But you are stronger than them, aren't you? Those soft bellies and wet noses are no match for you-and their free ride has just come to an end. F U, Penguin is the rallying cry for those who choose to fight these power-hungry cute-mongers. Loaded with color photographs and hilarious commentary, this book will have you laughing out loud while it simultaneously saves you from the tragic fate of tossing yarn with big-eyed kittens and bottle-nursing baby pandas forever. ___________________________ "Finally, a book for the rest of us! Most animals go about our business without playing to the audience like the elitists exposed in these chapters.I wasn't sure how many more times I could hear about those great penguins and pandas and kittens before I started eating people... well, more people, anyway."--Jerry the Shark "Penguins killed my parents, and they would not hesitate to kill me. I thank the Crustacean God for Matthew Gasteier, a true saint and a decent human being in a world filled with heartless penguin accomplices."--Dennis the Krill "It's all true. We're the worst."--Anonymous Penguin "The average dolphin is far beyond this level of vulgarity, but I could see how this would be a very enjoyable book for humans. I should remember to hand these out to some of my slower relatives at the common ancestor reunion."--Edward the Dolphin "Thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, this style of book is not something we are currently looking for. However, we wish you the best of luck with your human publishers!"--Danielle the Bear, Editor-in-Chief, Random Cave Publishing

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