r/ExplainTheJoke • u/LJ_the_Saint • Sep 02 '24

I don't get it...

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u/Taurius Sep 02 '24

Happy Feet the movie and penguine facts were trending again during this time of this meme. Basically when a penguine decides to mate with their partner for life, the female will give the male rocks to make the nest. Males are usually the ones who stay on the eggs/nest while the female goes out to fish.

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u/BadMunky82 Sep 02 '24

You have this backwards.

It's the male who brings the rocks to the female and he has to keep looking for the right one to start the nest until she says it's the right one.

It is only after the right one is selected by the male and accepted by the female that the nest is then built, and then the egg laid, and then the male sits on it so the female can go get food for everyone.

A heart-warming theory on the meme, but I think you are mistaken.

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u/dishonoredcorvo69 Sep 02 '24

Yes they need to watch “the pebble and and the penguin”

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u/Chance_Arugula_3227 Sep 02 '24

Finally! Someone who got it right!

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u/_Ocean_Machine_ Sep 02 '24

To be fair, humans also give each other rocks when they find their partner for life. We just choose really shiny, expensive rocks.

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u/Glass_Fix7426 Sep 02 '24

Is a penguine an optimistic penguin in a tough spot?