First they came for the smokers, then the eaters and drinkers and now the balloon lovers

[proud2BlibKansan]

This sign is at the entrance of the penguin exhibit at the St Louis Zoo.

No, I don't know why balloons are bad for penguins. I can understand why they don't want them smoking or eating human food. But BALLOONS?? Those poor penguins can't have any fun.

[Warren DeMontague]

1. The penguins are using them to smuggle in smack.

Can't be too careful.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Penguin smack

I should have known.

[JHB]

13. How else can you get the herring wallbangers past the guards?

-P. Opus

[RandomThoughts]

3. That is a taunt.

[Warren DeMontague]

8. Shit, it's practically a haiku.

I must ponder furthur.

[MiddleFingerMom]

4. Sometimes I get to thinking that I've seen everything...

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...and I AM more than a little jaded -- I have seen a lot.
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But one day, I stumbled onto a serious balloon porn site.
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HILARIOUS... but, you know... ... ... ... ... please don't ask.
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P.S. My guess is that penguins may eat them and require surgery.
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[proud2BlibKansan]

11. No link? LOL

[Bigmack]

5. Serious answer.. the birds would eat the..

deflated balloons, they'd get stuck in their crops or their stomachs, and kill them.
Plastic shit kills all kinds of birds.... and turtles... and animals.

http://www.genetologisch-onderzoek.nl/index.php/category/biologie/ecology/

[fatbuckel]

12. And if Americans were'nt litterbug pigs everywhere they go they might be allowed to have baloons.

Clean up after yourselves.

[lunasun]

6. they will have to pry my ballon from my cold dead hands- what next??!!

[boppers]

7. No hands. eom

[Mumble]

9. Bastards won't let me in the exhibit..

..cuz I wasn't wearing a shirt or shoes. Hell, my tux was at the cleaners and what was I to do.

[pintobean]

10. WTF?