{"id":2301,"date":"2015-12-09T20:09:03","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T02:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=2301"},"modified":"2019-04-09T20:45:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T02:45:39","slug":"smart-penguins-buy-diamonds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/smart-penguins-buy-diamonds\/","title":{"rendered":"smart penguins buy diamonds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>a popular christmas ad\u00a0for <strong>kay<\/strong>, &#8220;the number one jewelry store in america&#8221; focuses on a penguin <em><strong>mating ritual<\/strong><\/em> (activities that promote or lead to reproduction). male penguins looking for love present female penguins with a <em><strong>pebble<\/strong> <\/em>(little rock).<\/p>\n<p>this video from the richyrocks youtube channel is a redub of  kay christmas commercial<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"smart penguins buy diamonds\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ygLVj2SMaaE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the female penguin comments that the pebble\u00a0doesn&#8217;t <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/kaepernick-sitting-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>shine<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (it&#8217;s not <em>bright<\/em> like a diamond).<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<p><strong>rihanna<\/strong>&#8216;s big hit is based on the <strong><em>lustre<\/em><\/strong> (shine) of diamonds. it encourages everyone, probably even penguins,\u00a0to <em>shine<\/em> bright like <em><strong>diamonds<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rihanna - Diamonds\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lWA2pjMjpBs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the female penguin\u00a0further demonstrates her dissatisfaction with the pebble&#8217;s lack of shine\u00a0when she declares, &#8220;<em><strong>i&#8217;m out<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; (a cool way to say i&#8217;m leaving), and walks away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/penguin-romance.jpe\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2315\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/penguin-romance.jpe\" alt=\"penguin love\" width=\"163\" height=\"186\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/penguin-pebble-presentation.jpe\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2316\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/penguin-pebble-presentation.jpe\" alt=\"penguin pebble presentation\" width=\"325\" height=\"186\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>if \u00a0u want penguin love, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">better not<\/a>  with a pebble, stupid penguin.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>the announcer in the commercial promotes\u00a0penguinshuman materialism.\u00a0he says<\/p>\n<h4>some male penguins are a little smarter than others<\/h4>\n<p>implying\u00a0that smart male penguins who want to have sex\u00a0give diamonds, not regular <em>pebbles<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/gollum-precious-penguin.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2311\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/gollum-precious-penguin-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"gollum precious penguin\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/gollum-precious-penguin-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/gollum-precious-penguin.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>another creature impressed by precious jewelry. could gollum be some type of penguin?<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>another lesson from the penguin video\u00a0is that <strong><em>rejected<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not<\/span> selected) male penguins say mean things.<\/p>\n<p>the <em>rejected<\/em> penguin feels <em><strong>dejected<\/strong><\/em> (sad, disappointed). he\u00a0reacts strongly and calls the female\u00a0a <em>vain whore<\/em>. <em><strong>whore<\/strong><\/em> is a synonm for <em>prostitute<\/em>. \u00a0<em><strong>vain<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0means\u00a0<em>narcissistic.<\/em>\u00a0the male thinks the female is too worried about her appearance. one of the most famous examples ever of the word <em>vain<\/em> is this beloved song by <strong>carly simon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carly Simon You&#039;re So Vain Lyrics\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j-4I3W_GZy4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the first verse of the song describes a guy at a party looking at\u00a0himself in the mirror&#8211;very\u00a0<em>vain\u00a0<\/em>behavior.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/vain-guy-penguin.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2310\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/vain-guy-penguin-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"vain guy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/vain-guy-penguin-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/vain-guy-penguin-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/vain-guy-penguin.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>the guy in the song only had one eye in the mirror, this guy has both. so <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">vain<\/span>. 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