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The silence of a wise man is always meaningful.


The Penguins of Madagascar = Ten minutes of peace and quite.

God bless you penguins!

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Baino said…
Those boys have great taste . .that's all I'm saying . .although Ice Age is more cerebreal
Roddy said…
Only ten minutes? I thought the show went for a little longer than that. At least it did when I watched it.
yamini said…
Kids and television are made for each other and this Universal Truth holds true for the whole world and, may be, even other planets, but for that we need scientific evidence first.

As kids, even we used to be glued to the TV, although, we never had the luxury of surfing through a host of kiddo channels, with a variety of cartoon programmes.

Henry and Ezra are watching the penguins in rapt attention and I am sure none of them is going to turn his head even if u call them at the top of ur voice. :-))
Dina said…
Mesmerized
Candie said…
Beautiful picture :)
Kavita Saharia said…
Silence before the storm.....trust me.....there was a time when this movie was played uncountable times at my home..kids didnt like part 2 that much...now HORTON is the one who rules my house.BEAUTIFUL PIC.
Keropokman said…
hmmm will they turned into TV addicts like me? hehe...
Mrsupole said…
Those are some smart boys there and glad that you got ten minutes of peace. Life is like that, penquins equal peace. Such a cute picture.

God bless.
Hi! Kris,
What is going to happen after the ten minutes? :-o

DeeDee ;-D
Kris McCracken said…
Baino, they've not seen that yet.
Kris McCracken said…
Roddy, their attention span isn't fully developed yet.
Kris McCracken said…
Yamini, they don't watch a huge amount, so I won't deny them a bit here and there.
Kris McCracken said…
Dina, and quiet!
Kris McCracken said…
Candie, I've cropped out the drool...
Kris McCracken said…
Kavita, we watched part 2, but Ez was more interested than Henry, he wandered in and out.
Kris McCracken said…
Keropak Man, everything in moderation is my philosophy.
Kris McCracken said…
Mrsuple, I've been known to offer Henry cash just to stop shouting. He never takes me up on it.
Kris McCracken said…
DeeDee, dinnertime!

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