Pengcognito.com
weekly penguin cartoon

Recent:

Aug 07: Calculating the orbits is the hard part.

Jul 31: When only the best grawlixes will do.

Jul 24: I have some time on my flippers so why not?

Jul 17: Odd sort of romance.

Jul 10: Two goals, one mollusk.

Jul 03: The more herrings, the less bothered.

Jun 26: A very good long time.

Jun 19: Sometimes known as "artisan foraging."

Jun 12: MegaMonopoly's CEO has a PhD in Asterisks.

Jun 06: In theory, this always works.

May 29: Sooooo much content.

May 22: If you were wondering, big floppy hat, a lot of fur, and extra strength sunscreen.

May 15: You'd be surprised how many penguins make that particular fashion mistake.

May 08: The bear is always right except when she isn't.

May 01: The battle of how to punctuate the podcast title still smolders.

Apr 24: Done in one.

Apr 17: Maybe they meant knotty.

Apr 10: Easy enough to get confused.

Apr 03: Things you might not think to ask.

Mar 27: the state of the art of the synthetic sense of humor.


 


Pengcognito FAQ

(new)Q: I want to make a comment about the strip - where can I go to do that?
A: Pengcognito is now available on three blogging sites. All three will allow you to create a free account so you can comment on the strip, as well as make a blog of your own. (C'mon, it's fun!)
Livejournal:
pengcognito.livejournal.com
Wordpress:
pengcognito.wordpress.com
Blogger:
pengcognito.blogspot.com
Q: Can you remind me when the new comic is up?
A: We live to serve. Here you go:
Notify me as soon as the new one is out:
This will get you the weekly newsletter, with links to the current cartoon.
Q: Suppose I am a role model, and I still want a penguin t-shirt, mug, mousepad, tote bag or tatoo?
A: You're in luck! Unless you want a tatoo. But lots of other penguin stuff is now available here:
www.cafeshops.com/pengcognito
To fit on the mugs, the strips have been changed a little or abbreviated. You can see the new versions here.
Q: What are those herrings and half-herrings doing next to the links? They're making me hungry.
A: Those are ratings. The more herrings, the better (as in life.) You are now able to add your rating once you've scrolled to the end of an episode; please feel free. We promise not to mail you guano or leftover herring guts if we don't agree.
Q: C'mon, that's really all the same peguin in different hats.
A: We're a bit insulted you can't tell us apart.
Q: Isn't it Bad to anthropomorphize animals, especially wild, endangered ones?
A: It would probably be better to penguify humans, but it's not nearly as funny. Besides, penguify.com was taken.
Q: Are you ever going to get in, um, compromising situations?
A: You mean, is your Big Brother filter going to block the site? Not intentionally on our part (this is as close as it will get.) It has already been blocked by at least one misguided program - for what reason, we have no idea, unless the filters are mistaking the word "penguin" for another famous and fun word that starts wth "pen"...
Q: The human world sucks. Can I come live with you guys?
A: You are welcome to stay here as long as you bring a couple of kegs of Herring Lager and cook the breakfast herrings.
Q: No, really, what's all this then?
A: Jen started making these as birthday cards for her sister Tina, who really likes penguins.

Then, since humans tend to go out in gangs for birthdays, she started doing them for other relatives and friends. They are the sort of things that are fun to pass around at Japanese steak houses while you're waiting for the chef to throw food on you.

Her husband (Moof) takes the actual penguin photographs, but most of the rest of it is not his fault. He comes up with the occasional brilliant inspiration, like the WaddleMaster 3000.

Jen can occasionally be found doing incomprehensible human stuff like writing USB device drivers for the Mac, doing software archaeology, or making database back ends for web sites at House of C, (a quirky little software company) when she really ought to be busy documenting the secret life of penguins, which is a lot more interesting.