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« Reply #45 on: 13:39:02, 15-08-2008 »
Shocked That really is quite peculiar. The comments are also very strange.
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« Reply #46 on: 13:43:18, 15-08-2008 »
Great. Now I am always going see pregnant penguins when I hear the Canon Roll Eyes The fond memories that people post about in Comments just had me scratching my head. Never seen it before.
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« Reply #47 on: 01:19:51, 16-08-2008 »
AFAIR the "Pachelbel Penguins" first appeared on C4 in their early days when they didn't have daytime broadcasting - these "wildlife clips with classical music backgrounds" filled-up large chunks of the daytime.  I think this might be where the "nostalgia" angle comes from? Wink  Seems to fit many "warhorse" characteristics, I'd say?  Wink
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