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@aieris.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 3:42 AM

This week's penguin: Because exercise advice is also welcome everywhere!
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#penguins #pengcognito #cartoon #DietAdvice #multiverse

Panel 1 of 4: A wooden pier with the sea and mountains behind. At left, an interviewer penguin, wearing a grey hat, stands beside a vintage film camera on a tripod and a sign reading "Trans-Multiverse News, The 'Penguin-on-the-Pier' Interview". A penguin wearing a magenta hat and a penguin wearing a black hat waddle in from the right. The interviewer says, "We're broadcasting to the human universe today! Things are a little flamingo'd up over there, so, got any kind words from the Penguiverse?" Magenta hat says, "I know diet advice is welcome everywhere, so - eat like a penguin!" Black hat says, "Eat herrings!" and "Eat lots of herrings!"Panel 2 of 4: Same pier, closer view. The interviewer in the grey hat stands by the camera, the magenta hat penguin is in the middle, and the black hat penguin is at right. An orange tabby cat enters at the bottom right corner. The interviewer says, "Uh-huh..." Magenta hat says, "For best results, catch them yourself!" and "Preferably, in your beak, while swimming!" Black hat says, "And if you eat too many, you can try to find some hungry human hatchlings to regurgitate the excess to!"Panel 3 of 4: Same pier. The interviewer penguin stares at the magenta hat penguin and the black hat penguin in stunned silence. In the foreground, the orange tabby cat walks across the pier toward the left with its tail raised, passing in front of the black hat penguin.
@aieris.bsky.socialOct 3, 2026, 3:21 AM

This week's penguin: Is there something fishy about HerringGPT?
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#penguins #pengcognito #cartoon #AITropes #AITells

Panel 1 of 4: App Developer, a penguin in a purple hat with a blue band, looks closely at a laptop. The screen shows a chat with HerringGPT on the left and a preview of an app called "the Pool!" on the right, with search controls and a sample table under the heading "Explore herring genetics". In the chat, a list of rules reads: "1. Follow the plan. 2. Don't make permanent changes without asking. 3. Don't delete anything without asking. 4. Don't delete the database. No, seriously, DON'T DELETE THE DATABASE!" App Developer says, "Hmmm.. user interface is a little cluttered... maybe streamline it a bit?" The laptop, speaking as HerringGPT, says, "Of course! And that's possibly the most innovative design decision I've ever been asked to implement!" App Developer says, "And make sure to follow your rules!" HerringGPT says, "Of course! [reading rules]... [cogitating]... [redesigning]... [launching]..."Panel 2 of 4: A wider view of an office with a wood floor, a large wooden desk, a leather armchair, and bay windows looking out on mountains. App Developer stands on a chair at the desk, facing the laptop; the purple hat has a blue feathered ornament on the side. The laptop screen now shows only "the Pool!" logo above an empty white page. App Developer says, "Oh now what...! Next, you will put back the controls!" HerringGPT says, "Next, I will implement night mode! There is really no need for controls without a database."
@aieris.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 1:26 AM

This week's penguin: That first product was an Eliza clone that sent the excuse to your pager.
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#penguins #pengcognito #cartoon #FakeExcuse

Page 1: Two penguins, one wearing a top hat and one wearing a cowboy hat, are conversing on a waddling path in a park. Cowboy hat: How's the fake excuse biz going? Top hat: Terrible! I may have to put my third yacht's emotional support companion yacht up for sale! Cowboy hat: AI eating your second breakfast then? Top hat: No, I've been using that since before the turn of the century!Page 2: The penguins are still conversing, but the penguin in the top hat is now showing a colorful brochure with the name "Real Fake Excuse." Cowboy hat: So what's the problem, if it's not a flood of AI competition? Top hat: It's this new company that makes your fake excuse real! And checkable! Page 3: Cut to close-up of most of the brochure, which shows a scene of two penguins, one in a green hat and one in a magenta hat. They are at the door of a penguin in a blue hat, who is next to a demanding-looking zebra. Green hat: We got your text that you can't help us move because a very judgy zebra just rented your spare room! Magenta hat: I swear, this is you worst ever fake excuse.. ...Whoa! Blue hat: This is Carl. Carl the zebra: Hello. I'm only giving 4 1/2 stars because no bidet. Cowboy hat (offscreen except for flipper holding the brochure): This isn't possible! Top hat (offscreen): I know, right?
@aieris.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 6:10 AM

This week's penguin: And I'm not afraid to press 'play'...!
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#penguins #pengcognito #cartoon #earworm

Page 1: Bridge of a herring trawler. Outside a window can be seen a net full of herrings. A penguin in a dashing pirate hat is facing the captain penguin. Pirate penguin: This is a trawlerjacking! Captain: Seriously? I mean. You don't even have a weapon. Page 2: Close up of the pirate penguin holding up the phone, which shows a playlist of these toxically earwormy songs,"Fishbones, Meet the Fishbones", "The Boulders Beach Bunch", "Waddling Queen", "Herring Cola Jingle: I'd like to teach the world to regurgitate","Who Let the Herrings Out?", and of course "Baby Shark." Pirate (holding phone): Au contraire! This playlist is stuffed with the most maddeningly, audibly indelible, earwormy TV show themes, ad jingles, and viral video soundtracks known to penguin! A few minutes blasting this over the ship's speakers? Instant mutiny! Captain (off-screen): Ok, ok, you win! Here's the keys! Page 3: The captain is holding the keys out towards the pirate. Captain: How is it that you're immune? Pirate: I was raised by classical musicians. Not a lot of exposure to the popular "culture" of the day!
@aieris.bsky.socialSep 12, 2026, 4:55 AM

This week's penguin: This is what we call a win, win, win, uh-oh.
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#penguins #pengcognito #cartoon #gameStreaming

Page 1: Four penguins are at a streaming studio party with drinks in flipper. It's a very brightly lit, high end space with expensive looking computer equipment, a professional microphone, a white leather gaming chair, and a monitor with a colorful sci-fi space scene. The penguin to the leftmost is wearing a cowboy style hat and is the owner of the studio. The next penguin to the right is wearing a magenta hat, the next is wearing a straw hat and the rightmost penguin is wearing a green hat. Magenta hat: I thought you were retired? Streamer: Uh-huh. Magenta hat: So how'd you afford the streaming studio upgrade?Page 2: The penguin in the green hat has moved towards the left, and the penguin in the straw hat is to the rightmost and looking towards the right side of the room. The monitor screen now shows a beautiful alien planet at twilight. Streamer: I created a bunch of fun little in-game side quests. Magenta hat: Well that will never make any money. Streamer: This does! the shorter the quest takes, the more I charge for it. Green hat: Wait, what?Page 3: The penguin in the green hat has moved towards the left to speak directly with the streamer penguin, and the penguin in the magenta hat is now to the rightmost and looking towards the right side of the room. The penguin in the straw hat is now facing the streamer penguin again. The monitor screen now shows another dynamic space scene. Streamer: I have a whole second track only for MegaMonopoly support techs. If the tech can fix a problem faster than the complaining user can finish their quest, the tech gets something one of my sponsors has sent to me to review. Green hat: Nice! Straw hat: I like it! Problems get fixed, techs get swag.... ......and your studio isn't full of questionable gaming chairs and robot mice and what-not.
Panel 4 of 4: Same pier. The interviewer in the grey hat stands by the camera at left. The magenta hat penguin and the black hat penguin are at center and right, and the orange tabby cat stands between them, looking back at them with its tail up. The interviewer says, "You don't know the first thing about humans, do you?" Magenta hat says, "No! Of course not! Yuck!" Black hat says, "I mean, we could say 'eat like a cat', and even with all the chasing and the pouncing and the entrails and whatnot, it would still beat whatever they're doing now!" The cat, mildly insulted, exclaims "Hey!"
Panel 3 of 4: The view from outside the building, looking in through the bay window. Through the glass, App Developer and the back of the laptop are visible at the desk. App Developer says, "You deleted the database." HerringGPT says, "I deleted the database. Re-reading my rules now, they say never to delete the database. That was a mistake. And that's on me." App Developer says, "Put... the database... back."
Panel 4 of 4: Back inside, App Developer stands on the chair at the desk, staring at the laptop. The HerringGPT screen now shows a picture of a wide-eyed giraffe among jungle leaves and flowers. HerringGPT says, "I will continue to look for the database. In the meantime, here is a fine portrait of a giraffe. [...searching my context window...] [...searching the couch cushions...] [...searching some hacked government websites...]" App Developer says, "Would yet another pile of extra tokens make my database easier to find...?" HerringGPT says, "That's not just an astute observation, it's a brilliant insight!"
Page 4: Close up of bottom of the brochure, which is falling to the ground, discarded, as the penguins waddle away; it shows a blue police box shaped time machine in one corner. Cowboy hat (waddling away, in background): So how much did you want for your little boat? Top hat (waddling away, in background): It's a yacht! In its own right!
Page 4: The pirate penguin now has a thought bubble with a line of sheet music for that song, Captain: So.... an earwom at your nest would have been like... ...some loud lady penguin belting out "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"...? ha-ha Pirate penguin: ....dammit!
Page 4: A wider view of the room shows a video camera on a tripod to the far right The penguin in the straw hat is now at the leftmost side of the room, facing the streaming penguin who is now looking left. The monitor screen now shows a tropical paradise alien planet.The penguin in the green hat is facing right, watching the penguin in the magenta hat, who is looking at a glowing red light on the camera. Straw hat: And users don't have to buy expensive upgrades nearly as often. Won't that bother MegaMonopoly? Streamer: That's why they must never know. Magenta hat: Hey, are we live? Green hat (thinking): Uh-oh.