They gave us wings, but we can't fly? I mean... I mean, whose idea of a cruel joke is this?
5 seconds sound clip from the The Pebble and the Penguin movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:31:19.213 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- It doesn't matter how silly it sounds.
- I promise. Cross my heart. I won't laugh.
- All right. All right. All right.
- What?
- Rocko, everybody knows penguins can't fly.
- You're wrong! You are dead wrong. Our ancestors flew.
- They gave us wings, but we can't fly? I mean... I mean, whose idea of a cruel joke is this?
- I mean... I mean, you've got to just accept it.
- No. No. I don't accept nothing.
- But, Rocko, that's the way things are.
- Don't laugh. Nobody laughs at Rocko the Rockhopper.
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