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Mr. Popper: Hello! I have to send the penguins back.
Voice On Phone: Send-da-penguin?
Mr. Popper: Yes, send penguins.
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Mr. Popper: [to Nat, hitting him with the leash] Why are you hitting yourself, huh? Why are you hitting yourself? That's not attractive for a zoo official.
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Mr. Popper: You are falling asleep.
Amanda: No I'm not.
Mr. Popper: Hmm, that must be me.
Amanda: You really should go to bed.
Mr. Popper: Uh-uh, I'm not leaving him, he's a Popper.
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Pippi: That's the pertinent print-out, and the person we're purchasing the property from is present.
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Pippi: [to receptionist] Pippi Pepennopolis; I'm Mr. Popper's personal assistant. I process his paper and procure his periodicals.
Mr. Popper: [Aside, to receptionist] She doesn't even know she's doing it.
Pippi: [to Mr. Popper] Pardon?
Mr. Popper: Nothing.
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Pippi: [Over phone] Mr. Popper, Pippi. I've parleyed with The Tavern people, and persuaded them to ponder your proposal.
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Pippi: Mr. Popper, phew! Punctuality is a priority for this particular person.
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Mr. Popper: I'm not coming in to work again today.
Pippi: Pourquoi?
Mr. Popper: I have a pest problem.
Pippi: What particular pest is the problem?
Mr. Popper: It's a penguin.
Pippi: Penguin?
Mr. Popper: Yeah! It starts with "p"; you ought to be able to handle it.
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Pippi: Per your predicament, I printed a pertinent page from Wikipedia.
[Reads]
Pippi: "Gentoo penguins may periodically imprint on a particular person as if they were a penguin. Once imprinted, they remain permanently proximate to their parental proxy."
Mr. Popper: Is it actually written that way?
Pippi: I'm paraphrasing.
Mr. Popper's Penguins Quotes
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