The popularity of Popular Penguins considered
Are Popular Penguins popular because they are half the price of other paperbacks? Or is it because they look like a cream-filled orange pastry? I once painted a room Penguin orange, so you don’t have to. Trust me: it works on a book, but orange walls make you feel like you are living in a bottle of Fanta.
During World War II, British soldiers had a large patch pocket on their trousers that precisely fitted a Penguin paperback. They called it ‘the Penguin pocket’. I would like one added to all my trousers. I find a paperback will fit in most suit jacket pockets, but does make the wearer bulge interestingly.
Some old Penguins stacked up behind a paperweight. Does anyone actually use a paperweight to weigh down paper? Did anyone ever?