I've been a part of this club since April of 2010. For an entire jaar I was on forums, chatting and laughing with the rest of you. I gradually grew out of it, and found myself visiting this site less and less, to the point where it had been months since I had been here.
Last night, my brothers took out an official Penguins DVD I had bought years ago. As I laughed with them during the episode "It's About Time", I remembered all the good times I had had here. The art, the craziness, the absolute insanity of the fans, but most of all, the joy.
I decided to check back in on this club, and u know what I found?
That same joy that had been there three years geleden is still here today. Sure, most of u are new faces. Most of the people I knew are long gone. But the fact remains that u enjoy this show, and u aren't afraid to be here to celebrate it. Some of u come from difficult situations, and this is your moment of relaxation and stability during troubled storms. Others of u are meer fortunate and come here as mere recreation. Some of u ship characters, such as Skilene and Dorski. Others of u just like chatting about episodes and going-ons at nickelodeon.
In the end, we are all here for the Penguins. The toon that brought us together and left us wanting meer of them every saturday morning. The toon that gave some of us a reason to be sociable to others that we didn't even know, complete strangers with one common interest.
I look back on my times in the fandom one last time, wondering where those experiences had gone, and I realize that they never left. I can still feel the passion of this club. Your joy and your togetherness are what truly separates u from other fandoms.
I will admit, I've found other stuff much meer interesting than the Penguins of Madagascar during the three years I've been gone. I've graduated, obtained my Eagle Scout Award, and even went to Haiti twice. But fanpop is one of my roots, and I will always come back home.
To you, the fans of The Penguins of Madagascar.
Stay true. Stay hearty. Stay safe.
