Pink penguins everywhere, and you're not even drunk or asleep? Yes, that's Moscow for you these days, where human-sized penguin statues are waiting for you at strategic points throughout the city.
Ostensibly, they are there to draw your attention to the city's Ice Cream Festival, but clearly, that is just a front. Unless you are incurably naive, the following pictures will open your eyes to just how creepy these birds really are.
Let's start with the fact that they can't meet your eyes.
They're armed.
They don't even bother to hide the fact that they have nuclear ambitions.
Their influence on Russia's youth is already showing.
They are analyzing every little thing that we do.
They have infiltrated Moscow families, posing as husbands, wives and other relatives without anyone noticing.
They are documenting every step you take.
They are ready for impact.
They are masters of disguise.
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