English teacher Steve Coogan adopts a penguin in the middle the 1976 Argentinean coup d’état -- and yes, that is kinda weird.

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle ... This penguin won’t leave him alone, so he brings him back to school with him.

"As a child, I'd rush home from school to watch cartoons," he said. "That same generation logged into Club Penguin to play with friends." The brief, exhilarating world of my childhood couldn't last.