Dave & Chuck the Freak talk about a 104-year-old woman in Connecticut who was finally able to live out her life-long dream of petting a penguin.
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00:00there is a 104 year old woman
00:09she is in Connecticut
00:12and she's had a lifelong wish
00:16that has not come true until now
00:18she wanted to pet a penguin
00:23her whole life she's wanted to pet a penguin
00:25and finally at 104
00:28just got the chance to do it
00:30here's her story from NBC Connecticut
00:32104 year old Bertha Comer
00:35has always wanted to pet
00:36a penguin
00:37so Mystic Aquarium came here
00:40to the village gate of Farmington
00:42to grant her wish
00:43December 28, 1917
00:48that's when Bertha Comer was born
00:50the 104 year old
00:52who's nearly halfway to 105
00:53had a simple request
00:55to pet a penguin
00:57never thought it would happen
00:59but those at village gate of Farmington
01:01made sure it happened
01:03for their oldest resident
01:04Bertha moved from Florida
01:06almost 10 years ago
01:07to be closer to family
01:08she makes me smile
01:10she's such a spitfire
01:11there was times where the bus would take off
01:14and she would leave her walker
01:15and just go
01:16she's just an amazing person
01:17and to tell me that she wants to touch a penguin
01:20I had to make that dream come true
01:23so village gates enrichment coordinator
01:25Ashley Waddell reached out to Mystic Aquarium
01:28and Twilight Wish Foundation
01:29Wednesday's visit
01:31which would have cost $1,700
01:32was free
01:34do you think she got a confused
01:37and then a dog or something
01:38I don't know
01:40that's not what I'm talking about
01:42so not only did Bertha have a
01:44no not one
01:44she got it wrong
01:46no peacock
01:47Bertha
01:48oh I meant peacock
01:49Bertha you asked for a penguin
01:51oh
01:52wait
01:53we spent $1,700 getting the penguin place here
01:56no the one with the big fan on its butt
01:59a peacock
02:01this is a penguin
02:03bring that
02:04no Bertha we can't
02:05we blew all the money on the penguin exhibit
02:07oh that ugly thing
02:09yeah
02:09you said you wanted
02:10smells like fish
02:11no you always wanted to pet one
02:13since you were
02:13no not that
02:14I don't know
02:15I'm confused
02:16three years you've waited to pet a penguin
02:18not that
02:18the other one with the fan tail
02:20no you said penguin Bertha
02:22I may have
02:24I don't know
02:26Jesus
02:26I can't
02:27we got you a stuffed penguin
02:29we got you a penguin blanket
02:30I didn't know what this was
02:32we got you a penguin slinger
02:32I thought this was just an ugly stuffed animal
02:35I kept waiting for the penguin to come out
02:39and it's still not out
02:41it's got a big fan tail
02:42aquarium's oldest African penguin
02:45and I also heard
02:47that you are going to be turning 35 that year
02:50Bertha has lived a long life
02:53no
02:53wrong
02:55one that lasted 72 years
02:58together they had three children
03:00four grandchildren
03:01and six great-grandchildren
03:03she definitely didn't mean penguin
03:04yeah
03:05that's funny
03:06come on
03:08oh she was barely touching it
03:10she was like oh I won't even
03:11they can only do that
03:13with the old ladies
03:14at the retirement home
03:15right
03:15they could
03:16because the old dudes would be
03:16what do I get to make a wish
03:17a wish
03:18oh yeah
03:19I'd like as many horses as possible
03:21no no
03:23the wishes are way different
03:25no
03:25yeah
03:25way different
03:27yeah
03:27Donald we cannot get you prostitue
03:29we told you
03:30no
03:30I'm telling you
03:31any other wish
03:31there's like some lady who works at one of these places on TikTok
03:35and she anonymously posts like what these guys are saying to her all the time
03:39and old guys with no filter
03:43it's unbelievable
03:44you wouldn't mind giving me one of them
03:46you know
03:46like what would be your wish there
03:49blowjob
03:50no
03:51no
03:51that's all they're asking for all the time
03:54absolutely not
03:55can you just do that
03:56come on
03:58no
03:59and we told you last week
04:00you can't get pegged either
04:01you will not
04:02hey here's your penguin
04:03come pet your penguin
04:05how old was she
04:07104
04:09about to be 105
04:11she's an award for going 104 years with the name Bertha
04:14yeah
04:15Bertha
04:15she's one of the original Berthas I'm sure
04:17man
04:18yeah Bertha's a rough name
04:20it's a rough rough name
04:21but maybe there was a time where I was like oh man
04:24it was great
04:24that's the greatest name
04:25Bertha
04:26yeah
04:26still like
04:27a lot of years
04:28then it became like
04:29big Bertha
04:30yeah
04:30yes
04:31a lot of that
04:32yeah
04:32she's not a big Bertha
04:33no
04:34thank you for her
04:35penguin loving Bertha
04:36yeah
04:37I hope that wasn't the only reason she was sticking around
04:40I will say though
04:41if I was gonna touch a penguin
04:43I don't want it to
04:46to be that one
04:47why
04:48it's gotta be like an
04:49what is it
04:51emperor penguin
04:51that's what everybody wants to pet
04:53that's what everyone wants to pet
04:55not the discount penguin
04:57that is a lame penguin
04:58it's a lame penguin
05:00someone said you guys joke
05:01but my 79 year old great grandma
05:03was granted a wish
05:04and she wanted a lap dance
05:06from the thunder from down under stripper
05:09before she died
05:10and she got her wish
05:11hell yeah
05:12shake it boys
05:14she wanted a lap dance
05:17I wonder if they got the actual
05:18thunder from down under guy
05:20or they just hired
05:21like a decent shape
05:22no
05:22Billy from the janitor staff
05:24to come in
05:24he's in decent shape
05:26yeah
05:26put on some
05:27sure
05:27alright guys practice your Australian accents here
05:29yeah that's it
05:30he's got a grandma
05:31if you're looking for the thunder from down under
05:33I'll see you next time
05:34bye
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