# A 40-foot rubber duck is coming to Pittsburgh **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 4, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-40-foot-rubber-duck-is-coming-to-pittsburgh/660090 "2013-06-04T02:42:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-40-foot-rubber-duck-is-coming-to-pittsburgh/660090/1 "2013-06-04T02:42:40Z")
[A 40-foot rubber duck is going to be coming to Pittsburgh this fall.](http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/art-architecture/40-foot-rubber-duck-coming-to-pittsburgh-690192/) I bet Lil’ Neville will love this. ---
**Author:** ![OldnCrinkly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e7dd6/32.png) [@OldnCrinkly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldnCrinkly)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-40-foot-rubber-duck-is-coming-to-pittsburgh/660090/2 "2013-06-04T03:23:41Z")
I saw it on some morning show the other day. Its such a silly and delightful spectacle. I want to take pictures, maybe from up Mt. Washington or wherever. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-40-foot-rubber-duck-is-coming-to-pittsburgh/660090/3 "2013-06-04T04:39:56Z")
I, for one, welcome our new Giant Rubber Duckie Overlords. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-40-foot-rubber-duck-is-coming-to-pittsburgh/660090/4 "2013-06-04T05:53:22Z")
I clicked the link in the OP and immediately scared the shit outta my cats by exclaiming “OH MY FUCKING GOD THAT’S AWESOME!” Easily the coolest thing I’ve seen in a city waterway since I had the great privilege to see Christo’s _Surrounded Islands_ way back in '82. If any Dopers go see this, PLEASE take pictures! ---
**Author:** ![simple\_homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-40-foot-rubber-duck-is-coming-to-pittsburgh/660090/5 "2013-06-04T06:00:42Z")
The West is copying China. So strange. > **[Shanghaiist - China in bite-sized portions!](https://shanghaiist.com)** > > Founded in 2005, Shanghaiist has emerged as one of the most popular English-language websites about China, covering local news, events, food, and entertainment for a diverse audience of young and affluent urbanites. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-40-foot-rubber-duck-is-coming-to-pittsburgh/660090/6 "2013-06-04T06:19:06Z")
aw man: Giant duck deflates, taking with it the hopes and dreams of all Hong Kong [http://shanghaiist.com/hong\_kong\_duck\_briefly\_deflates\_everyone\_loses\_their\_shit.php](http://shanghaiist.com/2013/05/15/hong_kong_duck_briefly_deflates_everyone_loses_their_shit.php) that picture of it face down in the water… ---
**Author:** ![Shoujin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoujin/32/3884_2.png) [@Shoujin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoujin)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-40-foot-rubber-duck-is-coming-to-pittsburgh/660090/7 "2013-06-04T07:01:13Z")
Woke up couldn’t sleep. Read the thread title, and did a double take because I could have sworn it said “dick” and not “duck” Methinks I need more sleep. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-40-foot-rubber-duck-is-coming-to-pittsburgh/660090/8 "2013-06-04T09:42:00Z")
Vhy a duck? Vhy-a no chicken? ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-40-foot-rubber-duck-is-coming-to-pittsburgh/660090/9 "2013-06-04T10:43:09Z")
> [@simple\_homer](#): > > The West is copying China. So strange. I thought it was an art installation, moving to various world cities. No copying: Pittsburgh is just the next stop on the tour. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-40-foot-rubber-duck-is-coming-to-pittsburgh/660090/10 "2013-06-04T11:14:01Z")
Release the Quacken! ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-40-foot-rubber-duck-is-coming-to-pittsburgh/660090/11 "2013-06-04T11:34:31Z")
Oh that’s bad! In my younger days I used to pass through this area in the boonies. At one middle of nowhere intersection was an independent convience store that sold fried chicken. To promote their chicken they had a 15 to 20 foot tall concrete one outside. I had not been there for years and when I went back recently it was gone ☹ The good news was I had a good Jeff Foxworthy moment at a place nearby. You know you are a redneck when you have a MIG fighter jet up on blocks in your front yard.