# A duck! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 4, 2004, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581 "2004-06-04T04:24:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/21 "2004-06-04T13:11:27Z")
No, an elephant. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/22 "2004-06-04T13:13:01Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > No, an elephant. Will an elephant taste as good in orange sauce though? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/23 "2004-06-04T13:20:42Z")
“Have you seen my duck? His name is Doodles and he has a yellow beak and pink ribbons.” (Munching on a duck that was unfortunately sitting in an electric chair, the two stage hands indicate they haven’t seen Doodles.) _On The Air_ ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/24 "2004-06-04T13:25:27Z")
> [@Angua](#): > > Will an elephant taste as good in orange sauce though? No, no, no! It’s not about cooking them, it’s about getting down from them. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/25 "2004-06-04T13:27:58Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > No, no, no! It’s not about cooking them, it’s about getting down from them. Aah. Right… But you can’t get down from an elephant. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/26 "2004-06-04T13:34:39Z")
Right. That’s why you get down from a duck instead. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/27 "2004-06-04T13:38:07Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Right. That’s why you get down from a duck instead. _achoo!_ Thuck thown makesh me thneeze. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/28 "2004-06-04T13:57:53Z")
You’re dithspicable! ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/29 "2004-06-04T14:04:18Z")
Wabbit season! ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/30 "2004-06-04T14:08:03Z")
\*_Duck_ season! ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/31 "2004-06-04T14:09:05Z")
No, wait! Idiot Who Doesn’t Preview Season!! ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/32 "2004-06-04T14:14:20Z")
“I get it! _Pronoun_ trouble!” One of my favorite quotes ever, especially since so few people get it. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/33 "2004-06-04T14:18:55Z")
Be vewy vewy quiet. I’m hunting duckys. I’m so going to give **Eve** recurring Pwincess Pweciouss nightmares. ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/34 "2004-06-04T14:19:27Z")
My daughter and I had the following conversation last night. H: Are the patio lights on? M: Do they look like they are on? H: Oh. M: If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck then it probably is a duck. H: And if it has webbed feet. Then I kissed her and sent her to bed. So, my question to **NoClueBoy** is, does it have webbed feet? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/35 "2004-06-04T14:30:13Z")
> [@misstee](#): > > My daughter and I … blah, blah, blah… > > So, my question to **NoClueBoy** is, does it have webbed feet? I don’t even _know_ your daughter! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/36 "2004-06-04T15:39:58Z")
Bwwaa ah ah! Her name was Rosiland. She was such a kind and gentle soul. You may as well accept that the way things are, is the way things are. Well the way things are stinks! I’m not going to be a gonner! I’m gone! ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/37 "2004-06-04T16:04:37Z")
> [@Angua](#): > > Aah. Right… > > But you can’t get down from an elephant. why not? all you need is a ten-foot ladder… 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/38 "2004-06-04T16:08:23Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > “I get it! _Pronoun_ trouble!” > > One of my favorite quotes ever, especially since so few people get it. ‘shoot me now! shoot me now!’ ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/39 "2004-06-04T16:11:04Z")
> [@Rufus Xavier](#): > > why not? all you need is a ten-foot ladder… 😕 I’ve never seen elephant down pillows before… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581/40 "2004-06-04T16:37:38Z")
> [@Angua](#): > > I’ve never seen elephant down pillows before… > 😉 I wonder if an elephant would down a pillow if the elephant was hungry enough? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-duck/248581.md?page=3)