# And now, for something completely different **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 8, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-for-something-completely-different/982402 "2023-04-08T23:55:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-for-something-completely-different/982402/1 "2023-04-08T23:55:48Z")
The Amphibious Motor-bus. > **[Amfibus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amfibus)** > > The Amfibus is an amphibious bus, developed and built by DAT (Dutch Amphibious Transport) Vehicles B.V., in Nijmegen, Netherlands, which was considered as a replacement for the Renfrew Ferry across the River Clyde. > When SPT ceased to operate the Renfrew Ferry on 31 March 2010, one option for replacement was the Amfibus, capable of both driving on the road and sailing across the river. The Amfibus had previously been trialled by Splashtours in Rotterdam Harbour, where it successfully coped wit... Whoda thunk it? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-for-something-completely-different/982402/2 "2023-04-09T00:06:51Z")
Not really much different from > **[Duck Tours South Beach](https://ducktourssouthbeach.com/)** > > Departing from the heart of Miami South Beach, our one-of-a-kind duck tours journey through spectacular landmarks and into the Biscayne Bay. Book with us today! and > **[Boston Duck Tours | Boston's Best Sightseeing Tour](https://bostonducktours.com/)** > > Experience the best introDUCKtion to Boston with our fully narrated, historic tours by the city's most notable landmarks, and right into the Charles River! which are but two of dozens such operations around the USA. All inspired by some WWII surplus machines first pressed into tourist service in the 1950s but now long since replaced by larger variations on the same theme: > **[DUKW](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DUKW)** > > The DUKW (colloquially known as Duck) is a six-wheel-drive amphibious modification of the .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}2+1⁄2-ton CCKW trucks used by the U.S. military during World War II and the Kor... The Amfibus is certainly starting from a more modern baseline, but is still the same idea. For completeness, here’s the folks over in the Netherlands using the Amfibus, you guessed it, an amphibious tourist trolley, not a transit vehicle > **[Splashtours Amsterdam - The most splashing way to see Amsterdam! -](https://amsterdam.splashtours.nl/en/)** > > Splashtours offers a city tour of Amsterdam unlike any other. A tour in the unique amphibian bus is a unforgettable experience. Buy your tickets here! ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-for-something-completely-different/982402/3 "2023-04-09T04:03:32Z")
Grew up with “Ducks” everywhere, but was intrigued when we saw some Amphi-Cars at Disney Springs, FL. They looked cool, but they were booked for the rest of the afternoon. > **[Disney Springs: Thinking About The Amphicars](https://mickeyblog.com/2021/02/15/disney-springs-thinking-about-the-amphicars/)** > > What is your favorite mode of Walt Disney World transportation? Monorail? PeopleMover? Skyliner? How about the Amphicars at Disney Springs? ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-for-something-completely-different/982402/4 "2023-04-09T09:30:43Z")
here was a [thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-boats-would-you-ride-on-one/818289/96) on duck boats recently … ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-for-something-completely-different/982402/5 "2023-04-09T15:30:10Z")
Dang, I was expecting a man with three buttocks… ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-for-something-completely-different/982402/6 "2023-04-09T18:26:58Z")
But not the Spanish Inquisition? ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-for-something-completely-different/982402/7 "2023-04-09T18:54:40Z")
Well… The Spanish Inquisition actually gave you 30 days notice! [Quite Interesting - Spanish Inquisition](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o85NK1EEnMY) From QI (“What a show!!”)