# Davis dopers: whats with the friggen ducks?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/davis-dopers-whats-with-the-friggen-ducks/294254
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [March 12, 2005, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/davis-dopers-whats-with-the-friggen-ducks/294254 "2005-03-12T22:51:26Z")
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### Author:  [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2005, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/davis-dopers-whats-with-the-friggen-ducks/294254/1 "2005-03-12T22:51:26Z")
Damn! These bloody mallards are everywhere. Almost ran some over the other day driving downtown, they were strolling across the road. Somehow, I failed to anticipate \*mallards[/a] in the middle of _3rd street_. Damn things.
Also, why do they want to sleep between the gas pumps where i work. These things are unfathomable.
Sigh. That time of year I guess. At least I haven’t seen any violent necrophiliac duck raping yet.
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### Author:  [@neofishboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neofishboy)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/davis-dopers-whats-with-the-friggen-ducks/294254/2 "2005-03-12T23:40:41Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#):
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> Sigh. That time of year I guess. At least I haven’t seen any violent necrophiliac duck raping yet.
And you’re not _going to_ with that attitude. C’mon man, _you_ have to make it happen! I believe in you!
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### Author:  [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/davis-dopers-whats-with-the-friggen-ducks/294254/3 "2005-03-13T00:14:28Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#):
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> Damn! These bloody mallards are everywhere. Almost ran some over the other day driving downtown, they were strolling across the road. Somehow, I failed to anticipate \*mallards[/a] in the middle of _3rd street_. Damn things.
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> Also, why do they want to sleep between the gas pumps where i work. These things are unfathomable.
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> Sigh. That time of year I guess. At least I haven’t seen any violent necrophiliac duck raping yet.
Mallards are ducks?
Gee, pretty soon you’ll be telling us they are not the state bird of Minnesota!! :smack:
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### Author:  [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/davis-dopers-whats-with-the-friggen-ducks/294254/4 "2005-03-13T01:36:03Z")
> [@ouryL](#):
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> Mallards are ducks?
Not sure if this is a big whoosh, but…yes.
[Mallards](http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/wild/vertebrate/birds/mallard.htm)
> [@](#):
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> The Mallard is probably the most widely known wild duck in North America.
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### Author:  [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2005, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/davis-dopers-whats-with-the-friggen-ducks/294254/5 "2005-03-13T02:54:27Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#):
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> That time of year I guess. At least I haven’t seen any violent necrophiliac duck raping yet.
Well, I **was** going to post something about reasons for new laws, but the OP beat me to it.
Well, on [this page](http://www.arwhead.com/calhunt/duck.html), I see what a califorian has to do to get a hunting license soo…
I _supose_ the cops _might_ have a problem with you taking out a gun and blowing away one of those quackers in public however.
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### Author:  [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/davis-dopers-whats-with-the-friggen-ducks/294254/6 "2005-03-13T03:34:17Z")
The lawn by Mrak Hall must have reached carrying capacity. They’re dispersing and looking for other favorable habitats. The gas pumps are on an island, yes?
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### Author:  [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2005, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/davis-dopers-whats-with-the-friggen-ducks/294254/7 "2005-03-13T04:59:13Z")
Hey!
I haven’t lived in Davis since I was a very little girl - but I fed those ducks. (Or those ducks’ grandparents or something (how long is a duck generation, anyway?)) And I have many pleasant memories of feeding ducks in Davis.
Leave the ducks alone.