# I bought a duck today. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 23, 2004, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658 "2004-02-23T13:42:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/1 "2004-02-23T13:42:31Z")
I bought a duck today. That is all. oh fine I’m posting this because of this thread here [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=4571910](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=4571910) ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/2 "2004-02-23T13:43:26Z")
A duck? Where? When? Why? You can’t just make enigmatic statements out of the blue! ---
**Author:** ![In\_Conceivable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@In\_Conceivable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Conceivable)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/3 "2004-02-23T13:43:47Z")
When is dinner? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/4 "2004-02-23T14:22:22Z")
> [@In Conceivable](#): > > When is dinner? _covers duck’s ears_ It isn’t a _dinner_ duck. It’s a _bathtime_ duck. \ Get the marinade and meet me out back at the grill \ ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/5 "2004-02-23T14:24:47Z")
I ducked a buy yesterday! I might regret it later, but I think I made the right call. ---
**Author:** ![Arcite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/6 "2004-02-23T14:29:12Z")
Have you taken it to a cave and made it quack yet? Well? What were the results? We’re all dying to know! ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/7 "2004-02-23T14:42:29Z")
_I bought a duck today To see if I still feel I focus on the pain The only thing that’s real_ ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/8 "2004-02-23T15:23:52Z")
I showered with a duck this morning. It was in the tub when I jumped in. I felt no need to remove it. It’s just a little duck. ::: sings "Rubber ducky you’re the one, you make bath time lots of fun. Rubber ducky, I’m awfully fond of you. " :::::: ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/9 "2004-02-23T15:27:57Z")
_Aflac!_ ---
**Author:** ![Wrenchslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/94ad74/32.png) [@Wrenchslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenchslinger)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/10 "2004-02-23T15:37:11Z")
Duck me. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/11 "2004-02-23T15:43:45Z")
You must be expecting a lot of down time… ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/12 "2004-02-23T15:49:29Z")
If you think buying a rubber duck from a major retailer is cheap…just wait til you see the bill! No— best to purchase from a local school or charity when they have their annual drake sale. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/13 "2004-02-23T15:53:24Z")
[MST3Ked Jack Palance voice] I just purchased a new shovel today. \ Its cost? Fifteen dollars. \ Believe it or not. \ [/MST3KJPv] ---
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/14 "2004-02-23T16:13:32Z")
dutchboy, do you have any cats? I have cats, and I have ducks, and one of my cats likes to take the ducks and distribute them all around the house. Every day I put the ducks back on the tub, every night I come home to ducks all over the place. I think he thinks they are a good substitute for gifts of live prey. I suppose I should consider myself lucky. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/15 "2004-02-23T16:26:28Z")
Based on the lack of details in the OP, I suspect we’re all being goosed. ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/16 "2004-02-23T17:10:02Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > I suspect we’re all being goosed. I thought I felt something… ---
**Author:** ![malkabat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@malkabat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkabat)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/17 "2004-02-23T17:16:53Z")
[Chico voice]Why-a duck? Why-a no chicken?[/Chico voice] ---
**Author:** ![RainGrowsBrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@RainGrowsBrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RainGrowsBrite)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/18 "2004-02-23T17:57:12Z")
_sniff_ Ive always wanted a duck. _sniff_☹ ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/19 "2004-02-23T18:17:05Z")
All right, this is my third useless post in this useless thread, but I wanted to share the fact that I have the title running in my head to the tune of “A Day in the Life.” _I bought a duck today, oh boy I am a ducky man who made the grade…_ And now, so do you. Muuaahahahaa. ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658/20 "2004-02-23T18:54:27Z")
Be careful, I’ve seen this sort of thng before–it may escalate. I mean, first you buy and duck, then you buy another duck, and then you buy a goose. Really, you’re just running in circles. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-duck-today/230658.md?page=2)