# Look at the caption! Hilarious! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 4, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727 "2011-05-04T18:05:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Philliam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/philliam/32/3011_2.png) [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/21 "2011-05-05T01:35:44Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > So you’re saying this could go eider way? Don’t think we didn’t see what you did there. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/22 "2011-05-05T01:52:32Z")
They tried to determine whether or not it was actually a duck by running a Turing Test, but it went foul. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/23 "2011-05-05T01:56:05Z")
> [@Philliam](#): > > Don’t think we didn’t see what you did there. Quit egging him on. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/24 "2011-05-05T01:56:52Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > I’m down with that. ::::shakes tiny fist at you! ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/25 "2011-05-05T01:59:27Z")
[Look here.](http://verydemotivational.memebase.com/2011/02/10/demotivational-posters-anatidaephobia/) ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/26 "2011-05-05T02:02:41Z")
Thank you for the alleged humor. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/27 "2011-05-05T02:07:58Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > [Look here.](http://verydemotivational.memebase.com/2011/02/10/demotivational-posters-anatidaephobia/) I knew it! Everyone said I was crazy, “Ducks don’t watch people!” they all said. Well then explain why there’s a word for it then! Excuse me, I have to go duck hunting. ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/28 "2011-05-05T02:18:01Z")
I’m warning you. Once you’ve seen it, you can never unsee it. The ducks are [wearing masks](http://www.gearfuse.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/duck-dog-mask.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/29 "2011-05-05T02:30:06Z")
> [@Gukumatz](#): > > I’m warning you. Once you’ve seen it, you can never unsee it. > > The ducks are [wearing masks](http://www.gearfuse.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/duck-dog-mask.jpg). That is going to haunt me for the rest of my life, I just know it. Darn you! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/30 "2011-05-05T02:43:47Z")
As Ted Leo said, If it looks like a dog, and barks like a dog, well then it probably is, so let’s just give it a walk. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/31 "2011-05-05T02:46:21Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > _Ceci n’est pas une pipe._ Heh, the last time this sort of thread came up I linked to [this page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_map_is_not_the_territory#.22The_map_is_not_the_territory.22) (look at the caption!) ---
**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:** [May 5, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/32 "2011-05-05T02:52:39Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I knew it! Everyone said I was crazy, “Ducks don’t watch people!” they all said. Well then explain why there’s a word for it then! Excuse me, I have to go duck hunting. What for? It’s currently rabbit season. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/33 "2011-05-05T04:08:25Z")
How can you teal if it is real? ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/34 "2011-05-05T06:51:08Z")
Clearly you can tell its a witch, was I the only one that spotted this. Declan ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/35 "2011-05-05T19:52:46Z")
Don’t be silly, that’s a mallard. If it was a witch it would be a wood duck. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/36 "2011-05-05T21:06:53Z")
> **[Wikipedia:The duck test](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:DUCK)** > > The duck test—"If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck"—suggests that something can be identified by its habitual characteristics. > The duck test does not apply to non-obvious cases. Unless there is evidence which proves otherwise beyond a reasonable doubt, editors must assume good faith from others. > The "duck test" is meant to be used for internal processes within Wikipedia. For example, consider that "User:Example1" is engaged in a heated ... ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/37 "2011-05-05T21:15:18Z")
> [@Declan](#): > > Clearly you can tell its a witch, was I the only one that spotted this. > > Declan Beat me to it. And the duck test page is fricking hilarious! Also…the duck mask…omg…arrghh!! ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/38 "2011-05-06T00:58:48Z")
Why did the duck cross the road? ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/39 "2011-05-06T01:37:23Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > Why did the duck cross the road? To buy a mask? ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727/40 "2011-05-06T01:43:32Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > Why did the duck cross the road? Couldn’t get its dick out of the chicken? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-caption-hilarious/580727.md?page=3)