BS: How does a duck start its day?

Subject: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 12 Jan 13 - 08:17 PM

Another vital question that hasn't yet been answered on Mudcat Cafe!

Well? How does a duck start its day?

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 12 Jan 13 - 08:45 PM

this one?

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 12 Jan 13 - 08:58 PM

wet?

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 12 Jan 13 - 09:04 PM

our duck starts with a visit from the cleaners, but I couldn't find the photo.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 12 Jan 13 - 09:07 PM

I'm betting that a duck starts its day the same way Angelina Jolie does, with a nice brisk paddling...

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Bobert
Date: 12 Jan 13 - 09:08 PM

For the luckier ones it ain't...

...dead duck...

B;~)

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 12 Jan 13 - 09:30 PM

It looks in the mirror to see if it's turned into a swan. When it sees it hasn't, it waddles away thinking, "Maybe tomorrow." Ducks don't know the meaning of "pessimism".

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Bert
Date: 12 Jan 13 - 09:36 PM

It wakes up.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Dead Horse
Date: 12 Jan 13 - 10:02 PM

....at the quack of dawn.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Charmion
Date: 12 Jan 13 - 10:12 PM

I think we should check with our resident expert, Geoff (The Duck) Gilday.

Quack!

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Beer
Date: 12 Jan 13 - 10:39 PM

I was just thinking the same thing Charmion.
Quack! Quack!
ad.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: LadyJean
Date: 12 Jan 13 - 10:42 PM

My sister keeps poultry, including ducks. They all start their day very early by making a great deal of noise. The ducks are quieter than the roosters and the guinea fowl. She has six drakes and one very tired female. Luck of the draw. Baby ducks all look alike.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 12 Jan 13 - 11:03 PM

If I had six drakes and one hen, I'd change it to one drake, one hen, and five servings of Peking duck.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Ed T
Date: 12 Jan 13 - 11:37 PM

By getting down off his bed.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 13 Jan 13 - 12:14 AM

Fartin' around the pond.

GfS

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 13 Jan 13 - 12:15 AM

They crack jokes with each other first light... the noise they make is laughter!

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Don Firth
Date: 13 Jan 13 - 12:43 AM

They start their day with a breakfast of cheese and quackers,

Don Firth

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: GUEST,Big Al Whittle
Date: 13 Jan 13 - 01:03 AM

Well I don't like to get too ponderous....

How does a duck start its day?
It doesn't just just flap it wings
As the bright day dawns
Ducks think serious things
The meaning of life, the exchange rate...
The place of the church in a modern state
When you've got webbed feet, you can't really wander
You waddle down to the pond
Its a good place to ponder.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: gnu
Date: 13 Jan 13 - 05:05 AM

Pees. Makes a pot of tea. Checks the Environment Canada Weather forecast and email and Mudcat PMs.

At least, that's what this lille black duck does.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 13 Jan 13 - 05:06 AM

Like I do every morning, a duck opens his bill. Or bills in my case :(


"Mummy mummy, there's a man at the door with a bill"


"Nonsense darling, it's probably a duck, with a hat on"

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: gnu
Date: 13 Jan 13 - 05:09 AM

This little black duck?

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Gurney
Date: 13 Jan 13 - 02:43 PM

Well, all spring, we had several ducks, and their adorable offspring, starting the day by walking 50yds from the creek to our garden pond.
There they lazed the day away, waiting to be provided with meals and crapping on the lawn.
Don't let anyone tell you that ducks have poor memories. They stay away for 9 months, but remember where the food comes from, when they are parents. Three generations, now.
They beat up each other's ducklings, to death, sometimes, fight each other for the best feeding spots, and mum and the siblings drive out a duckling with a weakness. To die a lonely death.
Not easy, being a Mallard.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 13 Jan 13 - 03:46 PM

Of course... first thing in the morning you may well hear the plaintive quack of a drake that can't get up..... for down!

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 13 Jan 13 - 03:48 PM

You can find one answer about 33 seconds into this reading of Robert McCloskey's classic Make Way for Ducklings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0fQpliJJQI

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 13 Jan 13 - 06:40 PM

Hey, that's neat! A very good children's book about ducks and ducklings. I haven't seen it before.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Janie
Date: 13 Jan 13 - 07:00 PM

that swan that was too proud to answer certainly wasn't Louis! I'm certain of that. For one things, he wasn't holding a trumpet.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Don Firth
Date: 13 Jan 13 - 07:23 PM

So one day I'm in Seattle's East Madison business district, just a couple of blocks from Lake Washington, when I see a pair of ducks. Not at all unusual in that area what with the lake and a swimming beach nearby. But these two were walking casually down the sidewalk side by side.

They looked very much like THIS pair. According to the markings, mallards, male and female.

They walked (waddled) casually down the sidewalk and would pause in front of an open shop door (it being a warm summer day) or restaurant and stand there and look in. The didn't quack or anything like that, but they were making little "mutter mutter" sounds to each other. They'd look and "mutter" to each other for a moment or two, then proceed on down the sidewalk to the next open door and do the same.

There are a number of retirement homes and condominiums nearby, and it occurred to me that I had seen older retired couples out for a walk doing the very same thing.

Don Firth

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: gnu
Date: 13 Jan 13 - 08:46 PM

So... they were not odd ducks? Just old ducks?

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: pdq
Date: 13 Jan 13 - 08:53 PM

Why do ducks have flat feet?

To put out fires.

Why do elephants have flat feet?















To put out flaming ducks.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Musket
Date: 14 Jan 13 - 04:23 AM

Where I come from, everybody is called "duck."

So I presume hens rub their eyes whilst drakes scratch their balls.

Hence the affinity with Worksop...

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 14 Jan 13 - 07:57 AM

If they have flat feet... get them a footpump!!

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Bert
Date: 14 Jan 13 - 01:51 PM

... a good place to ponder....Nice one Big Al.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 14 Jan 13 - 08:54 PM

Then there are these lucky ducks. (Sorry about the commercial at the start.) http://animal.discovery.com/tv-shows/animal-planet-presents/videos/most-outrageous-peabody-hotel-ducks.htm

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: gnu
Date: 14 Jan 13 - 09:25 PM

The REAL lucky duck at that hotel is the Drake! At least five times a day.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 14 Jan 13 - 11:29 PM

That is wonderful!!! Little did I imagine that this thread would turn up such gems of duck lore. The duck is finally getting his day in the sun.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: GUEST,Big Al Whittle
Date: 15 Jan 13 - 02:50 AM

Yes indeed. Start the day with a Nick Drake album.....

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Ed T
Date: 15 Jan 13 - 11:19 AM

He is likely just happy beijing a duck. If others don't like it, it's no water off his back

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Ed T
Date: 15 Jan 13 - 11:37 AM

By checking this site:


The rambling duck

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Gurney
Date: 15 Jan 13 - 02:52 PM

LH, the ducks we are familiar with don't like the sun. For preference, they sit in the shade.


Before you ask, no we don't get TOO familiar with ducks.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 15 Jan 13 - 04:29 PM

They like a little sun now and then, don't they?

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 15 Jan 13 - 06:37 PM

If it's a homeless duck, it grabs its "Will Quack For Food" sign and heads down to the freeway off-ramp.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: GUEST,Big Al Whittle
Date: 15 Jan 13 - 07:28 PM

That sounds like a hippie duck - a freebird, trying to duck out of his responsibilities.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Amos
Date: 15 Jan 13 - 09:36 PM

Quackers and milk for breakfast.

How does a chimpanzee start HIS day?

Checks his email for new instructions from Little Hawk.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 15 Jan 13 - 10:57 PM

Actually, Chongo gave a pretty complete explanation already of how he starts his day. It's
here.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: banjoman
Date: 16 Jan 13 - 05:35 AM

If you can get up onto a horse where do you get down from?
Just another duck type question

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: MMario
Date: 16 Jan 13 - 09:09 AM

Being a loyal Pterry Pratchett fan I must ask: "What duck?"

And add - I am shocked; *shocked*; that Little Hawk has never seen "Make way for ducklings" - the book is a classic!

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 16 Jan 13 - 10:58 AM

Yes, I can see it's a classic. Heaven knows how I missed it.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: GUEST,Big Al Whittle
Date: 16 Jan 13 - 11:07 AM

'Heaven knows how I missed it.'

I suppose it must have ducked below the radar.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Mr Red
Date: 16 Jan 13 - 11:25 AM

Well a duck cannot start the day if he is.............












Mallardjusted.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 16 Jan 13 - 11:29 AM

We used to toast marshmallards over the fire!

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Kenny B (inactive)
Date: 16 Jan 13 - 04:52 PM

Last time i was in the swimming pool (20 yrs ago) i heard a boy whipern to a girl "im going to Duck You" she looked disdaifully down her nose , u know the look, and said in a loud voice, "pardon me but you cant even say the word right"

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: gnu
Date: 16 Jan 13 - 05:27 PM

I googled whipern def and got the def of "shemale". Adds a new dimension to "you cant even say the word right.

Red... hahahahahaa!

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Kenny B (inactive)
Date: 17 Jan 13 - 06:25 AM

C'est la v wiith a smile

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: gnu
Date: 17 Jan 13 - 06:37 AM

Well... today it was by shovelling snow.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: gnomad
Date: 17 Jan 13 - 06:06 PM

So did it look like one of these, shoveler? But with snowy background, of course.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: gnu
Date: 17 Jan 13 - 06:17 PM

No... this little black duck had a parka, long johns (not visible) and a a $9.99 Chinese Tire shovel (bought it last spring on sale... I am smart or at least a frugal duck).

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Mr Red
Date: 20 Jan 13 - 10:11 AM

years ago I saw a new product - basically a form of duckboards.
These were plastic squares with mortise & tenon jigsaw style locking features. You could make any size matting. They were called - (and very memorable because they fitted uneven surfaces well):

Ducktiles.

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Rog Peek
Date: 20 Jan 13 - 06:13 PM

Being squeezed down the toilet?

Rog

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 20 Jan 13 - 08:15 PM

If I were this kind of duck, I would be reluctant to start the day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY1lYsIV5LI

Subject: RE: BS: How does a duck start its day?
From: Mr Red
Date: 29 Jan 13 - 05:15 AM

some ducks here too

wildlife seen on the canal which is a video made by a shy modest folk slueth who lives near the canal being restored right now. there are 9 others at canal channel