If this is true, then I've also just realized that the wood duck is not a duck. This whole meme is a little mallardocentric if you ask me. posted by .kobayashi. at 8:20 PM on September 16, 2010 [4 favorites]
Dog masks or pajamas with holes cut out for the nipples? posted by Slack-a-gogo at 8:21 PM on September 16, 2010 [1 favorite]
i saw daffy duck get his beak slapped off in a cartoon it spun around so fast it was just a blur and it ended up on the back of his head facing his ass AND HE COULD STILL TALK! posted by kitchenrat at 8:27 PM on September 16, 2010 [10 favorites]
Holy shit. How did it know I just realized that? posted by brundlefly at 9:33 PM on September 16, 2010 [1 favorite]
TSK! this is a bad post for MetaFilter! posted by carsonb at 9:46 PM on September 16, 2010
I am now reading my comment in my own voice. posted by Iron Rat at 10:00 PM on September 16, 2010 [1 favorite]
This is one of those things that you first look at and think "huh?", then "once something has been seen it cannot be un-seen" kicks in. posted by oonh at 10:04 PM on September 16, 2010
You're too late. I already realized they all looked like backwards rabbits, and my brain can only hold one kind of ambiguity at a time. posted by nebulawindphone at 10:05 PM on September 16, 2010
So this is nature's version of the FedEx logo? Cool. posted by davejay at 10:13 PM on September 16, 2010
Now I feel like I understand that poor dog from Duck Hunt. The pain, the anguish he must have felt at those ducks constantly mocking him. posted by naju at 10:25 PM on September 16, 2010 [2 favorites]
Ruddy ducks do not wear dog masks.
posted by rtha at 10:24 PM on September 16 [+] [!]
In the States, they're just blue dog ducks. A political affiliation I was unaware of until this thread, but now that I know of them, sir, I do take offense something awful. I challenge all comers to a dance-off!*
*Strictly metaphorical, of course. posted by biddeford at 12:43 AM on September 17, 2010
We could go on. Swans wear evil cartoon wolf mask with pointy black ears.
Actually, I think you may have inadvertently discovered just what in the hell Goofy is supposed to be. posted by Sys Rq at 1:05 AM on September 17, 2010 [5 favorites]
In the States, they're just blue dog ducks. A political affiliation I was unaware of until this thread, but now that I know of them, sir, I do take offense something awful.
Naw, they're just Huckleberry Hound ducks. posted by Sys Rq at 1:08 AM on September 17, 2010 [1 favorite]
This is one of those things that you first look at and think "huh?", then "once something has been seen it cannot be un-seen" kicks in.
you mean like how the word bed is shaped like a bed?
Maybe it's just the color, but it looks more like a kitsune mask to me. posted by yeolcoatl at 6:18 AM on September 17, 2010
Ruddy ducks do not wear dog masks.
I beg to differ. That duck is obviously trying to disguise itself as a Blue Scottie/Bloodhound mix. posted by Dr. Zira at 6:28 AM on September 17, 2010
It's funny because it's true. posted by eyeballkid at 9:01 AM on September 17, 2010
I really wish I could have captured the dialog in my brain as I worked that out:
ducks in masks? *clicks link* no just regular ducks, so what's with the title? *looks at ducks* just ducks. *looks at images closely* just ducks. *looks at title* ... *sees image under title* ... *looks at ducks* no! *looks back and forth between duck and image, image and duck* ha!.. HA! *mind blown*
There should really be a term for that moment when you don't see something becoming the moment you do see something. posted by quin at 9:14 AM on September 17, 2010
quin nailed it, I had the same inner conversation about this.
Had I actually spit coffee all over my laptop (as nearly happened), I would have sent the bill to Metafilter! posted by HuronBob at 9:20 AM on September 17, 2010
Oh God, now I can't un-see it. posted by Cool Papa Bell at 9:50 AM on September 17, 2010
you mean like how the word bed is shaped like a bed?
I have 5 ducks, and not all of them have the black spot on the end of the bill....thanks for making me forever see a fucked-up dogs face on them. posted by nevercalm at 10:26 AM on September 17, 2010 [1 favorite]
prehack:"The word OK looks like a sideways stick person."
trevorpinzon: "How many times has Reddit discovered this? Bed looks like a bed, llama looks like a llama, and OGC is OK with his dick in his hand." posted by dgaicun at 10:45 AM on September 17, 2010
posted by Navelgazer at 8:11 PM on September 16, 2010 [4 favorites]