I was all like "awwww, so cute look at the leetle ducklings...HOLY SHIT WHAT OH NO I HOPE THEY'RE OKAY...aww they're okay so cute!!" posted by MaryDellamorte at 8:34 PM on December 3, 2010 [28 favorites]
okay that was really traumatic for about 20 seconds. posted by elizardbits at 8:34 PM on December 3, 2010 [15 favorites]
That wind was strong enough to blow mama ass over teakettle too. Wasn't that a hell of a lot of ducklings for one mother? posted by Existential Dread at 8:48 PM on December 3, 2010 [2 favorites]
I don't know that I can sufficiently appreciate this without new age guitar music in the background. posted by Silentgoldfish at 8:53 PM on December 3, 2010
Ducklings! Waddle they think of next? posted by ORthey at 8:56 PM on December 3, 2010 [15 favorites]
Great use of alliteration and tragicute tag pretty well sums up my feelings on the video. posted by empatterson at 8:56 PM on December 3, 2010 [1 favorite]
They seemed to roll with it, like pavement off of a duck's back. posted by RobotVoodooPower at 8:56 PM on December 3, 2010 [7 favorites]
I also like how they carry on at the end like nothing even happened. posted by MaryDellamorte at 9:07 PM on December 3, 2010 [1 favorite]
That had everything! Love, drama, suspense, comedy, challenges overcome, and a feel-good ending.
That was so awesome! I'm glad the ducklings, all 12, were accounted for in the end. So cute and heart-wrenching all at once. posted by gemmy at 9:31 PM on December 3, 2010
This is awesome with the map of metal soundtrack in the background posted by mhjb at 9:35 PM on December 3, 2010 [2 favorites]
Gemmy, I did the same thing. When I saw the pooled water, the first thing I thought was "don't fall through the grate!" But, they are all there. :) posted by roquetuen at 9:37 PM on December 3, 2010
I don't know that I can sufficiently appreciate this without new age guitar music in the background.
Teraflop, I literally laughed out loud at that...only because I knew they'd end up okay in the end. Also the timing of the song and the video work perfectly together. posted by MaryDellamorte at 9:51 PM on December 3, 2010
I accidentally stumbled upon Beeker from the Muppets version of Dust In The Wind (his first YouTube comments experience, I'd imagine) and I kind of think it works beautilfully. Oh god, I can't stop watching it. posted by maryr at 10:24 PM on December 3, 2010 [5 favorites]
I know it's likely just me anthropomorphizing the critters, but my heart skipped a beat at 0:25 when one duck appears to run to check on his fallen sibling. It's probably just a 'survival in numbers' instinct kicking in, but still... posted by item at 1:08 AM on December 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
Oh, and a solid B+ for the groaner of the thread title. posted by item at 1:09 AM on December 4, 2010
...I'm glad the ducklings, all 12,...
I'm glad I'm not the only one who counted them. posted by dabitch at 1:19 AM on December 4, 2010 [2 favorites]
How many roads must a duckling walk down
Before you call him a duck?
How many rolls must a duckling make
Before it puffs itself up?
Yes, how many times must the wild winds blow
Before they cause some bad luck?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind. posted by bwg at 1:57 AM on December 4, 2010 [2 favorites]
The problem here is obvious. Had they been plucked, filled with a nice, rich, cranberry stuffing, an coated with a thick orange sauce, they would have held in place nicely. And, instead of all of you sitting here doing this childish "awww", "cute", "little duckie" crap and sounding like a bunch of 13 year old girls, we could be sharing them and enjoying a nice bottle of, oh, I don't know, maybe a pinot.... posted by HuronBob at 2:59 AM on December 4, 2010 [3 favorites]
I can't stop laughing at this. I am such a horrible person. posted by Solomon at 4:53 AM on December 4, 2010
I had to recount a couple of times. One of them blew over the top of the grate there and I was hoping it made it out okay! posted by P.o.B. at 11:26 AM on December 4, 2010
All we are is ducks in the wind... posted by mikeand1 at 11:41 AM on December 4, 2010
posted by a womble is an active kind of sloth at 8:30 PM on December 3, 2010