MetaFilter posts tagged with ducks

Mouse of Mirrors.

darth_tedious — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:34:12 -0800

We Are All Mice Within the Lesser Vastness of the Not-Kaleidoscope. (SLYT) Structure elevates random into beautiful; individual impasse, in multiplicity, resolves into vibrant design; mirrors are weird; enter, The Duck. via Wired. (Can't find the original link any longer.)

A fowl slander

ActingTheGoat — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:16:24 -0800

When Pat Robertson asked in April if hate crimes legislation would protect people who liked to have sex with ducks, he may have anticipated some reaction. But did he think that he would inspire an anthem?

What a bunch of quack.

msaleem — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:22:43 -0800

A blog dedicated entirely to things that look like ducks. I never thought so many different things resembled ducks.

Ducks in Alberta died a crude death

KokuRyu — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:29:43 -0800

Ducks die a crude death. Alberta's oilsands (previously) (map) have a new emblem -- hundreds of ducks coated and killed in oily toxic sludge. About 500 birds landed and died in an oil sands pond. The pond full of toxic sludge sits along a major flight path for migrating waterfowl. News of the dying ducks wasn't disclosed until Alberta deputy premier Ron Stevens completed meetings with government and business officials in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. His five-day trip is part a new $25-million marketing campaign to counter negative perceptions of the oilsands and sell the province as a source of secure and environmentally sustainable energy. More news reports. Previously on MetaFilter.

Reporter, Columnist, or Blogger

pwb503 — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:04:02 -0800

Last weekend, The Oregonian's Sports columnist John Canzano wrote about the two DUIIs by the son of the Oregon Ducks' coach. On Saturday, the Ducks football team beat the USC Trojans. The next day, Canzano wrote a story about the win. Before he wrote that story however, he wrote a blog post on what happened during the fourth quarter. Columnists are often held to different standards than reporters; and bloggers are often held to even different standards. It seems journalists are still learning the ropes of what standards they are held to under these different media. As a commenter JPound added to the post, "Before blogs, this unfortunate interaction would only have seen the light of day in a memoir."

The total value of all your mines, mills, money bins, and so fourth is one multiplujillion, nine obsquatumatillion, six hundred and twenty-three dollars and sixty-two cents!

JBennett — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:42:10 -0800

A miniature of Scrooge McDuck's money bin. (in the words of the model maker) This is a set of images documenting a model of the world's richest duck's money bin, built by me, using blueprints created by the great Don Rosa and Dan Shane.And remember Carl Barks - the mind behind the idea of a man storing all his money in a giant concrete bin.

Portraits of the artists as young scribblers

madamjujujive — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:57:09 -0800

Now Then is an exhibit of 25 comic artists showing a comparison of their drawing style now and when they were just kids. Also, check out 50 artists riffing on the theme of Duck! Fun stuff from the Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art.

A perfect stealth invasion force.

nevercalm — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:24:50 -0800

The duck diaspora: thousands of rubber ducks condemned never to know the quietude of a suburban bathtub, which have instead spent 15 years wandering the world's oceans like aquatic Cains. Previously

"Obviously...you need a garage to park the car.”

adamgreenfield — Tue, 01 May 2007 10:06:36 -0800

Respect the cock! Or duck, as the case may be. Avian co-evolution in action, from the New York Times.

Your world, delivered to the NSA

homunculus — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:59:02 -0800

AT&T Ducks Accountability. Lawsuits, Questions Follow NSA Surveillance Approval.

ChillsFilter

tsarfan — Sat, 27 May 2006 23:45:55 -0800

The US and Canadian national anthems as delivered this week in Edmonton, Ontario. [youtube video]

A Duck Story

Shanachie — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 11:24:54 -0800

Yikes! The strange case of the homosexual necrophiliac duck pushed out the boundaries of knowledge in a rather improbable way when it was recorded by Dutch researcher Kees Moeliker.

About Those Ducks

brownpau — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 13:19:03 -0800

Um, about those ducks...

atom128 — Tue, 07 May 2002 11:14:10 -0800

And you thought the middle east was bad... Here in our own country theres three relatively unknown warring factions using incest, group sex, mutilation and serial killings as guerilla tactics. When will Washington step in and draw the line? When will the madness stop?

SentientAI — Mon, 22 Apr 2002 07:33:59 -0800

What the in duck? With Episode II coming soon, I'd decided to peruse all sorts of different places in search of as much information as I could and found this online, has anyone else seen it as well? Anyway, it's good to see that folks that work for Lucas have a sense of humor.

philulrich — Sun, 02 Sep 2001 16:27:43 -0800

Ever wanted to host a wonder duck? Quack the wonder duck, more specifically. The mascot of Firda, Quack is travelling the world by himself (since Firda can't afford to go with him). Interested in hosting Quack? Check the URL for details on the few requirements for being a duck host.

Pinwiz — Fri, 13 Jul 2001 14:10:14 -0800

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! It's so cute!!!