In the early days of “Amusing Monday,” I featured a lot of water-related animals. Somehow I never got around to tossing together a potpourri of duck-related videos and activities.
Geoducks, yes, but not the kind of duck that swims on water and waddles on land.
I need to begin this blog post with a compilation video of Mihai Francu’s pet duck, captured over time as the little duckling grows up. Mihai, a Cyprus-based photographer, has compiled a nice collection of short videos, which can be viewed on his YouTube Channel. First, take a look at the top video on this page.
Duck jokes, anyone, as old and musty as these seem to be?
Q: What do you call two ducks and a cow?
A: Quackers and milk
Q: What do you call it when it rains chickens
and ducks?
A: Fowl weather
Q: What did the duck carry his schoolbooks
in?
A: His quackpack.
Q: Why did the duck fly south for the
winter?
A: Because it was too far to walk.
Q: What happens when a duck flies upside
down?
A: He quacks up.
Q: Which bird refused to keep his eyes
closed?
A: The Peking duck.
Customer: How much is that duck?
Shopkeeper: Ten dollars.
Customer: Okay, could you please send me the
bill?
Shopkeeper: I’m sorry, but you’ll have to take the
whole bird.
Q: What do you call a cat that swallows a
duck?
A: A duck-filled-fatty-puss
Q: How do you get down off a horse?
A: You don’t get down off a horse. You get down
off a duck.
Duck talk: Two ducks were sitting on a pond. One went “Quack quack!” The other replied, “That’s funny. I was just about to say that!”
Remember the 1984 Ninendo video game called “Duck Hunt”? Teenagers today were not even born when this game came out, so it was fun to see their reaction in a video by REACT, the first video in the three below. The next two videos are parodies of the original game.
- Teens playing “Duck Hunt,” a game older than they are
- Behind the scenes at “Duck Hunt”
- Ducks playing “Duck Hunt”
Two years ago in “Water Ways,” I revealed that Daffy Duck was my favorite cartoon character, and I featured a video showing the evolution of Daffy over time. It was by WatchMojo.com. In August, WatchMojo came out with a new video pitting the personal and comedy styles of Daffy Duck against those of Donald Duck. You’ll find this video in the second player on this page.
On a more artistic front, students from across the country have been producing beautiful duck portraits for the past 22 years. In March, “Water Ways” featured the best entries from the annual Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest.;
Finally, for children as well as the rest of us, you one can find numerous videos to illustrate the numbers-learning song “Five Little Ducks.” One of the best on the web is the video below by Chu Chu TV.
