I remember reading a kid's novel back in elementary school that was set in the 1950s or so and was all about a devastating flood and its aftermath, including the child protagonist and his family being rescued by a National Guard duck.
Joyce: Dawn, you be good. Xander: We will. Just gonna play with some matches, run with scissors, take candy from some guy, I don't know his name.
'Beneath You'
F2F 4: Too Much Candy, Never Enough Mojitos.
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: Madison, WI from June 20-22 2008! Official website.
Kathy A - Jun 13, 2008 7:45:43 am PDT #8742 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Steph L. - Jun 13, 2008 7:51:10 am PDT #8743 of 10002
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
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That wasn't what I was expecting -- I was picturing (in my head) a duck-shaped boat, like the swans in Boston.
Tom Scola - Jun 13, 2008 7:54:51 am PDT #8744 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Boston has swans AND ducks.
Nora Deirdre - Jun 13, 2008 8:14:00 am PDT #8745 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
We do, we do! And gay marriage!
Polter-Cow - Jun 13, 2008 8:17:36 am PDT #8746 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Tom! That makes a perfect segue into the following:
BOSTON-ISTAS! I will be returning to your fair city next Friday, June 20. I'll be there through Thursday, June 26, when I leave. I'll be staying here this time. I would love to see people again, and if time and location permit, it'd be neat to do some pub trivia with Buffistas!
Frankenbuddha - Jun 13, 2008 8:17:42 am PDT #8747 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
That wasn't what I was expecting -- I was picturing (in my head) a duck-shaped boat, like the swans in Boston.
That's what I've always thought too, but that may be because the MST3K scene where they referenced "ride the Ducks" was a scene of a kiddie carnival/amusement park water ride with little duck shaped boats.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 13, 2008 8:20:01 am PDT #8748 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Heh, given where that is, P-C (and -istas), we don't really have an excuse to not go to Summer Shack this time. If P-C was a drinker, we'd have to hit Bukowski's as well.
Nora Deirdre - Jun 13, 2008 8:20:42 am PDT #8749 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Ooh, PC, that's right down the street from the Summer Shack which has awesome seafood (IMO).
Pub quiz!
Frankenbuddha - Jun 13, 2008 8:21:52 am PDT #8750 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
We do, we do! And gay marriage!
And a Governor who's daughter may get gay married.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 13, 2008 8:22:30 am PDT #8751 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Kermit waves at Nora and chuckles at x-post