Stories tagged “duck”
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Test
“This is only a test.” “Um, that being the case, do you suppose it’s wise to be using real bullets?” “Shut up and get into your duck suit.”
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Negotiation
“Does it have to be the duck costume?” “Yes.” “But Jolly got to be a bear last week. Why do I always get stuck with the duck.” “Cause Jolly always brings in the proles and you, mister, bring in squat. Now, get ...
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Quandary
I look down at the bedraggled cluster of neon yellow feathers that Gib so blithely calls a duck suit. Even as I watch, a serrated yellow plastic oval detaches itself from the main mass and floats to the floor. “Come on, Gib. The duck suit sucks: ...
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Duck time
It’s a very hot day, a leaden sun bearing down on the small fishing village by the Ionian Sea. For a girl from Northern Europe, not the best day to go out and be active, she decides. Her phone rings. “Do you know how to kill a chicken? No?...
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Is It All Fun and Games?
“Duck, duck, GOOSE!” Jesse screamed with delight as he ran as fast as he could around the circle. Tabitha could not get up fast enough to catch him. No one ever could but it was a fun game for the kids anyway. Mrs. McQuaters stared blankly ...
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Duck Creed (avatar challenge)
This is my Duck. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My Duck is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My Duck, without me is useless. Without my Duck, I am useless. I must use my Duck true. I must use my du...
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Truth be told.... (limerick challenge)
I hear of a man with a duck who had the most terrible luck Diabetes it seems had invaded his jeans and now he could no longer… unthinkingly consume large quantities of carbohydrates.
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Return of the Pumpkin Lord, episode 1, part 3, chapter 6
The fools! They were so sure of their victory, so sure they had defeated the mighty Pumpkin Lord. Death was merely a setback for a being such as itself. Halloween marked his return to the realm of mortals and with his full strength restored, the night ...
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{Utopia} Radical Yellow Duck
Radical Yellow Duck. Those three words form a name, a name that is symbolic of a connection, which implies a deep bond between the man behind the machine and the machinations of his impressively powerful mind. Radical Yellow Duck first came to my atten...
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red sky in the morning
I woke up in a rowboat with a makeshift sail stitched of gray uniform fabric. The sky had a hazy strawberries and cream complexion that reminded me it was almost morning. I tried to remember what sailors said about rose colored skies, but the saying el...
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Duck
There he was. The old man shuffled to his bench in the park perfectly on schedule, and the scene was set. The picturesque pond was full of lily pads, frogs, and swimming ducks. Next to it, a big shady tree threw its umbrage over the same bench the man ...
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Sentient
That has some unusual coloration. How did you achieve it? The polymer coating reflects more light in the 600 nanometer scale. As a result it shows a more orange tint than the standard yellow. I thought standard was more of a black and white. Yes, but w...