Halcyon Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Huh. Me thinks the girl needs a lesson or two in logic. http://gawker.com/5951874/homosexuality-will-lead-to-enslavement-of-humanity-by-ducks-warns-homeschooled-teen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Errr...if at least some portion of the population is reproducing, then we will be evolving. If the human race stops reproducing, then we don't have to worry about our competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Great, the ducks are coming for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I dunno, I know some pretty smart d@mn ducks........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I refuse to believe that is anything but brilliant satire. Please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I dunno, I know some pretty smart d@mn ducks........ Last time we were at the park the ducks were trying to chase dd. We literally couldn't get through the path. There were geese too. All were blocking the path out and there was a huge flock of them. I put her on my back and told her to start kicking her legs really fast and we ran :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Great, the ducks are coming for us. You didn't already know? ;) (Sputterduck, happiduck, mommaduck...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrub Jay Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I dunno, I know some pretty smart d@mn ducks........ I once knew a chicken who could play the piano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyS Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 She's 14. We all say stupid stuff when we are 14, especially when we know just enough to make ourselves look like idiots. I wouldn't be too hard on her. On the parent who let her publicize this lack of logic? :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 It's not going to be the ducks. The geese maybe. They're mean and will attack without provocation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyS Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 My husband thinks it's a plant to make homeschoolers look like idiots. I don't think anyone needs to plant anything to demonstrate that 14 year olds are FREQUENTLY idiots (I say this as the mother of a 14 year old). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 She's 14. We all say stupid stuff when we are 14, especially when we know just enough to make ourselves look like idiots. I wouldn't be too hard on her. On the parent who let her publicize this lack of logic? :glare: :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 The comments are hilarious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Wow. I think I'm going to vomit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 The newspaper that published this took advantage of a kid. Their stance on homeschooling is quite clear too. :glare: While 20 years ago this could've been an incident soon forgotten, now Jasmin's letter will haunt her for the rest of her life. She has her last name and home town in there. Poor kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Well, they're going to have to take out all the other furry pet human owners first, aren't they? I think they're going to have to grow some thumbs and get technology, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 She's 14. We all say stupid stuff when we are 14, especially when we know just enough to make ourselves look like idiots. I wouldn't be too hard on her. On the parent who let her publicize this lack of logic? :glare: Yep. What were her parents thinking? :glare: It's not going to be the ducks. The geese maybe. They're mean and will attack without provocation! Geese are evil!! The newspaper that published this took advantage of a kid. Their stance on homeschooling is quite clear too. :glare: While 20 years ago this could've been an incident soon forgotten, now Jasmin's letter will haunt her for the rest of her life. She has her last name and home town in there. Poor kid. :iagree: Today's teens can face whole new levels of humiliation. Thanks to the internet, and especially facebook, the stupidest of their antics will be immortalized forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyS Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Today's teens can face whole new levels of humiliation. Thanks to the internet, and especially facebook, the stupidest of their antics will be immortalized forever. This is why my 14 year old does not have his own computer, tablet, or FB account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshin Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 The most amusing thing to me is that ducks exhibit homosexual behavior. We raise ducks, and it's not unheard of to have to drakes "mate," (physical attempts and emotionally). We've had hens mate emotionally, too. Not all ducks mate for life, but those that do don't always choose the opposite gender. It'll probably be dust mites that enslave us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalmia Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Apparently it has already happened!?!?! Enslaved by Ducks by Bob Tarte http://www.amazon.com/Enslaved-Ducks-Bob-Tarte/dp/1565124502/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350350661&sr=8-1&keywords=Enslaved+by+ducks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 There's a Muscovy Duck that stares at me on my runs. I call it Stalker Duck. I could easily believe it has . . . foul intentions. Bua-dum-dum-tssss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghee Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Great, the ducks are coming for us. Given how I feel about the human race on most days, if I were a duck, I wouldn't bother with enslaving us. I wonder if they'll play with rubber humans in the bathtub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Given how I feel about the human race on most days, if I were a duck, I wouldn't bother with enslaving us. I wonder if they'll play with rubber humans in the bathtub? There's a Muscovy Duck that stares at me on my runs. I call it Stalker Duck. I could easily believe it has . . . foul intentions. Bua-dum-dum-tssss! :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Wow. I am hoping she sent it in without her parents' knowledge. I can't imagine a parent agreeing to let her send that in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamturner Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I refuse to believe that is anything but brilliant satire. Please? :iagree: I don't think her letter is serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 There's a Muscovy Duck that stares at me on my runs. I call it Stalker Duck. I could easily believe it has . . . foul intentions. Bua-dum-dum-tssss! You dare scoff at your future Muscovite overlords? :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 You didn't already know? ;) (Sputterduck, happiduck, mommaduck...) :lol: I'd forgotten about the WTM ducks.... they can take over the world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticmom Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 She's 14. We all say stupid stuff when we are 14, especially when we know just enough to make ourselves look like idiots. I wouldn't be too hard on her. On the parent who let her publicize this lack of logic? :glare: :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 :iagree: I don't think her letter is serious. Actually, the more I think about it, there are hints in the letter that it is a satire. If this is true, well, then pretty brilliant. But then, I'd expect her to have a brilliant witty blog, but I didn't find it. Anyone is a better sleuth? :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I refuse to believe that is anything but brilliant satire. Please? :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I agree with the pps, and call Poe's law on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I totally thought this post was going to be about the book called Enslaved by Ducks. (By Bob Tarte if anyone is interested, and it's hilarious. But not because of gay devolution or whatever the heck that girl is talking about. LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in MN Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 ZOMBIE DUCKS WITH COCKROACH LEADERS. It could happen, people - It. Could. Happen. Yes, I am hoping that the letter is satire. The comments at the site are great, especially about the fore-bears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Wow. I am hoping she sent it in without her parents' knowledge. I can't imagine a parent agreeing to let her send that in. I suspect her parents thought it was brilliant, frankly. I found the dependence on evolution while denying its existence rather believable. I believe anything now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I have six laying ducks. Believe me, if you're late with meals they WILL come for you. :lol: Waddling, flapping, and quacking all the way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I totally thought this post was going to be about the book called Enslaved by Ducks. (By Bob Tarte if anyone is interested, and it's hilarious. But not because of gay devolution or whatever the heck that girl is talking about. LOL) :iagree::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 There's a Muscovy Duck that stares at me on my runs. I call it Stalker Duck. I could easily believe it has . . . foul intentions. Bua-dum-dum-tssss! :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 You didn't already know? ;) (Sputterduck, happiduck, mommaduck...) Bwahaha!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Actually, the more I think about it, there are hints in the letter that it is a satire. If this is true, well, then pretty brilliant. But then, I'd expect her to have a brilliant witty blog, but I didn't find it. Anyone is a better sleuth? :tongue_smilie: I spent a fair amount of time looking. Quite frankly I could see it either way -- either a very good satire, or a child whose parents have always thought everything she did was brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) The most amusing thing to me is that ducks exhibit homosexual behavior. We raise ducks, and it's not unheard of to have to drakes "mate," (physical attempts and emotionally). We've had hens mate emotionally, too. Not all ducks mate for life, but those that do don't always choose the opposite gender. That was my thought, too. :001_huh: I refuse to believe that is anything but brilliant satire. Please? I don't know that it's brilliant, but I think she was attempting satire. Claims of anatidaephobia are rather trendy, so I wonder if that's part of what's going on here -- she's trying to play into a popular topic, and twist several ideas together. Edited October 16, 2012 by GailV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 The saddest thing, though, is that satire or not, there are so many ignorant people who would agree with her. Seriously. We can laugh and joke about it, but it's horrifying to realize that those beliefs exist. :iagree: Is anyone else singing "Howard, the Duck"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Claims of anatidaephobia are rather trendy, so I wonder if that's part of what's going on here -- she's trying to play into a popular topic, and twist several ideas together. I had to look that up. I'd never heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 It's not going to be the ducks. The geese maybe. They're mean and will attack without provocation! Swans are worse. Mean birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I refuse to believe that is anything but brilliant satire. Please? I think the entire article was meant to be tongue in cheek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I'll be sure to add ducks to my "Things to Worry About" list, along with robot overlords and zombie apocalypses. Honestly if there is a zombie apocalypse the ducks will perish. In the end it will be a battle between the cockroaches and the lizards. Obviously the young lady did not think her premise through very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 You dare scoff at your future Muscovite overlords? :tongue_smilie: I, for one, welcome our new aquatic bird overlords. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I got nothin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I mentioned this thread to my daughter earlier today, and she reminded me about the Demon Duck of Doom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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