Award-winning duck eats yeast, explodes, and blinds a man

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/05/21/award-winning-duck-eats-yeast.html

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“Sheeeeit! That story’s even dumber than mine!”

“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.” Marc Twain

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He took a duck in the face at 250 knots

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I hope it’s just an urban legend, but I’ve heard a similar but less dramatic thing about alka seltzer and seagulls.
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The horror

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The horror

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The story as published is full of Masonic symbology. It was obviously written by a Mason.

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So it was a male mallard? Still seems like a mutherducker.

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Best. Headline. Ever.

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Positively Beschizzean

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Duck!!!

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i would love to hear more of this theory. could you elaborate?

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Well, the alka-seltzer thing is an urban legend, as is the rice thing:

Both links from the first snopes article.

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I got a word wrong. I meant to say it is full of moronic symbology and was obviously written by a moron.

Damn autocorrect!

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So you’re saying I should not prepare platters of yeast and set them out around a duck pond, even though science demands it.

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dammit! i was so excited to hear a deep dive into Masonic symbolism, haha

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Backpedaling because the Masons found you out, eh? We’ve all been there.

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Damn. Ducks used to have kickass names.

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As the author of this story I would personally LOVE for you to elaborate on my subconscious masonry

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Yeah honestly I felt better when you thought I was a Mason …

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