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2019-08-15, 08:54 AM (ISO 8601)
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Rubber Ducks - who else uses them?
Who else uses the lovely, quintessential Quietscheentchen as soul-soothing 'extra' when taking a bath?
As a proud, cultured german, I do.
For all uncultured barbarians out there, I recommend you to read/watch the sketch "Herren im Bad" by Loriot.
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2019-08-15, 09:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Rubber Ducks - who else uses them?
I forgot what the original purpose of those ducks were.
I have one at work, for rubber duck debugging.
But not in my bath.
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2019-08-15, 09:14 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Mar 2009
Re: Rubber Ducks - who else uses them?
My oldest learned to talk rather quickly. The doctor asked us if she could say two word sentences. An example sentence was "Mommy, I am having fun playing with my ducky in the bathtub."
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2019-08-15, 01:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2019
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2019-08-15, 02:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Mar 2009
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I hope so. She has the willpower of a 1,000 burning suns. It is hard to look straight at her and not go blind. I would like to take credit for that, but this is likely from her mother. Although I used to tell her a lot that trying hard is more important than being smart. I would certainly trade some smarts for some willpower.
She would fight tooth and nail over something like what color socks she was wearing to preschool. She would fight with every last breath. Every day. Over things like the color of her socks. Some kids have a higher difficulty than others. I hope this willpower and fighting spirit serves her well.Last edited by darkrose50; 2019-08-15 at 03:01 PM.
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2019-08-15, 02:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2009
Re: Rubber Ducks - who else uses them?
James Veitch has used them well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5d8pVg3Qtg
We have some at our house for the kids to play with. My youngest had a month or two when she was really obsessed with them, but she still likes them. I am sometimes inclined to buy a couple hundred and try to do something cool with them, but the cost and mess doesn't seem worth it.
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2019-08-15, 03:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2010
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- right behind you
Re: Rubber Ducks - who else uses them?
I used toy boats by preference. Might have had a duck when I was really young but I more remember whiling away the time in a bath tub creating "storms" to sink my boats. Alas, we got rid of the tub when my grandma moved in as she needed a walk in shower.
"Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum"
Translation: "Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe."
"If you don't get those cameras out of my face, I'm gonna go 8.6 on the Richter scale with gastric emissions that'll clear this room."
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2019-08-15, 04:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2014
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- Ontario, Canada
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2019-08-16, 10:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Sep 2008
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- Hudson Valley, NY
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Re: Rubber Ducks - who else uses them?
Fun.
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2019-08-16, 10:56 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2015
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2019-08-16, 04:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Sep 2013
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2019-08-16, 04:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Sep 2008
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- Hudson Valley, NY
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2019-08-19, 08:13 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2019
Re: Rubber Ducks - who else uses them?
That's a good question; what, exactly, is the function of a rubber duck?
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2019-08-19, 08:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2018
Re: Rubber Ducks - who else uses them?
More chewy, not as tasty as regular duck.
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2019-08-21, 03:57 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2007
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- Lost in the Town
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My hometown back in Florida has a Great Rubber Duck Derby on the river every year. I've never been to the actual ceremony, but a rubber duck hangs outside some of the city buildings advertising this. I think you buy a rubber duck to sponsor and see which one makes it down the river first.
I've always had rubber ducks in my baths, although now that I'm a lot bigger, there's rarely room for them now. Recently procured a pharaoh style duck from an Egyptian exhibit at a museum. Should put him in the bathroom. Need to send his buddy to my old college roommate too. She used to collect them.~Amor Vincit Omnia~I have a Youtube Channel
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2019-08-21, 11:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Norway
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2019-08-22, 03:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2013
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2019-08-23, 06:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Nov 2015
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- America
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Re: Rubber Ducks - who else uses them?
I have a rubber duck that I keep with me at college. I refer to him as my evil henchman, named "Doctor Duckenshmirtz," and he advises me on how to properly learn evil science.
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2019-08-24, 06:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-10-05, 04:30 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2010
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- London, EU
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Re: Rubber Ducks - who else uses them?
I had a rubber penguin when I was a kid, never a duck.
π = 4
Consider a 5' radius blast: this affects 4 squares which have a circumference of 40' — Actually it's worse than that.
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2019-10-14, 06:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2018
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2019-10-14, 12:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Rubber Ducks - who else uses them?
Last edited by PhyrexianShovel; 2019-10-14 at 12:12 PM.
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2019-10-16, 08:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2015
Re: Rubber Ducks - who else uses them?
Do people still use rubber ducks these days? I thought that rubber ducks were extinct.
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2019-10-19, 03:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Nov 2009
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- Arizona
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Re: Rubber Ducks - who else uses them?
I have 1000 of them with 3000 more on the way. Soon the army will be big enough to conquer the world. MWA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
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2019-10-28, 01:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2005
Re: Rubber Ducks - who else uses them?
"I work at a startup and part of the onboarding package you get when you first start working here now includes a rubber duck. We also have a bigger version of the duck for the extra hard problems. Sometimes one duck doesn’t cut it and you need to borrow your neighbors to get more ducks on the problem. One time we couldn’t figure out why something wasn’t working right so we assembled the counsel of ducks and by the grace of the Duck Gods were we able to finally come to a solution. These ducks have saved many lives and should be respected for the heroes they are."
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2019-11-29, 06:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2010
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2019-11-30, 06:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jul 2019
Re: Rubber Ducks - who else uses them?
we have a cross between a rubber duck and snail over here, among other rubber ducks.. strangely what lacks though is a bathtub.
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2019-12-01, 10:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Rubber Ducks - who else uses them?
My daughter has two rubber duckies at home, she uses it when taking a bath alongside with her other rubber toys.
There was this chicken which uses to annoy my Persians at home. The moment she squeezes it Champagne and Tequila will immediately look for the weather proof cat door as it seems like it scares them.Last edited by mrgrtt123; 2019-12-08 at 09:19 PM.
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2019-12-05, 01:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2009
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- Baltimore, MD
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Re: Rubber Ducks - who else uses them?
“Wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair and all the terrible things that happen to us, come because we actually deserve them? So now I take comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the Universe”- Marcus Cole
This has become my philosophy!
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2019-12-14, 08:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2007
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- The Glorious Commonwealth Pennsylvania
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Re: Rubber Ducks - who else uses them?
Proper use of Rubber ducks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5d8pVg3QtgOfficial Kosh of the Vorlon in the dark fan club
When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains
And the women come out to cut up what remains
Just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains
An' go to your Gawd like a soldier.
Rudyard Kipling.
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