At about 11 p.m. last night, Kara heard quacking coming from our backyard. It was real, actual quacking. There was a duck in our pool and I think she was trying to tell other ducks that the water was fine. Either that or she was saying, “Mrs. Hixon, I bet I can drive you insane with this sound.”
I have learned that a lot of times when Kara voices a complaint, she is not really asking me to address her concern. Last night was an exception. She didn’t mind the duck swimming if she would just be quiet. My job was to silence the duck.
I’m no good with wildlife, especially fowls. My only hope was to scare it off. I considered my paltry arsenal: kitchen utensils, pots and pans, and clever witticisms. Maybe if I started telling cow jokes she would be scared off. Duck jokes maybe?
- What do you call ducks living in Wisconsin?
- What did the sister duck say to brother duck when he was counting for Hide n’ Seek?
- What do you call a great accomplishment that a duck does on-line?
- What did the clerk at the Duck Nudist Colony sing to the UPS guy?
Answers:
- Cheese and quackers
- No Peking
- Webbed feat
- Don’t Bring me Down
Fortunately, while I was considering my options, the duck just left. Whew.
3 comments:
what did the Chinese duck say to his friend when playing hide an seek...no peking
That is better. How about "What did the Chinese duck say to the chef when playing hide and seek?"
write an animal joke book!
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