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I went on a beach bum holiday this past weekend! We discovered that November in Florida is often sunny and warm and doesn't burn [livejournal.com profile] rialian's fair skin. We had a wonderful time at the ocean, and got to visit with a dear friend who we had not seen in a while.

I figured I should get something to remember the wonderful time that was had by all... So....

I bought me a Devil Ducky! They come in all different colors, even zebra striped, but I opted for the yellow one with red horns, because it looks almost normal, and so is much creepier.

Unfortunately for me, the packaging of this item has a horrible inscription written on it, probably in the blood of Devil Ducky's victims. I didn't notice what it was until it was too late - I'd already seen it! (agggh!) There was only one thing left to do -- post the inscription on my journal!




Devil Ducky, you're the one.
You make bathtime lots of fun.
Devil Ducky, I'm awfully dirty today.
(woh, woh, bee day!)

Devil Ducky, when you float,
It's like I'm bathing in a flaming moat!
Devil Ducky, you're my very best friend, hooray!
(Doo, doo, doo, dee day!)

Every day when I
Make my way to get clean
I find a little fella who's
red and yellow and mean
(Rub-a-dub-keen!)

Devil Ducky, you're so swell,
You guide me on the path to hell,
Devil Ducky, I'm awfully dirty --
Devil Ducky, you're a naughty birdy --
Devil Ducky, I'm awfully dirty today.

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Date: 2006-11-14 09:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aekiy.livejournal.com
I remember that song from the old Sesame Street albums.. well y'know, not that version.. "Rubber Ducky, you're the one! You make bath time so much fun!"

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Date: 2006-11-15 04:04 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] helen99.livejournal.com
Ah yes, Sesame Street. I missed that entire show on TV if you can believe that. The Muppets and Fraggle Rock too. I feel like a very large portion of the current collective consciousness is forever lost to me...

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Date: 2006-11-15 06:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aekiy.livejournal.com
You can pick them up on DVD, if you like.. hee.

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Date: 2006-11-16 01:53 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] helen99.livejournal.com
I know - but it doesn't motivate me enough to spend a lot of money on it. I'd have to see it on TV, and I'd have to be 3-6 years old (that would be a trick, considering when it first aired.) Seeing it as an adult wouldn't count either. My mind would have to be more maleable to have the effect of including me in the collective...

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Date: 2006-11-14 09:27 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] illuviel.livejournal.com
I'm glad a good time was had. Yes, November is when my dear peninsula becomes bearable; it's why I like the 'dark half' of the year as much as I do. By Beltaine I want to go hide under heavy leafcover for the next six months.

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Date: 2006-11-15 04:12 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] helen99.livejournal.com
Heh - "Dark" is indeed relative! It wasn't dark at all... It was bright and sunny and warm enough to go swimming in the ocean - the water wasn't even cold. I hadn't expected it at all - I thought it would be a little warmer than Maryland, but not an entirely different season.

The first thing I noticed when we arrived was the brightness of the weather... I am affected by too little sun, so it was a welcome little piece of June for me. But the fact that it was November meant that the rays were coming in at an angle, so we weren't even get slightly pink after being out in the sun all day.

Given the wonderful temperatures in Florida's November, I can see where August would be like a slow oven. I remember my stay in Houston, Texas. The summer months felt like we were simmering in a convection oven. Shade didn't help very much, either. The Mid-atlantic is pretty humid and miserable in August, but it never has gotten quite as hot as I remember Texas was.

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Date: 2006-11-15 04:13 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] helen99.livejournal.com
Goodness. My education proceedeth apace.

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Date: 2006-11-15 07:16 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] starlightforest.livejournal.com
http://www.mcphee.com/categories/devilduck.html

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Date: 2006-11-15 03:58 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] helen99.livejournal.com
Oh yes... I found that yesterday and ordered Ninja, Zebra, Pirate, and Purple (Rialian needs one too). Of course, they come in "Sets of 2", so now I have extras... I may order Glow, Invisible, and Camo next. It will be critical mass. Maybe I can store them with the cthulhus.

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Date: 2006-11-15 05:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kitten-goddess.livejournal.com
I think the inscription is cute! And it's not a tenth as horrid as the stuff I normally talk about in my normal conversation or write about in my Judge Ri stories.

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Date: 2006-11-16 01:43 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] helen99.livejournal.com
I will soon have many extras in all assorted colors and types. If anyone annoys me, I'll just say "Talk to the Duck!"

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Date: 2006-11-18 01:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] siabha-maellyn.livejournal.com
Hah! I had a Devil Ducky in California. (I'm not sure where he got to, now that I think of it) but he was always... watching... with those wicked eyes...

*grins*

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