Sittin in my shed....

[buzzmobile]

No, the dog wasn't drinking last night. I suspect the duck.

Last I heard it was disguised as a Canada Goose. Watch for one that doesn't flap its wings.

It was stopped at the border hidden in "plane" sight. Its wings were neatly folded inside. It's chilling to think what could have happened.

so, the DUCK was drunk? i thought ducks and red wine complemented one another

Read the label above. You thought right.

When they're not flying or breeding, ducks are either eating or drinking.

That either/or thing is limiting. Show the moose what else you do, Duck. Be sure to turn up the volume, @moose eater

 

[moose eater]

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It was stopped at the border hidden in "plane" sight. Its wings were neatly folded inside. It's chilling to think what could have happened.
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Read the label above. You thought right.

That either/or thing is limiting. Show the moose what else you do, Duck. Be sure to turn up the volume, @moose eater

I believe 'duck fart' was a tasty beverage made with liqueurs but, I haven't ordered one in probably over 30-some years. Now I'm on a Google mission; be right back!

Duck Fart Shot | A Fun and Tasty Layered Drink For Parties

Once you get over laughing about the name, you're going to love the taste of this Duck Fart Shot! It's fun to make and even more fun to drink!

www.mantitlement.com

""A Duck Fart is a layered shot with Kahlua, Bailey’s Irish Cream and whiskey.""

Indeed!!

Unfortunately, as tasty as they are/were, they have a glycemic index value that results in a skull and cross-bones being pasted on every shot. But I highly recommend them for those who are able, or those not too timid to ask for one out loud at a bar.

""

 

[mr.brunch]

I believe 'duck fart' was a tasty beverage made with liqueurs but, I haven't ordered one in probably over 30-some years. Now I'm on a Google mission; be right back!

Duck Fart Shot | A Fun and Tasty Layered Drink For Parties

Once you get over laughing about the name, you're going to love the taste of this Duck Fart Shot! It's fun to make and even more fun to drink!

www.mantitlement.com

""A Duck Fart is a layered shot with Kahlua, Bailey’s Irish Cream and whiskey.""

Indeed!!

Unfortunately, as tasty as they are/were, they have a glycemic index value that results in a skull and cross-bones being pasted on every shot. But I highly recommend them for those who are able, or those not too timid to ask for one out loud at a bar.

""

That looks potent…
We used to have Tia Maria with baileys on top in a shot glass called a baby Guinness.. dangerously tasty

 

[moose eater]

I did a bit of digging and it turns out the the duck producers up here had a massive cull earlier this year because avian flu broke out across Canada. A lot of them were almost wiped out - breeding stock and all. A real hard hit for the industry. So I suspect that they figured out how to 3D print ducks now to prevent any future disease disrupting the supply chain. So maybe the missing giblets is just a glitch in the print driver. Anyways here is Justin's number 613-992-4211.

You literalist, you!!

I just Googled that # for giggles, grins, etc., and lo and behold, it's indeed the contact number for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The complaint I now must spin should be entertaining at a minimum. Perhaps something about stabilizing International relations during times of tension, maybe casting myself as as affected liaison, for not only my affinity for duck, but as US citizen and a former resident of the Yukon Territory.

Hell, maybe there's, like, a paying position in this?

They're not going to expect a suit and tie type affair, are they?? I mean, the Yukon is definitely a denim and plaid shirts kind of place. As is Alaska. Good beer, lake trout, irreverent attitudes, denim, plaid, as well as latitude are the basis of what 'we' have in common.

I may have found my calling. The yin & yang outcomes of ducks without giblets!!

But now I may have a job!! Shit, I'll call Justin and see if I'm already late for work?! Yikes, first day and all!

 

[armedoldhippy]

I'm already late for work?! Yikes, first day and all!

get those giblets, and don't take "NO" for an answer! we're counting on you!

 

[moose eater]

get those giblets, and don't take "NO" for an answer! we're counting on you!

I'm tenacious and OCD, if nothing else, but the PTSD says there's no telling how serious this whole giblet fiasco might become.

I'm on it!!

I'm hoping for at LEAST a tray of duck giblets out of this. Or maybe a gift certificate for some. Which really just brings the whole ordeal full-circle; there's few to no ducks in our stores, let alone duck giblets!!

My wife has patiently advised me to begin this recovery process by contacting the wholesale restaurant food supply store the ducks came from. A local-source kind of approach. She keeps me out of trouble. Good woman. Probably owe my freedom to her. And eventually, any giblets I recover, as well.

 

[tobedetermined]

I just Googled that # for giggles, grins, etc., and lo and behold, it's indeed the contact number for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Yes. It is his number. Back when my kids were younger, we planned a road trip to Ottawa for a couple of nights. On a whim, I emailed the PM (Jean Chrétien at the time) and I asked him if he was free for dinner for one of the nights. I didn't expect a reply but the very next day, I got a call from the Prime Minister's office to thank me for the invite but expressing his regrets because he was busy.

 

[armedoldhippy]

I asked him if he was free for dinner
expressing his regrets because he was busy.

you could tell he's Canadian. he replied, was polite, and didn't take you up on a free meal...American pols would shove you out of your seat at the table for a free meal, and not help with the tip...

 

[tobedetermined]

Yes, I was impressed. His minions did their job well and gave a taxpayer warm & fuzzies. I tried the same thing with Jacques Chirac when he was pres of France, one time when my wife and I were going to Paris. I got a hand scrawled and unsigned note from his office a week or two after the trip . . . but they did reply.

 

[experienced]

Haven't seen yr thread for a while Mr Brunch. I used to talk with you here in my previous incarnation. Then things went wierd when Covid came. Nice to see you survived.

How's England. Still slowly disappearing up its own backside? Gee I feel sorry for you all over there packed together like sardines ... flat caps on backwards these days ... talking funny ...

Hope you Family's health is good!!!

 

[mr.brunch]

Haven't seen yr thread for a while Mr Brunch. I used to talk with you here in my previous incarnation. Then things went wierd when Covid came. Nice to see you survived.

How's England. Still slowly disappearing up its own backside? Gee I feel sorry for you all over there packed together like sardines ... flat caps on backwards these days ... talking funny ...

Hope you Family's health is good!!!

Hey mate
Hope life is treating you well
I absolutely despair for my country these days- we’ve been quietly taken over by the asset strippers, how we let it happen again after the 1980s is beyond me.
I try to stay in my family bubble as much as I can!

Little Miss B is back to school today so a small rest is needed… it’s been a hectic few weeks, mrs B and stepson B have been sick with the Norovirus for the past few days (luckily I’ve dodged it) so I’ve been cleaning up sick etc, but it seems to be clearing
Time for a joint break

 

[experienced]

Hey mate
Hope life is treating you well
I absolutely despair for my country these days- we’ve been quietly taken over by the asset strippers, how we let it happen again after the 1980s is beyond me.
I try to stay in my family bubble as much as I can!

Little Miss B is back to school today so a small rest is needed… it’s been a hectic few weeks, mrs B and stepson B have been sick with the Norovirus for the past few days (luckily I’ve dodged it) so I’ve been cleaning up sick etc, but it seems to be clearing
Time for a joint break

I used to think Life was for adventuring, but away from Family all seems like shit. So I 'm more family oriented these days than ever before.

The asset strippers eh? You know all you people living on that tiny island and very few people produce anything real these days (I mean food mostly), and every one has got a debt (same as here) and there's no money in the bank (altho like here a bit may be under mattresses ... $4000 per person says the tax dept.). It's not only the UK that's in the shit. The rest of us are too.
Which is what Putin is up to I think. Bankrupting european economies I mean. Oh well, so it goes ...

My kids are all grown up. I have great grandchildren would you believe? Soon I 'll be old enough to forget their names!

What a shit pile we've left the kids of the future ...

No joint break here. I smoke I die. So a bit of cookie later this avo ...

Live on ...

 

[mr.brunch]

Ok I got it too
And little miss b just woke up being sick too bless her.
I’m so damn thirsty

 

[armedoldhippy]

No joint break here. I smoke I die.

that's about how i feel. been sick for a week now, and getting worse. gonna break out the Covid home tests here in a bit...

 

[mr.brunch]

Throwing up has stopped…. Feel like I’ve been punched repeatedly from the neck down
Little miss b has bounced back fast and wants to play

 

[mean mr.mustard]

We had a norovirus getting kicked around from person to person for a little bit a couple of years ago.

Pure suffering for a time.

I love how resilient kids can be.

Get well soon Mr. Brunch!

And AOH!

 

[armedoldhippy]

latest Covid variant symptoms listed on 'net match up exactly with what i've been dealing with....but, those symptoms show up in nearly every cold-weather virus/illness in the world - coughing, sneezing, sinus drainage, body aches/pain, occasional mild intermittent fever, blahblahblah. not going out anywhere, wife already been sick/recovered. i know i had the original, this aint shit compared to it, if this even is covid. my doctor told me a couple of weeks ago that they were swamped with covid, flu, respiratory viruses...who knows ? getting better now... yesterday/last night/this morning by far the worst of it.

 

[mr.brunch]

latest Covid variant symptoms listed on 'net match up exactly with what i've been dealing with....but, those symptoms show up in nearly every cold-weather virus/illness in the world - coughing, sneezing, sinus drainage, body aches/pain, occasional mild intermittent fever, blahblahblah. not going out anywhere, wife already been sick/recovered. i know i had the original, this aint shit compared to it, if this even is covid. my doctor told me a couple of weeks ago that they were swamped with covid, flu, respiratory viruses...who knows ? getting better now... yesterday/last night/this morning by far the worst of it.

Hope you are feeling better my friend, being Ill sucks.
Trying my first coffee since, doesn’t taste normal yet but it’ll wake me up

 

[mr.brunch]

Salt and vinegar potato chips are my new friends… settle the stomach well.
Tomato juice and a splash of Worcestershire sauce is the king of settlers, but no tomato juice here

 

[mean mr.mustard]

I usually opt for bitters and soda...

Maybe a pint of the black stuff?