Where we used to live there was a small farm pond about a block away. One year a mated pair of mallards flew over the bird feeder in our yard and landed for a look. My mother threw out two slices of bread to them, and after conferring between themselves they ate the bread. The male let the female go first, and she ate the center parts; then the male ate the crusts. They flew back in the direction of the pond..Every day about the same time they would land about 200 feet away from our house, waddle up to the back door, and quack until we threw them two slices of bread. They had the same routine for about two weeks and then didn’t return anymore..We knew married human couples that weren’t as polite as those ducks were to each other.
alan.gurka over 11 years ago
Proof that Mom likes Billy more! (Remember the Smothers Brothers? “Mom always liked you best!”)
GROG Premium Member over 11 years ago
No fair. I want something else, like a pastrami on rye.
Digital Frog over 11 years ago
Which brings to mind the question, why do they package croutons in plastic? To keep them fresh?
emptc12 over 11 years ago
Where we used to live there was a small farm pond about a block away. One year a mated pair of mallards flew over the bird feeder in our yard and landed for a look. My mother threw out two slices of bread to them, and after conferring between themselves they ate the bread. The male let the female go first, and she ate the center parts; then the male ate the crusts. They flew back in the direction of the pond..Every day about the same time they would land about 200 feet away from our house, waddle up to the back door, and quack until we threw them two slices of bread. They had the same routine for about two weeks and then didn’t return anymore..We knew married human couples that weren’t as polite as those ducks were to each other.