CageyH Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Is made of plastic, why is it called a rubber duck? Only dead fish go with the flow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normans_Ghost Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 quack Norman Verona, 1989 BDR 220bhp, Reg: B16BDR, Mem No 2166, the full story here You and your seven to The French Blatting Company Limited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normans_Ghost Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 I'll get HM to ask, she speaks fluent duck Norman Verona, 1989 BDR 220bhp, Reg: B16BDR, Mem No 2166, the full story here You and your seven to The French Blatting Company Limited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wile7 Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 A rubber duck, or rubber duckie, is a toy shaped like a duck that is made of rubber or rubber-like material such as vinyl plastic. Almost all modern rubber ducks are made out of vinyl plastic rather than rubber. Most commonly, rubber ducks are designed to be used as floating bathtub toys. Not all rubber ducks are bath toys. Some rubber ducks are dolls or play figures similar to other squeeze or squeak toys typically given to children and sometimes dogs. Rubber ducks can be found in various colors, sizes, shapes, and outfits. Rubber ducks have achieved status as a popular icon and, while still primarily considered a children's toy, are used by people of all ages. Some adult stores now sell vibrating rubber ducks. Rubber ducks may be equipped with a squeaker that makes a whistling or squeaking sound. More rarely the toy may have a squeaker that makes a sound resembling the quack of a real duck. Bath toy ducks sometimes have a hole in the bill which allows the toy to take in and then squirt water. The rubber duck has become a popular form factor for USB flash drives. These devices are not intended to be used as bath toys. The history of the first rubber duck is not known, but its history is inevitably linked to that of rubber manufacturing, the development of early rubber (and later synthetic rubber) toys including cars and dolls, and the advent of squeak toys which dates to at least the late 1800s. Although squeak toys are often thought of as dog toys, many people still enjoy the squeaking rubber duck. The earliest rubber ducks were made from harder rubber and lacked squeakers. Ernie, a popular Muppet from Sesame Street, has helped to popularize the floating rubber duck bath toy with his song "Rubber Duckie", though rubber ducks existed long before the advent of this television show. The yellow rubber duck has achieved an iconic status in American pop culture. In the United States the rubber duck is often symbolically linked to bathing or bath tubs and to babies and toddlers. As the rubber duck has grown in popularity over the years, many variants are sold including "devil ducks" and "dead ducks". In 2001 a popular British tabloid newspaper reported that Queen Elizabeth II has a rubber duck that wears an inflatable crown in her bathroom. The duck was spotted by a workman who was repainting her bathroom and later reported it to The Sun newspaper. The story prompted sales of rubber ducks in the United Kingdom to increase by 80% for a short period. Rubber ducks are collected by a small number of enthusiasts in countries including: Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, the United States, and the Netherlands. The Guinness World Record for World's Largest Rubber Duck Collection numbered 1,437 unique rubber ducks in 2003. The rubber duck can be referred to informally as a rubber duckie or a rubber ducky. Amongst collectors of rubber ducks, the spelling rubber duckie has achieved prominence, but both spellings are considered acceptable. Some charities have run rubber duck races in which hundreds or thousands of rubber ducks are dumped into a river, pool, or other body of water and then are floated down a race course marked off with buoys. The first one to float past the finish line is a winner. (This is similar to the game Poohsticks.) The rubber ducks are then retrieved and used again later. Due to environmental concerns, sites for duck races must be chosen with care. One of these famous rubber duck races is the Great Knoxville Rubber Duck Race. This race received attention when the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that it was a lottery, which stopped the race for a few years. After the state amended their constitution to allow lotteries with special exceptions, the race was reinstituted.In 2006 the river Liffey in Dublin hosted the worlds largest duck race with 150,000 ducks. Rubber ducks are used in small quanties as hearding targets for radio controled model yachts, the objective being to move all of the loose ducks into a floating pen. God I am full of knowledge 😬 Dave Ardley. White Xflow with Clams Don't point that beard at me, it might go off. Groucho Marx Updated photos here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted October 5, 2006 Author Share Posted October 5, 2006 You certainly have too much time on your hands Only dead fish go with the flow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_C Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 There's also a version of the rubber duck sold by adult only websites... Cheers Tom FH54WLX - only the car supports ManU, honest! see here - UPDATED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wile7 Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 I HAVE to ask Tom........ ...how the hell do you know that *eek* *confused* 😬 😬 😬 *wink* *tongue* 😳 Dave Ardley. White Xflow with Clams Don't point that beard at me, it might go off. Groucho Marx Updated photos here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibster. Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Supercheese R250 Caterham pictures here 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTD Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Shhhhhhhhhhh Paul - was that the noise of your rubber toy deflating I just heard? Het nemen van mijn Caterham aan Holland Edited by - GTD on 6 Oct 2006 08:19:59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 No, he has a rubber duck with a broken squeaky. Only dead fish go with the flow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 I bet it's goes like the quackers... My ... Preciousss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibster. Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 10-4 rubber duck Supercheese R250 Caterham pictures here 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wile7 Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 here Dave Ardley. White Xflow with Clams Don't point that beard at me, it might go off. Groucho Marx Updated photos here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 Is it the same as a rubber made from ducks? Mmmm. Pass the plum sauce, darling.... My ... Preciousss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wile7 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Calling Rubber Duck here 😬 😬 Dave Ardley. White Xflow with Clams Don't point that beard at me, it might go off. Groucho Marx Updated photos here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossybee Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 here 😬 _____________________________ Sssssscottish SssssuperSssssnot! Scotland - North Of The Smoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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