ROFL!!!

The worst is when they make appearances by Gasworks Park. Gee, thanks for ruining my day, duck.

Of course, I'm anti-monorail and Space Needle, too, so I must be crazy

The drivers are personable, high-energy, full-to-bursting with the sort of mundane trivia and anecdotes you'd expect. But on the other hand, the trip into Lake Union is sort of a nice extra feature (although I can do that any day of the week myself), and clearly the out-of-towners get a big kick out of the experience, regardless of whether they purchase those stupid "quackers" (we didn't.)

Besides, apparently these things exist in just about every major city in the U.S. adjacent to a large body of water, so I've little doubt there are lots and lots of Jessica's out there across the country; maybe they should go online and start a virtual support group or something.

True. Take Charles Mudede for example.

If you "hate" the ducks? You probably need to chill out and prioritize your life a bit.

a bunch of people having fun in an amphibious vehicle drive by...

someone with a loudspeaker is poised and ready to defend against the high energy tourist vibe..

he cries out for freedom! for an end to oppression! for an end to the invasion!!!

"stop looking at us"

Can't we think of something else to protest?

I second the call for spell check.

Public Intern, spelling is not one of your strengths and you should probably remember that.

Literacy is cool, kids.

http://stoptheduck.com/

What kind of person is bothered so much that they actively hate the duck?

Get a fucking life.

Some people are just never happy.

in addition, they treat seattleites like we are animals in a zoo... or maybe a wildlife refuge. only, at a wildlife refuge the jeep isn't usually blaring loud music and commenting on a loudspeaker about the animals clothing.

unfortunately, this slog might just encourage more people to ride the ducks... to see jessica.

I love that the photo below the "Show us your boobs" line is almost of cubist representation of a) a bullhorned young man and b) the response from the object of his desire. Time and space collapsed, etc. Charles, you do better at this kind of thing. Take it away.

Lives obsessing with trivia - no wonder the Fascist Takeover is under way as we post ... the next war, two already in the killing every day phase, in planning. Most freedoms in the tank.

Cutie Intern male, cannon fodder, will die in a war. Cutie girl/lady will have her womb ruled by the state.

Oh, but tourist revenue, the GREENEST dollars we earn, are to be mocked.

Geez - Louise. I love the ducks. Creative, recycled vehicles, looks like something Dan would drive on the beach, loaded with his kids and the editorial twits who allow stuff like this to be published at the Stranger.

Parting thought -And it is New Your or Chicago rude - not Seattle style at all - to yell at people who are guests in your city.

Still though, do they have to play the music so loud?

Oh, and @10 - FTW!

Here is something fun to do though. A SUV from Idaho with an older couple (Bush/Cheney bumper stickers included) pulled up beside me and asked for a nice little bar to go to on a Friday night. I suggested the Eagle hoping beyond hope it was a red hanky night.

I hate the Ducks, and I hate tourists!! GRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

Oh, and a p.s.- I enjoyed flipping off a crowded Duck last summer. Geez, I hate those things too!

*&^%-ing Ducks!

The dates and proposals from Duck riders and cars passing and folks on the side walks - many takers for instant sexual frenzy

Far more interesting story as well

If his bare ass matches his smooth Irish looking face - I can get ten takers right here in my office in ten minutes, complete with gag, wine, weed, beer, lube and good porn, even A LOT OF money. Will screen out Duck riders and drivers.

Signed, Nasty IS More Fun

I hope they never hire you for anything more than Public Intern, because nobody could ever do this like you do. I'm sorry to say I hope they never promote you - because We. Need. You.

But he was wrong. The sixties aren't over in Hot Springs. They haven't even happened yet."

Makes me want to yell at the Ducks, too!

I love that the owner said they were bullet-proof. Why is this? Because people shot at them in the past? I think so.

I do like the fact that the vehicles are windowless. At a recent bike-related event (no, not Critical Mass), the bike riders and the duck driver (and some duck riders) were able to talk to each other about what was going on. In this day and age of most people enclosed in their A/C-filled high speed metal bubble, it's nice to see type of interaction.

I do like that some of the drivers dish out some good trivia about the neighborhoods that they're passing through. Some of you hipsters could do well to learn about your community beyond the bars.

I don't like how the drivers oversell some of the sights. There's an interesting landmark near me which is only cool looking if you are right in front of it. But some of the Ducks pause at an intersection over two blocks away and point out the site to the riders. You can watch them all extend their necks to get a glimpse of it. That's when I become embarrassed about the ducks.

A Duck once stopped while I was weeding in my front yard, and the whole entrourage shouted in unison, "Looking good!" It made me feel dirty.

I also want to mention that tourists spew out a year's worth of carbon in order to fly here in a jet from whatever godforsaken piece of the heartland they came from. Which is not green.

It doesn't surprise me that the owner of that outfit talks like a misogynist frat boy. Or that the other frat boys coming to their defense are too dumb to come up with any better argument "you hate fun" and "get a life."

BTW, I run at Myrtle Edwards Park and the Ducks have twice played the Rocky theme music as they drive by me. Is is embarrassing? Sure, let's just say I'm not the most athletic-looking of persons. But instead of mouthing vitriol back, I wave. And I've gotten a loud cheer both times.

http://ezbakeroven.blogspot.com/search?q=duck

BTW, they are claimed to be bulletproof because the vehicles are WWII surplus (DUKW)

The drivers of the ducks should not belittle people in front of the tourists, especially if you are just trying to work. So I can see why people loathe the ducks.

But comments like # 43 “tourists spew out a year's worth of carbon in order to fly here in a jet” is fucking ridiculous. I guess we will have to ground all planes from now on to stay “green”. Though tourists can be annoying, and produce even more annoying things like the Ducks, They bring Seattle serious $$$.

It is ridiculous to use what amounts to a diversity argument to justify something that is crap. The fact that cities have a variety of different things, including some things that are total crap, is not a reason to say we must keep the crap. If the ducks were to go, all the things that make Seattle a good place to be would remain.

There once was a strong "MOON the Tour Train" scene in Boise, if I remember right. At least I remember mooning the tour train a time or two. Good, clean fun.

Seattlites really should start MOONING the Ducks. I rarely get drunk enough during the daytime hours to do much mooning....

And the folks on the Ducks Tour, most will enjoy a full moon in the middle of their tour. I know I would. And if they don't - Fuck 'em. I don't like their kazoos.

(Me - I've got Love-Hate issues with the Ducks. With the Boise Tour-Train, it's more clear: they're Hate-Hate issues, since they have no amphibious skills, which I admire.)

When tour buses used to go through Haight-Ashbury area in the late 60's, people would hold up mirrors so the tourists would see themselves. Maybe we should do something like that.

why.
can't.
i
escape.
the.
ducks!

I lived in Washington, D.C. this summer and there's something like this there, too. People with duck lips that make a quacking sound. Being a University of Oregon student, hearing the duck quackers kind of made me feel at home. The tourists were still irritating, though.

I am so glad to see I am wrong.

Seriously, ducks are not good.