Re: The Mighty Ducks

From: David Gadbois (gadbois@cyc.com)
Date: Wed 06 Aug 1997 - 05:18:50 EEST


    Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 12:28:34 -0400 (EDT)
    From: <Klyfix@aol.com>

    Easy. Ducks swim, undeads don't. Ducks vs. Undead in Marsh, Ducks
    win.

Ah, you forget the undead whale-octopus monstrosity that haunts the
marsh. Remember, Delecti can stitch *anything* living together. [1]

    Figure also (sudden inspiration) that a duck community probably
    has some provision for flooding in the event of attacks, sort of

    like the Netherlands when they fought for independence.

Ooh, cool image. I figure that the Ducks' "secret" is not one single
thing but rather a large array of tactics like this one that give them
an edge against Delecti's hordes.

    The little guys are neatness freaks? Perhaps the temples are
    largely for appearances, and the real rituals are out in the
    marshes. Maybe they involve the Great Feast of Roasted
    Undead.....(zombie tastes like chicken)

One of the things I flashed on at the recent con was of Ducks as the
penguin in the Wallace and Grommit short "The Wrong Trousers." [2] The
ducks put on a show of being good Orlanthi, but no one knows the
sinister rituals they actually perform back in Duck Point.

- --David Gadbois

[1] Though, of course, it doesn't stay living for long.

[2] If you haven't seen the Wallace and Grommit vids, do yourself a
big favor and rush out and buy the set. You can get them from PBS
Homer Video (http://www.pbs.org/shop).

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