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of, or relating to, ducks
IctoanAWEWawi Started conversation Apr 12, 2005
What's the duck equivalent of 'bovine' or 'ursine' or 'equine'?
Seems to have escaped me for the moment...
of, or relating to, ducks
Teuchter Posted Apr 12, 2005
Anatine
From anatidae, the family name for geese, swans and ducks.
of, or relating to, ducks
2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted Apr 12, 2005
Quackadine
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GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 Posted Apr 12, 2005
GBsubjectine
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pffffft Posted Apr 12, 2005
[sings]
Oh rubber ducky
joy of joys
when I squeeze you
you make noise
Oh rubber ducky
I'm awfully fond of you
oh bo bo bodio
[/sings]
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IctoanAWEWawi Posted Apr 12, 2005
thought that might get a few responses!
As Teuchter is the only one whose word is in a dictionary I shall go with that 
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pffffft Posted Apr 12, 2005
Hmmm
ing because you know the posh terminology for a collective of ducks.
Not sure wether that is worthy actually.
Not the sort of fact you usually own up to knowing in public.
Unless you are really Bill Oddie...
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WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. Posted Apr 12, 2005
I think the collective is a raft or a flight depending o what they're doing.
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Apr 12, 2005
Are you saying that you really are Bill Oddie, Teuchter?
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pffffft Posted Apr 13, 2005
Theres a simple test for this sort of thing.
*clears throat*
[shouts]
Will anybody who is really called Bill Oddie please put their hand up!
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[aside]
heh heh that'l catch him out
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of, or relating to, ducks
GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 Posted Apr 13, 2005
*Puts hand up.*
Yes, I'm Phil Oddie.
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pffffft Posted Apr 13, 2005
*grumbles*
*clears throat again*
[shouts]
Will anybody who is really called BILL, that's BILL spelt Bravo, Igloo,Lala, Lala, Oddie, BILL ODDIE. BILL wh's mother probably called him WILLIAM please put their hand up!
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[aside]
heh heh that'll definately work tis time
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GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 Posted Apr 13, 2005
*A different person puts their hand up.*
Yes, I'm Phil Collins.
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- 1: IctoanAWEWawi (Apr 12, 2005)
- 2: pffffft (Apr 12, 2005)
- 3: Gnomon - time to move on (Apr 12, 2005)
- 4: Eowyn (Apr 12, 2005)
- 5: Teuchter (Apr 12, 2005)
- 6: 2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... (Apr 12, 2005)
- 7: GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 (Apr 12, 2005)
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- 9: IctoanAWEWawi (Apr 12, 2005)
- 10: Teuchter (Apr 12, 2005)
- 11: pffffft (Apr 12, 2005)
- 12: WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. (Apr 12, 2005)
- 13: Teuchter (Apr 12, 2005)
- 14: Gnomon - time to move on (Apr 12, 2005)
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- 18: GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 (Apr 13, 2005)
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