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BrianB6

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Giant Duck on Sydney Harbour
« on: January 02, 2013, 10:06:52 pm »

A giant bath tub duck has been sailing on Sydney Harbour.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-03/giant-duck-paddles-down-sydney-harbour/4451028
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Re: Giant Duck on Sydney Harbour
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2013, 10:13:53 pm »

BRILLIANT, Brian............I love it, and would love to be there for the festival.........
 
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Re: Giant Duck on Sydney Harbour
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2013, 11:34:21 pm »

What a rip off  <*< <*< That means war. {-) {-) {-)
 
Ya nicked it from the Brisbane river festival and all the other small ducks from the charity appeal. O0 O0
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Re: Giant Duck on Sydney Harbour
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2013, 11:52:49 pm »

Who in turn nicked it from Auckland earlier either in late 2011 or early 2012.
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Re: Giant Duck on Sydney Harbour
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2013, 11:57:39 pm »

yeh, but c'mon guys ya all nicked it from London and the Thames earlier this year..............I reckon if ya cut it open there'll be a few crims from Blighty with ankle straps and ASBO'S  pinned to their earrings..........we don't want them back though {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) :-))
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Re: Giant Duck on Sydney Harbour
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2013, 12:02:22 am »

 :-))
yep, been around that duck, ain't he.
The crims are all now model citizens down under  :}
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Re: Giant Duck on Sydney Harbour
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2013, 12:07:11 am »

 
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Re: Giant Duck on Sydney Harbour
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2013, 05:32:23 am »

Seems like the first time it got my attention was when it was
parked outside the U-boat pens in St Nazaire.

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And apparently there are several sizes...
OSAKA (10M)
AUCKLAND (12M)
HASSELT (12M)
ST. NAZAIRE (26M)
SAO PAULO (12M)
ONOMICHI (10 M)
ELST (5M)
ROTTERDAM (5M)
AMSTERDAM 2 (5M)
NÜRNBERG (5M)
AMSTERDAM 1 (5M)
WASSENAAR (5M)


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Re: Giant Duck on Sydney Harbour
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2013, 10:38:18 pm »

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Re: Giant Duck on Sydney Harbour
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2013, 11:30:00 pm »

 
Where are the thousands of babies,
 
http://blog.brightlearning.com.au/tag/brisbane-river-giant-duck/
 
must be still in Brisbane  {-) {-) {-)
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Re: Giant Duck on Sydney Harbour
« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2013, 02:07:02 am »

It swam as far as Honk Kong but someone must have tried to eat it!  <:(
Peking duck anyone?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22542006
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Re: Giant Duck on Sydney Harbour
« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2013, 12:14:30 pm »

More like Duck soup now  O0 O0 {-) {-)
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