Comments on: Quack http://blog.benjaminfenster.com/2008/10/quack/ A Blog of Musings and Mockery Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:49:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: cliff claven http://blog.benjaminfenster.com/2008/10/quack/comment-page-1/#comment-159 cliff claven Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:39:12 +0000 http://blog.benjaminfenster.com/2008/10/24/quack/#comment-159 It's a little known fact that "duck" is an adaptation of the WWII DUCW manufacturing acronym which stood for "Dude, You're Crossing Water". I personally have never driven a "duck boat". In the course of my duties as a postal carrier, I have driven a FROG Boat ("Floating Redelivery Operating Gizmo", a CROC boat ("Combined River/Overland Craft"), and a SWAN Boat ("Sightseeing Watercraft for Advanced Navigation". But to answer your question: Yes, I'm jealous It’s a little known fact that “duck” is an adaptation of the WWII DUCW manufacturing acronym which stood for “Dude, You’re Crossing Water”.

I personally have never driven a “duck boat”. In the course of my duties as a postal carrier, I have driven a FROG Boat (“Floating Redelivery Operating Gizmo”, a CROC boat (“Combined River/Overland Craft”), and a SWAN Boat (“Sightseeing Watercraft for Advanced Navigation”.

But to answer your question: Yes, I’m jealous

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