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What the duck? Ontario paid $121K to festival bringing world's largest rubber duckie to Canada
CBC ^
| May 29 2017
| Laura Fraser
Posted on 05/30/2017 6:54:05 AM PDT by xp38
A six-storey rubber duck won't call Toronto waterfront home until this summer — but it's already making waves in the Ontario legislature.
The 13,600-kilogram rubber duckie drew criticism, and many puns, from the Progressive Conservative tourism critic as he questioned why the province would help pay to bring the Instagrammable bath toy to Canada for a visit.
"People are already treading water, trying to pay their bills, and you float this rubber ducky right in their faces?" Rick Nicholls said.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbc.ca ...
TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: rubberduck
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posted on
05/30/2017 6:54:05 AM PDT
by
xp38
To: xp38
To: xp38
It took a lot of Maple Syrup to pay for that.
To: xp38
You would figure something like that would be inflated and wouldnt need to be towed vie tug boat, to all its venues. Is it solid foam rubber?
My dog would kill itself chewing that thing into bite size pieces. And if it squeaks you better stand back!
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posted on
05/30/2017 7:13:33 AM PDT
by
Delta 21
To: xp38
Is this the duck that shows up on satellite images?
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posted on
05/30/2017 7:21:17 AM PDT
by
bgill
(CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
To: xp38; GraceG; Army Air Corps
It’s a big as a Battleship!
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posted on
05/30/2017 7:22:17 AM PDT
by
KC_Lion
(Proud Keeper of the Sarah Palin and New First Lady Melania Ping Lists. Let me know if you want on.)
To: xp38
That’s not a Canadian ship in the background!
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posted on
05/30/2017 7:23:43 AM PDT
by
Enchante
(Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
To: Enchante
Ofc, file photo, it hasn’t been there yet....
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posted on
05/30/2017 7:24:15 AM PDT
by
Enchante
(Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
To: xp38
It’s a Trojan Duckie, beware Canucks, Allah Duckbar!
To: xp38
Behead those who insult Bert.
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posted on
05/30/2017 7:29:27 AM PDT
by
Opinionated Blowhard
("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
To: xp38
Looks like something that belongs on a prog rock album cover.
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posted on
05/30/2017 8:45:26 AM PDT
by
M1903A1
("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy... and call it progress")
To: Enchante
No I think it has appeared in other places before.
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posted on
05/30/2017 10:54:25 AM PDT
by
xp38
To: xp38
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posted on
05/30/2017 12:55:51 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
To: All
I doubt that it costs remotely close to $121K to rent the Big Rubber Duck. That may be the amount that was paid into the festival’s expenses, but it must go for lots more than just the rubber duckie....
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posted on
05/30/2017 12:57:21 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
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