Super Duck! (and other funnies)

Teens are funny critters, and the "Duck Dynasty" thread reminded me of "Super Duck!"

Super Duck is a toy ducky that I took to school one year for the high school kids to use as a hall pass. It has a blue cape and a red face mask (I still have it) and is capable of granting students 3-5 minutes of freedom, thus the name.

No matter anyone's age, people DO still love to play around, so it wasn't very long until the kids, I mean, soon to be adults made a game of hiding Super Duck at the end of class, always in a high place (I'm not a tall person!) so the next class would have to find him if they wanted a pass. They'd try to tell a friend in the next class where it was, because whoever found it first would get a piece of candy. On two separate occasions, Super Duck was ducknapped and missing for almost an entire day, but word spread fast and the duck was returned safely before school let out.

It was always amusing when Super Duck came back and a giggly teenager would say "It really DOES change color in hot water!" They just couldn't resist playing with the ducky.

Ah, the power of Super Duck!

It's funny how no matter what, there's always something light hearted in life. Little things that turn into something to make you smile, things that don't seem like much, but end up making memories. I was tired of writing out passes and wanted something different that they wouldn't be able to copy that day and nothing that could hurt anyone, so I grabbed the duck and that's what ended up happening that year.

What funny little things have you had happen in your life that have made you smile?

 

The dog stories are great! Our pets have such a way of bringing joy into our lives.

I recently changed back to feeding mine a multi-colored kibble, and she regressed back to her very amusing but weird habit of picking out only the light colored pieces, running them to her crate to chomp like she's afraid we're going to take them, and leaving the dark colored ones scattered on the floor and some in the bowl, but she doesn't touch them until later in the day. When she does get to them, she just stands there eating them without a care. No protective instincts over the dark pieces.
If I can get her to keep eating while we're close, I want to videotape the little weirdo eating her breakfast!