The following is an excerpt from Donovan Hohn's Moby-Duck, which was runner up for the 2012 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Prize.We all like duckies. (a Mallard Hen & Drake =D) Assuming a parallel in species development between duckies and chickens, it is hypothesized that the egg came before the duck. "...a team made up of a geneticist, philosopher and chicken farmer claim to have found an answer. It was the egg. Put simply, the reason is down to the fact that genetic material does not change during an animal's life. However, it has been suggested that the geneticist, philosopher and chicken farmer have made a terrible, terrible error in their calculations. Since the first ever creature we now know as 'chicken' must have been the offspring of another creature with slightly different genetic code (i.e. not a chicken), the first ever chicken must have hatched from a non-chicken egg. And frankly, a non-chicken egg just doesn't cut it. Therefore, if the question 'which came first, the chicken or the egg' is more accurately posed 'which came first, the chicken or the chicken egg', it is clear that the chicken came first.

The first chicken egg can only have been the product of the first chicken. This theory has attracted some degree of controversy due to its chicken-centric worldview, which some consider tantamount to racism. Q: Do duckies taste like chicken?you've had enough boneless, skinless chicken breasts and rotisserie chicken for one lifetime. You need to eat more duck. Duck, even supermarket duck, tastes like how I imagine chicken used to taste before factory farming: the reassuring flavor of poultry with the richness and backbone of red meat." - Matthew Amster-Burton, Pacific Northwest Magazine - Succulent Duck Legs, 02/06/2005 Q: Doesn't the intact head on a Peking Duck weird you out? A: Only if it blinks. Wired Mouse with Floating Duckie. Wireless Mouse with Floating Duckie. i-Duck USB Memory Storage device. There are 17 articles in this category.If there were an award for VIP Household Appliance, it would have to go to the trusty vacuum—from handling dust on ceiling fans to suctioning crumbs and pet hair out of the car, it gets the job done.

But the following uncommon applications for this very common gadget will leave you wondering if there's anything it can't be used for. 11 Genius Tricks That Will Keep Your Fridge Organized Check Out This Mom's Evil Plan to Get Her Daughter to Clean Her Room 10 Genius Trash-to-Treasure DIY Organization Ideas 8 Surprising Ways to Use Club Soda 10 Funny Ways to Deal With Your Household Dilemmas Please Don't Sit On My Bed In Your Outside Clothes 11 Gross Things We All Do at Home — But Won't Admit 10 Things You Can Clean Once and Then Forget About for a Year 20 Organizing Tricks That Are Guaranteed to Improve Your Home You Might Be Buying Counterfeit Laundry DetergentAt 2am this morning I discovered a dead duck in my room.  If you know me you know this isn’t entirely strange given my penchant for ethically taxidermied animals but this was an unexpected, unclothed duck I didn’t recognize.  The whole thing unfolded on twitter so I thought I’d share it here so you’d know why you should follow me on twitter.  

Or why you should unfollow me on twitter.   And I’m sharing all of this because it should make you feel better about yourself in comparison because if you haven’t realized there was a dead duck in your room for an indefinite period of time you are a far better housekeeper than I am.  steam vacuum cleaner ebayI just called Victor and I was like, “So do you know why there was a dead duck inside my flowers?” and he said, “Fucking what?” which sort of proves that he needs to be following me on twitter too because I had to repeat the whole occurrence and still he was confused.  vax hoover cleaning instructionsJoin the club, Victor.henry car vacuum cleaner UPDATED: It took a week but the mystery of the 2am sudden duck appearance is finally solved: Click here for the rest.

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Yes () No (1)  Report Yes () No (1) Verified purchaser I bought this because it was way cheaper than buying several rug mats to go under all my area rugs and it has kept my rugs in place over my hardwood floors. I love that all I had to do was cut the tape to size around the edges, so easy! The only thing I'm not happy about is that I ran out and need to buy another roll, but still a cheaper alternative to rug mats. Yes () No ()  Report Yes () No () This tape did not hold my rugs, in place, on my tile floors. I do know the Walmart brand, Mainstay, waffle style rug tape works, so that's what I will purchase again. Yes (1) No (0)  Report Yes (1) No (0) Verified purchaser unfortunately I have flat carpet, ie; office carpet, and am looking for somethilng to hold large area rugs in place and this is not it Yes () No (3)  Report Yes () No (3) Verified purchaser Works perfectly on tiles, but not much on wood floor (rug still moving a lot) Yes (1) No (0)  Report Yes (1) No (0) Verified purchaser It mentioned rugs on the package so I thought it would adhere to carpets.