Life in the Flat Lane

Just up ahead, fellas — that’s where poor ol’ Mandrake bought the farm. I remember it like it was yesterday…

A group of ducks walks in a single filed line approaching the camera
Waddle, waddle, waddle.

A bunch of us was waddling back to the pond, and we’d had a few, and we see these men unloading crates of beer. And Mandrake walks up and he says “I’ll take a case, and you can put it on my bill!”

Ducks continue to walk toward camera
Turned out that was a poor choice of words.

Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened. Poor fella was so startled he dropped the case right on Mandrake. And so right here marks the spot where Mandrake got plastered.

The group of ducks walks around a white silhouette of a duck painted onto the sidewalk.
Walk around him, boys, show some respect.

What’s really happening here: In England, three cities have “waddle lanes” to give web-footed walkers their own space. Story in the Daily Mail. Waddle they think of next?

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14 thoughts on “Life in the Flat Lane

  1. Dubravkamcvmd July 12, 2023 / 2:01 pm

    I want to live in a country that institutes waddle lanes.

    • allein 🐾 July 12, 2023 / 2:12 pm

      Me, too! This is too cute!

      • Deb Gerish July 12, 2023 / 11:33 pm

        Me three! Around here, it would be for Canada geese. Maybe they could get the geese to poop only in the waddle lane too. (Frozen goose poop is some slippery sh*t.)

  2. Dana July 12, 2023 / 2:13 pm

    Omg. The photos, Mike’s commentary, the “waddle lanes”. Fantastic. I would like a human waddle lane for after you’ve had a big dinner and are trying to waddle home.

  3. AJ July 12, 2023 / 3:53 pm

    Perfection! I like Mike’s story better than the real version. But I love the idea of waddle lanes for ducks. Should be instituted everywhere.

    • Sedro6 July 12, 2023 / 7:22 pm

      Me too, re story!

  4. Blue Footed Booby July 12, 2023 / 4:20 pm

    The waddle lane is whichever lane I’m in.

    • Duckie 🐥 July 12, 2023 / 7:21 pm

      Same here.

  5. Ricky & Bibi's Mom July 12, 2023 / 5:07 pm

    Museum of the Blue-Footed Booby 2

    Museum of the Blue-Footed Booby

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    • Georgiana July 12, 2023 / 5:13 pm

      🥰🥰

    • Dulcie July 12, 2023 / 6:49 pm

      Ha ha great!!! 🤣🤣 BFB – just for you!

      And Alice… really?? Three cities with waddle lanes?? And do they stay in the lanes?? 😆

    • Blue Footed Booby July 13, 2023 / 9:18 am

      OMG!

      And it just so happens I need new glasses lol

  6. Tigger Jourard July 12, 2023 / 8:48 pm

    This superb story is right up there with the brilliant and legendary tale set in the woods near Klamath Falls. Bravo, Mike.

  7. Skimpy July 13, 2023 / 5:30 am

    🤣😂😆🤣😂🤣😂😆

    And I learnt “une jolie expression” : “to buy the farm”

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