100happywords: 59. Ducks

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100HappyWords_59_Ducks

 

Ducks in a row? I got ‘em.

It’s such a naff phrase but I think that’s why I love it.

Its origin is rather sketchy – it could be a bowling, arcade game or mother duck reference depending on whom you listen to – but I’ve always thought it came from a shooting reference. That is, when your ducks are in a row, you can take out the whole line of them with minimum effort.

This is worlds away from my ducks, which tend to be of the yellow, rubber-ducky variety and simply means I’ve got my shit together.

Happy days indeed.

 

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