Hi #fediverse.
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@Pepijn do ducklings count?
I think I've picked up gull chicks and tern chicks before, but not ducklings or swan chicks.
@mwt Absolutely. Just because it's cute and fuzzy doesn't mean it's not the real thing.
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Hi #fediverse. We need to talk about something.
While browsing the Fediverse today it appears most people here have never tried to pick up a duck or swan. Like, not even once during their childhood.
Some people say they've not even touched a living chicken!
My hypothesis is that people here get upset about whatever hypothesis I present so I'll shutup on this.
🦢 Have you try pick up a duck or swan?
Please boost for scientific accuracy (or don't, it's your choice, that #science for you!)
@Pepijn in a datacenter or outside ?
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@Pepijn
For scientific reasons, now, urgently, I'm in need of a video on how to pick up the swan, or, in the absence of a swan, a goose.@kobold I'll be passing some geese tomorrow and see what I can do.
I do hope they're in a better mood than today: https://mastodon.online/@Pepijn/116369782386555285
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Hi #fediverse. We need to talk about something.
While browsing the Fediverse today it appears most people here have never tried to pick up a duck or swan. Like, not even once during their childhood.
Some people say they've not even touched a living chicken!
My hypothesis is that people here get upset about whatever hypothesis I present so I'll shutup on this.
🦢 Have you try pick up a duck or swan?
Please boost for scientific accuracy (or don't, it's your choice, that #science for you!)
@Pepijn
To be precise, a baby duckling. Strange story. We were five minutes from home. A car was stationary right in the middle of the road in front of us. The driver and passenger swapped places and the car sped off. Us: WTF!?! It turned out a duckling had got under the car and had been smashed against the tarmac by the ridiculous speed. We caught the duckling and took it to the animal shelter. Back home an hour later... -
@Pepijn
To be precise, a baby duckling. Strange story. We were five minutes from home. A car was stationary right in the middle of the road in front of us. The driver and passenger swapped places and the car sped off. Us: WTF!?! It turned out a duckling had got under the car and had been smashed against the tarmac by the ridiculous speed. We caught the duckling and took it to the animal shelter. Back home an hour later...@src_esther
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Hi #fediverse. We need to talk about something.
While browsing the Fediverse today it appears most people here have never tried to pick up a duck or swan. Like, not even once during their childhood.
Some people say they've not even touched a living chicken!
My hypothesis is that people here get upset about whatever hypothesis I present so I'll shutup on this.
🦢 Have you try pick up a duck or swan?
Please boost for scientific accuracy (or don't, it's your choice, that #science for you!)
@Pepijn @doktorzjivago Swan no, because of will to live. Ducks and ducklings… several times. And mallards!
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Hi #fediverse. We need to talk about something.
While browsing the Fediverse today it appears most people here have never tried to pick up a duck or swan. Like, not even once during their childhood.
Some people say they've not even touched a living chicken!
My hypothesis is that people here get upset about whatever hypothesis I present so I'll shutup on this.
🦢 Have you try pick up a duck or swan?
Please boost for scientific accuracy (or don't, it's your choice, that #science for you!)
@Pepijn I can do science, me
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@Pepijn @doktorzjivago Swan no, because of will to live. Ducks and ducklings… several times. And mallards!
Wait, what. Isn't mallard a subset of duck to you?
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Wait, what. Isn't mallard a subset of duck to you?
@Pepijn @doktorzjivago Yes, but ducks are more domesticated? Hence the degree of crazy lady is a tad higher, but not really at swan lady level.
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Instructions for duck. For swans step two should be adapted.
A Light Shining In Darkness (@fzer0@nerdculture.de)
Attached: 1 video How to pick up a duck 🦆
NerdCulture (nerdculture.de)
@Pepijn These instructions are so old (Vine era, I think) that I don't know if they are up to date
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@Pepijn @doktorzjivago Yes, but ducks are more domesticated? Hence the degree of crazy lady is a tad higher, but not really at swan lady level.
@Livija yeah I can see the reasoning. It doesn't sit right for me personally but does makes sense.
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@Livija yeah I can see the reasoning. It doesn't sit right for me personally but does makes sense.
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Hi #fediverse. We need to talk about something.
While browsing the Fediverse today it appears most people here have never tried to pick up a duck or swan. Like, not even once during their childhood.
Some people say they've not even touched a living chicken!
My hypothesis is that people here get upset about whatever hypothesis I present so I'll shutup on this.
🦢 Have you try pick up a duck or swan?
Please boost for scientific accuracy (or don't, it's your choice, that #science for you!)
@Pepijn Successfully lifted ducks and geese (well, ducklings and goslings.) No swans or cygnets though.
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Hi #fediverse. We need to talk about something.
While browsing the Fediverse today it appears most people here have never tried to pick up a duck or swan. Like, not even once during their childhood.
Some people say they've not even touched a living chicken!
My hypothesis is that people here get upset about whatever hypothesis I present so I'll shutup on this.
🦢 Have you try pick up a duck or swan?
Please boost for scientific accuracy (or don't, it's your choice, that #science for you!)
@Pepijn
I have picked up pet birds (tiny to large). No chickens or ducks. -
@Pepijn
For scientific reasons, now, urgently, I'm in need of a video on how to pick up the swan, or, in the absence of a swan, a goose.@kobold
Not. Like. This.
E. C. Bigribs (@eedly@mindly.social)
Attached: 1 image @fzer0@nerdculture.de Up next: how not to pick up a swan.
Mindly.Social (mindly.social)
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Hi #fediverse. We need to talk about something.
While browsing the Fediverse today it appears most people here have never tried to pick up a duck or swan. Like, not even once during their childhood.
Some people say they've not even touched a living chicken!
My hypothesis is that people here get upset about whatever hypothesis I present so I'll shutup on this.
🦢 Have you try pick up a duck or swan?
Please boost for scientific accuracy (or don't, it's your choice, that #science for you!)
@Pepijn I have picked up a barred owl and a red-tailed hawk (not at the same time). However, I have never been in a situation where either I or a swan/duck/goose would benefit from me putting hands on it, so I've kept them to myself.
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Instructions for duck. For swans step two should be adapted.
A Light Shining In Darkness (@fzer0@nerdculture.de)
Attached: 1 video How to pick up a duck 🦆
NerdCulture (nerdculture.de)
Ok. Just tried the two step method. It really is not as easy as the original video makes it out to be.
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Ok. Just tried the two step method. It really is not as easy as the original video makes it out to be.
@Pepijn That duck looks like a rabbit
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@Pepijn That duck looks like a rabbit
@SnyperWolf It's 2026, we really should try to not judge ducks by their cover.
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Ok. Just tried the two step method. It really is not as easy as the original video makes it out to be.
@Pepijn Can be so difficult to tell them apart.
