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  • pepijn@mastodon.onlineP pepijn@mastodon.online

    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!)

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    @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...

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    • src_esther@mastodon.onlineS src_esther@mastodon.online

      @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...

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      @src_esther 😕 Well done though!

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      • pepijn@mastodon.onlineP pepijn@mastodon.online

        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!)

        livija@mastodon.nuL This user is from outside of this forum
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        @Pepijn @doktorzjivago Swan no, because of will to live. Ducks and ducklings… several times. And mallards!

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        • pepijn@mastodon.onlineP pepijn@mastodon.online

          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!)

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          @Pepijn I can do science, me 😘

          https://youtu.be/IJpwJsmNpE4?si=_Ctj_8lljSB1dF22

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          • livija@mastodon.nuL livija@mastodon.nu

            @Pepijn @doktorzjivago Swan no, because of will to live. Ducks and ducklings… several times. And mallards!

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            Wait, what. Isn't mallard a subset of duck to you?

            @Livija @doktorzjivago

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            • pepijn@mastodon.onlineP pepijn@mastodon.online

              Wait, what. Isn't mallard a subset of duck to you?

              @Livija @doktorzjivago

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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.

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              • pepijn@mastodon.onlineP pepijn@mastodon.online

                Instructions for duck. For swans step two should be adapted.

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                Attached: 1 video How to pick up a duck 🦆

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                @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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                • livija@mastodon.nuL livija@mastodon.nu

                  @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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                  @Livija yeah I can see the reasoning. It doesn't sit right for me personally but does makes sense.

                  @doktorzjivago

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                  • pepijn@mastodon.onlineP pepijn@mastodon.online

                    @Livija yeah I can see the reasoning. It doesn't sit right for me personally but does makes sense.

                    @doktorzjivago

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                    @Pepijn @doktorzjivago 🦆🦢🪿

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                    • pepijn@mastodon.onlineP pepijn@mastodon.online

                      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!)

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                      @Pepijn Successfully lifted ducks and geese (well, ducklings and goslings.) No swans or cygnets though.

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                      • pepijn@mastodon.onlineP pepijn@mastodon.online

                        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!)

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                        @Pepijn
                        I have picked up pet birds (tiny to large). No chickens or ducks.

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                        • kobold@orthographieanarchist.deK kobold@orthographieanarchist.de

                          @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.

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                          @kobold
                          Not. Like. This.

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                          Attached: 1 image @fzer0@nerdculture.de Up next: how not to pick up a swan.

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                          @Pepijn

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                          • pepijn@mastodon.onlineP pepijn@mastodon.online

                            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!)

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                            @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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                            • pepijn@mastodon.onlineP pepijn@mastodon.online

                              Instructions for duck. For swans step two should be adapted.

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                              Attached: 1 video How to pick up a duck 🦆

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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.

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                              • pepijn@mastodon.onlineP pepijn@mastodon.online

                                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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                                @Pepijn That duck looks like a rabbit

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                                • snyperwolf@kind.socialS snyperwolf@kind.social

                                  @Pepijn That duck looks like a rabbit

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                                  @SnyperWolf It's 2026, we really should try to not judge ducks by their cover.

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                                  • pepijn@mastodon.onlineP pepijn@mastodon.online

                                    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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                                    @Pepijn Can be so difficult to tell them apart.

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                                    • pepijn@mastodon.onlineP pepijn@mastodon.online

                                      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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                                      @Pepijn I bet it fled straight into the nearest high security data center

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                                      • pepijn@mastodon.onlineP pepijn@mastodon.online

                                        @SnyperWolf It's 2026, we really should try to not judge ducks by their cover.

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                                        @Pepijn Fair enough 😊

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                                        • snyperwolf@kind.socialS snyperwolf@kind.social

                                          @Pepijn That duck looks like a rabbit

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                                          @SnyperWolf
                                          It's a hare.

                                          @Pepijn

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