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From: Daedalus
Address: <[b k reed] at [oreadukans.edu]>
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 53  16:30:35
To: Dark Elf
Subject: Origin of term "duck"

So how did theses walking arsenals get the name "duck?  Is it
because they waddle like said aquatic waterfoul, or is it because
it is the first thing that you should do when you meet one of
these "oh so subtle" sammies?


From: Silver Cianide
Address: <[j--r--y] at [teetot.acusd.edu]>
Date: Sun, 30 August 2052 09:20:07 PST
To: Daedalus
Subject: RE: Cyberducks

Well, I'm sure Dark Elf will have something to say about this.
Personally, I've never heard anyone call a Sam a Duck before.
Sounds like a dangerous hobby. But the obvious reason, as you
say, is that a Sam loaded down with too much equipment does have
a tendency to waddle.

Something I heard from a friend of Dr. Stratton's involves a very
old joke:

TOURIST TO FARMER (while standing in three feet of mud): I
thought you said this mudhole weren't very deep?!
FARMER TO TOURIST: Only comes up to here on m'ducks.

Makes sense to me. Shadowrunning looks a lot easier when you
watch a Duck do it then it does when you're stuck hip deep in
shit. Still, take that story with a grain of salt -- the guy
isn't totally reliable. If he'd been able to include something
about vagina dentata, he would have. Fortunately, ducks don't
have teeth.