The Great Avoca Quack-Off
Posted on January 29, 2007
I went to duck races on Saturday. That’s right, fucking duck races. The backstory: Friday night I was perusing the Lincoln group on Flickr when I saw a post about duck races the next day. I had never heard of such a thing, an event that draws people from all over the country here in our own little state? In Avoca too, just in the next county over, so it’s not a far drive. I had to check it out.
I drove out, and found that there were in fact a few hundred people there. I made my way to the bar to get an overpriced can of Budweiser, and to remind myself what it’s like to go to a bar where smoking isn’t prohibited, and is packed with a hundred people. Then it was time for the races. I took all sorts of pictures. They were proud of the crowd that was drawn in, from people as far away as surrounding states. I met some guys from Missouri who asked me to take their picture. And we chatted about cameras for a bit. The announcer was quite proud that there was a girl all the way from Korea competing; she didn’t know the Korean girl’s name though, and so she just called her “Korean girl” the whole time. I’m pretty sure the girl didn’t come all the way to America for a duck contest though, I think she was here for other reasons. Some of the ducks had interesting names like “Quack Whore”, “Shit head”, and my favorite, “Camel Toe”. It was fun to here the announcer lady shouting into the P.A., “Where’s Camel Toe? I don’t see Camel Toe!”.
The duck races started 27 years ago (yes, this was the 27th annual Quack-Off) when a couple of bored guys in the bar decided to see if they could race ducks. The townsfolk really get into it, making costumes and signs and t-shirts and such. It was a party atmosphere, albeit in 25 degree weather. A good time was had by all.
You can see all the pictures on Flickr.
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I am sure there are some good puns just waiting to bust out here but I’m going to resist. Honestly, I am.
I read in the paper this morning that they were doing a sting, the sheriff’s that is. They got a bunch of people on different charges but did not get any DUI’s.
Nice pics, tasty ducks.
I’m going to have to look for that, I don’t think I saw any sherriffses around, but then again I left really early because of work. And because it was cold and I don’t really give a shit who wins the ducks races.