The family was wondering, "What is a group of cranes called?" Ducks are a flock; there was a "murder of crows," a "herd of cattle," a "gaggle of geese"--were they a "cotillion of cranes . . ."?
When his wife suggested they quit the Keto Diet and include chocolate, pizza and beer (the three essential food groups), Mikey's response was not ambiguous in any way . . .
The job of assisting gravity in holding down the sign post seemed a little trivial, but it was a government job creation program and Gus's first real attempt at holding down a job. And you had to start somewhere . . .
Jose was told he was on the no fly list, and because of the partial Government shut down, TSA couldn't fix the mistake. The question was: Were flies off limits? Or was it that he couldn't fly to get them . . . ?
Though it was a bit crowded, Huey and Hilda welcomed the new neighbor, Kinsey, until they found the real reason for her visit was just to steal nest sticks and branches . . .
The county park gig had its benefits--lots of hand outs from the picnickers, no real danger except for the alligator (but he only got one or two ducks a year)--but the "Quacks me up" jokes and being called the "Quack Doctor" got a little tiresome. She wasn't even a Naturopath or a Chiropractor . . .