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At what time of day does a duck lay its eggs? Why does one hang a dead duck upside-down? How much duck down is required in order to ensure conjugal fidelity?
These and other grave and serious questions have plagued the enlightened mind for eons past and will still weigh heavily on the minds of those who have had the misfortune to miss this issue of Tidbits for eons to come. For the rest of you ... those of you fortunate and wise enough to take but a scant few moments out of your busy lives to peruse these few paragraphs ... to you will come the delights of incredible knowledge.
Did I mention I have a gem-set brooch by Cartier which was designed as a duck? Did I mention that I tend to enjoy the off-beat and the bizarre? Ahh ... this little Tyke fits the bill well ... no pun intended.
Ducks only lay their eggs in the morning. One hangs a dead duck upside-down so that one may allow evil spirits to easily escape. In order to ensure conjugal fidelity ... one bolster of duck down will suffice.
Tyke has an 18 karat yellow gold body set with an oval, blue-stained chalcedony. Tyke wears a chalcedony beret. He has a ruby eye. His feathers are textured. I say this ... if Maurice Chevalier were to be re-incarnated as a duck ... methinks he would look a bit like Tyke. Any of you know who Maurice Chevalier was? Hmmm? "Thank heaven ... for little girls ...."
Duck eggs taken into a house after sunset are no good and will never hatch. If your duck lays dark brown eggs ... it will bode no good for your household ... unless you destroy the duck immediately. A bit unfortunate for the duck perhaps ... but your household will not be plagued with all manner of evil things. If a duck flaps his wings while swimming ... clouds or no clouds ... rain is on the way. And last but surely not least ... should someone bring less than a handful of violets to a farmer's wife ... destruction will come to her entire brood of ducks.
Should you be in the business of farming or raising ducks ... the above information is clearly invaluable. If you are in the jewelry business ... or if you love jewelry--especially if you like buying it from me--then might I suggest you hasten with great alacrity to view Tyke-the-Duck.
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And there ya have it. That's it for this week folks. Catch you all next week. Benjamin Mark
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