Friday, October 28, 2005
Duck Tours Boat Storms to Victory in Great Singapore Duck Race
Allegations of steriod use by winning duck being investigated
Wouldn't that be a cool headline on The Straits Times? The next time they have that silly duck race, I think halfway through the race the Duck Tours boat should just launch into the water, motor past all the little ducks and take a stunning victory.
Otherwise the duck race thing gets boring after a few races - they move so slowly, nobody can identify which is their duck and the ducks don't seem to be very competitive anyway. Maybe we should threaten the ducks? The last 100 place finishers will be handed over to Johnson Duck for roasting and turned into a delicious meal. That way, if you wasted your $10 by buying a losing duck, you have the consolation of a free meal.
And if the whole purpose of the duck race is to raise funds for charity then they're missing the jackpot by not legalising duck race betting with Singapore Pools. Since the race takes place in 12 or so cities over a year, by the time it comes round to Singapore we could have some statistics on how each duck fared in previous races and turn that into betting odds. E.g. - Duck No. 3241 has come in 12th, 5th and 7th in the last 3 races in London, New York and Paris, his odds are 20 to 1 for a top 3 place in Singapore although some punters believe that he could be confused by the warmer waters in our equitorial climate.
Ok, I should stop now, it's getting too silly even for me.
Allegations of steriod use by winning duck being investigated
Wouldn't that be a cool headline on The Straits Times? The next time they have that silly duck race, I think halfway through the race the Duck Tours boat should just launch into the water, motor past all the little ducks and take a stunning victory.
Otherwise the duck race thing gets boring after a few races - they move so slowly, nobody can identify which is their duck and the ducks don't seem to be very competitive anyway. Maybe we should threaten the ducks? The last 100 place finishers will be handed over to Johnson Duck for roasting and turned into a delicious meal. That way, if you wasted your $10 by buying a losing duck, you have the consolation of a free meal.
And if the whole purpose of the duck race is to raise funds for charity then they're missing the jackpot by not legalising duck race betting with Singapore Pools. Since the race takes place in 12 or so cities over a year, by the time it comes round to Singapore we could have some statistics on how each duck fared in previous races and turn that into betting odds. E.g. - Duck No. 3241 has come in 12th, 5th and 7th in the last 3 races in London, New York and Paris, his odds are 20 to 1 for a top 3 place in Singapore although some punters believe that he could be confused by the warmer waters in our equitorial climate.
Ok, I should stop now, it's getting too silly even for me.
# posted by Fore! @ 3:10 AM 
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Hello! I really like your blog and it's a pity you don't write more. What was the one comment that you deleted sometime back?
I don't have time to write too often. Also, I don't always have funny things to say (and I don't want to write about my day/life or my opinions because who cares about those?) Anyway, keep up the good work of being my only reader!
The comment I deleted was spam - some person trying to advertise their website.
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The comment I deleted was spam - some person trying to advertise their website.
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