Sunday, March 29, 2009

Had an interesting time at the park. We go there to feed the ducks. Evidently this is forbidden. We have never stopped at the kiosks and read the sign saying it is forbidden. We just go and feed them stale bread, and are all happy.

So today, whilst in duck heaven, two children- a boy and a girl, who looked alarmingly like the twins in "The Shining," came up to us and told us that feeding the ducks is forbidden. We saw their parents at a bench nearby watching. We listened to the children, and then Kman did something odd. He walked over to the parents and discussed the duck feeding moratorium directly with them. They were very put off that we would approach them directly. That is why they sent their children to do the heavy lifting. Kman was very nice about it, despite being rather pissed off at them using their children as tools. And the parents were pleasantly uncomfortable.

We then had a very animated discussion about parenting, and putting children into the role of being informers/policemen. I suspect that these folks come from another land, and don't realize that that kind of behavior can cause some serious ramifications in some places. Like parks in other parts of the area. Where the people being told not to feed the ducks might be a little less conciliatory about it. I dunno. It was ballsy and icky. I feel sorry for the kids. And the ducks. Who went hungry.

5 comments:

(S)wine said...

i fucking hate pieces of shit parents like that. cowardly swine douchebags!

(is that angry enough? i only fume bec., as w/Kman, i speak from the same experience. the fucking tools, the lot of 'em. this is why i'm an advocate of population control. it's always the morons who bring in 3, 4, 5, kids, isn't it?)

slyboots2 said...

Yeah- I can about guaranfuckingtee you that the asshole father works at the same company I do. Something about him just gave me that vibe. And yes, we plan on feeding the ducks again some time. Fuckers. Call the fucking cops on us! We shall overcome.

(S)wine said...

yea. those bits of bread in the water are really going to alter the future of the species, right?

kim wells said...

"What are you in for?" says the crazy guy with a lot of tattoos and an attitude problem. He oozes menace, and seems to want to f- the world.

"Feedin' the ducks." You reply, a little nervous about his proximity here in the hoosegow.

"Yeah. Me too." Says tattooed man.

"Facists." You both say, together.

"Now you owe me a coke." Says Guy w/ tattoos.


Okay. It's silly. But still. :)

slyboots2 said...

He had some lame-ass story about Canadian geese shitting in the park somehow linked to the bread we were giving the sad little ducks. I would be damned before feeding geese- they are evil. Won't get within 50 feet of the things. Evil, I tell you.