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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBreaking! Gigantic Rubber Duckie enters Port of LA, asks to meet Ernie
http://gcaptain.com/giant-rubber-duck-floats-into-port-of-los-angeles-photos/
A giant rubber duck made its way into the Port of Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Ok, now for some context. The 60-foot tall inflatable duck is part of an art installation by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman. Since 2007, the duck has called at ports and harbors across the globe including Beijing, Hong Kong, Sydney, Auckland, Soa Paulo and Pittsburg, just to name a few.
The arrival of the duck in Los Angeles coincides with the Tall Ships Festival being held San Pedro, California from August 20-24.
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A giant rubber duck made its way into the Port of Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Ok, now for some context. The 60-foot tall inflatable duck is part of an art installation by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman. Since 2007, the duck has called at ports and harbors across the globe including Beijing, Hong Kong, Sydney, Auckland, Soa Paulo and Pittsburg, just to name a few.
The arrival of the duck in Los Angeles coincides with the Tall Ships Festival being held San Pedro, California from August 20-24.
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Breaking! Gigantic Rubber Duckie enters Port of LA, asks to meet Ernie (Original Post)
Cooley Hurd
Aug 2014
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MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)1. Adorable!
Thanks for sharing!
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)3. What REALLY makes me smile is...
...such a fanciful artifact from most of our collective experiences now DWARFS the USS Iowa!
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)6. Yeah, I love the concept of our collective squee outdoing the MIC icons!
napkinz
(17,199 posts)16. you want adorable?
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)18. Squee-able!!!
napkinz
(17,199 posts)20. I bet that dog protects him/her from that mean old Putty Tat!
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)19. Squee to the hilt!
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)26. Oh My!
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)2. I'm "down" with that
Last edited Wed Aug 20, 2014, 11:44 PM - Edit history (1)
dhill926
(16,339 posts)4. well…..this is HuGH!!?#!
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)5. Literally!
cui bono
(19,926 posts)9. Or is it Huey?
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)12. Those ducks need to wear pants!!
Who wants to see duck junk?
Enrique
(27,461 posts)7. let's hope it goes over better than it did in Taiwan
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)10. Awwww...
cui bono
(19,926 posts)8. I'm going to see the duckie in person next weekend!
Whee!
Gonna sail on a replica of a schooner used during the American Revolution too!
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)11. THAT sounds like a blast!!!!
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)13. More smiles, courtesy of Jim Henson
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)15. THAT'S what I was riffing on!
Rhiannon12866
(205,405 posts)14. OMG!!!
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)17. The picture of it against the USS Iowa was inspiring!
:-D
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)21. Great photo
that duck is so unperturbed by anything around it
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)22. I would KILL for a photo of me...
...perched on his yellow head!
Rhiannon12866
(205,405 posts)23. That's what's so bizarre!
He has that smug duckie smile pasted on his face!
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)24. Not realizing that a missle is pointing at his puncture-able
duck body. He's above it all (there are patches for that)
Rhiannon12866
(205,405 posts)25. LOL! He looks like he'd be more at home in a bathtub!
That's what's so startling!
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)30. Well, clearly...
We're gonna need a bigger patch. And yellower.
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)34. We're on it Roy
jess put yer lips together and blow
sheshe2
(83,771 posts)27. Thanks Cooley Hurd~
ya...I needed a laugh too.
Depaysement
(1,835 posts)28. Hilarious!
Thanks for the making me laugh!
Skink
(10,122 posts)29. Probably ISIS inside
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)35. Nah, they have
no sense of humor!
Initech
(100,076 posts)37. Trojan duck?
smokey nj
(43,853 posts)31. Sing along!
Initech
(100,076 posts)32. OK I have to go to San Pedro to see this thing!
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)33. It would be a great place for a local DU meetup
Just so we could get some pics of a bunch of us with the Ducky as our backdrop.
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)36. UPDATE: Rubber Duck about to devour LA!
opiate69
(10,129 posts)38. Iverglas could not be reached for comment.