Linesman wrote:

Linesman wrote:

clausentum wrote:
If I had a duck as a pet I'd give it a proper creative name like "Donald".

He would be "Don" to family members and friends he got aquatinted with.

But, having read a Wikipedia article, the sphincter issue would preclude me owning a tame duck as I certainly wouldn't want a duck parked on my head.

Wikipedia extract:

“Ducks are usually kept outdoors or inside a cage since it is unsuitable to let them roam freely indoors due to the risk of eating carpet fibers, which can be a health hazard to them, and their lack of sphincter muscles which would require carpet-less flooring and frequent cleaning up after them.”

I don't possess a pet but am thinking of getting a baby goat as I have a very large lawn. I would give the kid a proper name like "Billy".

I'd teach him to mow my grass regularly, in neat straight lines, and train him to intercept the postie, to eat all the junk mail before it reached my letterbox.

I would call it Francis, because I think it is a Drake.

Whatever, it just a load of bowls!

Which means we can all Raleigh round!