Just in case you missed this! I will refrain from making the obvious puns.
ESTACADA, Ore. – A Washington woman said she was attacked by a duck with “abnormally dangerous propensities” and is seeking $275,000 in damages, according to court documents obtained by kgw.com.
Cynthia Ruddell said she fell down while trying to escape from the dangerous duck, injuring her right wrist and rotator cuff, according to documents filed with Clackamas County civil court.
Ruddell was leaving her motor home parked on land in Estacada owned by her mother when a duck owned by Lolita Rose assailed her, documents said.
The filing, prepared by attorney Gregory Price of Vancouver, said Rose needlessly endangered the public when she failed to maintain control of her animal, failed to keep her duck on her own property and failed to warn neighbors of “her duck’s dangerous propensity” to attack people.
Ruddell is seeking damages of $275,000 for medical expenses, “pain, suffering, inconvenience, humiliation” and interference with her normal activities that resulted from the accident.
Rose was responsible for Ruddell’s injuries and should have known she had an “abnormally dangerous” duck, documents said.
The neighbor killed the duck after it attacked the woman. That seemed odd unless the duck was a continuing danger. Have you ever been attacked or chased by a duck? They scare me.
ReplyDeleteI once had an attack trained Rhode Island Red rooster. That was scarier. than any duck I've ever seen. Had to carry a broom.
DeleteWhy didn't she just... DUCK...!
DeleteA goose is the worst, ROFL
ReplyDeleteWhat a crock. Someone should be ashamed to even level such a law suit. Now a Bull or even a vicious attack dog sure but a duck and 275K to boot. Asinine.
ReplyDeleteIt could have been a bee or a scare crow. Slip & fall lawyers have no shame.
Delete"You may be entitled to compensation"!
I never hike in known duck country without a little pepper, ginger and lime juice.
ReplyDeleteDid you find that recipe on the 'web'?
DeleteGot it at a quack house.
DeleteWere you visiting, or just Peking in?
DeleteResearch. Better to duck and cover, or spring and roll?
DeleteOld Anatidae saying:
DeleteWhen you don't cover your bill
You feather your own nest
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DeletePeculation by ducks; it's a mallardy of our times and really not coot for anybody.
DeleteSo this duck goes into a bar, says bartender you got any grapes?
DeleteOh wait, you've heard that joke before haven't you...
I was taught not to teal.
DeleteI have a duck that has been following me for quite a while. I can hear him quack but when I turn around he is gone. Should I be worried? A stealth attack?
ReplyDeleteBe very worried. You may be going quackers.
DeleteSo this guy has a pet duck. Takes the duck everywhere with him.
DeleteOne day he decides to go to the movies. Well they won't let ducks in the movie theater so he gets an idea.
He puts the duck down his pants, buys his ticket, goes in, sits down.
Couple elderly ladies come in and set beside him.
The movie starts and it is dark so the guy unzips his pants to let the duck stick his head out and watch the movie.
All at once there is a commotion as the one elderly lady elbows her friend and exclaims, "Mildred Would You Look at that!"
Mildred is unimpressed, "oh that is nothing, I've seen that before in a theatre," she says.
"Oh yes!" says Mildred, "So have I"
"BUT THIS ONE IS EATING MY POPCORN!"
Did it rouen the show for her?
DeleteWhat was showing? Wide Bill Hickock?
DeleteThe Marx Brothers of course. Duck Soup
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