Willowlake
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March 2012
Volume 9, Issue 3
The Official Publication of the Willowlake Homeowners Association
Giving Live Baby Ducks for Easter? Maybe Not a Good idea
Easter is April 8th, and at this time of year I know some of our kids will have their eyes on those cute, little, live baby ducks. At certain places where they are sold, some of them aren’t as healthy looking as others, but sometimes remain with the others, nonetheless. Is it really worth the risk of possibly spreading a disease just for the sake of a novelty? Parents, before you succumb to your child’s wishes for a live baby duck for Easter, please think beyond that day and what will become of the ducks later. It is a misconception that abandoning them to our lake is purely surrendering them to nature. Of course, pink dyed baby chicks are also sold at Easter time but I haven’t seen any dumped at the lake so I’m not concerned about that. The point here is that it is obvious that we have too many ducks in our lake already and the numbers grow every year. These domesticated ducks are fed our leftover stale bread and chips and this isn’t a good diet for them; plus, their over abundance brings about unwanted problems such as disease and pesky creatures who also feed on the food left. Plastic bags also present a hazard. Unless we intend to keep these baby ducks as loving pets, please consider leaving them at the store. If your child wants to see the live ducks and chicks at the store, that’s up to you, but please don’t bring them home where the novelty of having them can wear off very quickly. In this way, we will all be safer and we won’t be compounding an existing problem.
St. Patrick’s Day Humor -Paddy and Seamus were walking home from the pub. Paddy says to Seamus, “What a beautiful night, look at the moon.” Seamus stops and looks at Paddy, “You are wrong, that’s not the moon, that’s the sun.” Both started arguing for a while when they come upon a real drunk walking in the other direction, so they stopped him. “Sir, could you please help settle our argument? Tell us what that thing is up in the sky that’s shining. Is it the moon or the sun?” The drunk looked at the sky and then looked at them, and said, “Sorry, I don’t live around here.” -Walking into the bar, Shamus said to O’Heir the bartender, “Pour me a stiff one - just had another fight with the little woman.” “O, bejabbers,” said O’Heir, “And how did this one end?” “Hah, when it was over,” Shamus replied, “She came to me on her hands and knees.” “Really?” cried O’Heir, “Now that’s a switch! What did she say?” She said, “Come out from under the bed, Shamus, you little chicken.” -Two Irishmen have just won 500,000 pounds in the Irish lottery and they are now having a pint in O’Malley’s bar. Timothy turns to Seamus and says, “What about all them begging letters?” Seamus replies, “Oh, we’ll just carry on sending them.” -Dermot McCann opened the morning newspaper and was dumbfounded to read the obituary column that he had died. He quickly phoned his best friend, Reilly. “Did ye see the paper?” Dermot asked. “They say I died.” “Yes, I saw it,” replied Reilly. “Where are ye calling from?”
Thank you in advance for your consideration in this matter. By Linda O’Pry, Newsletter Editor Copyright © 2012 Peel, Inc.
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