Monday, April the 6th, 2009

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The Provenance Of Ducks

There is much to instruct, entertain and amuse in Flaubert's Dictionary Of Received Ideas. It is tempting to quote something from every page. But for now, ponder this, and ponder it well:

DUCKS. Always come from Rouen.

Much as all eels emerge from the wide Sargasso sea, I suppose.