Popular Post webfact Posted June 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2014 Duck Stampede Floods Thailand RoadRalphie AversaThe daily commute can be quite the grind. Maybe you deal with bumper-to-bumper highway traffic or crowded subway cars. Perhaps your route is so unpredictable that sometimes a 15-minute drive can turn into a 45-minute one.But at least your daily commute isn't a quack ... literally.Jack Sarathat lives in Thailand and was driving through Nakhon Pathom, about an hour west of Bangkok. Suddenly he was forced to bring his car to a halt. About 100,000 ducks were on the loose and taking over the rural road in the Bang Len district.Full story: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/100-000-ducks-flood-thailand-road-172448594.html-- YAHOO! NEWS 2014-06-19http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxlg5unYTyU 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siampolee Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) Traffic problems everywhere here in Thailand. Flooding, and now stampeding and raging ducks!!! Enough to send a man ''Quackers'' you know Edited June 19, 2014 by siampolee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Why do the drivers continue to attempt to drive forward rather than give room for the ducks to pass most quickly? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Stampede? Looked very orderly to me. It also looked like they have been herded before and knew where they were going. All I could think of while watching was Peking Duck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thumper101 Posted June 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2014 Saw this a few days ago on a Thai website. The driver is joking that they are protesters. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Saw this a few days ago on a Thai website. The driver is joking that they are protesters. You're kidding? Thats rich! Thanks for passing it along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bulldozer Dawn Posted June 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2014 Well, hats off to that farmer. No one. And I mean no one, can accuse him of not having his ducks in a row. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siampolee Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Possibly the duck herder(s) was or are Shakespeare fan(s) and he (they) was (were) collecting his (their) Duckets and was thus thinking of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice and his plea to his daughter concerning his Ducats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimate weapon Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 surprised that no duck was run over. Amazed that they actually stopped and waited for the ducks to pass, i mean they probably wouldn't do the same if they were humans and so many ppl die due to road accidents yet surprisingly not a single duck was hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyoon Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Notice how nobody is trying to cut in line. All are moving in an orderly fashion, even when they come to a stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Why do the drivers continue to attempt to drive forward rather than give room for the ducks to pass most quickly? They don't pay road tax, shouldn't be blocking traffic like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 A good collection of duck dinners there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Annual stock take at MK ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Seems very common in S/E Asia. From the Philippines. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_WbTh1U0Q8&feature=player_detailpage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrjlh Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I got caught in this once before in Issan. They are only moving the ducks to a better feeding location. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexlowe Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 100,000? So much for reduckionism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave2 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 re A good collection of duck dinners there f#### .. its got my taste buds going now loved the video .. dave2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Suradit69 Posted June 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) surprised that no duck was run over. Amazed that they actually stopped and waited for the ducks to pass, i mean they probably wouldn't do the same if they were humans and so many ppl die due to road accidents yet surprisingly not a single duck was hurt. Never fails to amaze me how there's always someone standing by to rush in and post some Thai bashing message no matter how lighthearted the thread or how fantasized the connection to the bash. Bah humbug. Edited June 19, 2014 by Suradit69 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSPS Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Duck!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwaussie Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KonKorat Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Duck for cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 surprised that no duck was run over. Amazed that they actually stopped and waited for the ducks to pass, i mean they probably wouldn't do the same if they were humans and so many ppl die due to road accidents yet surprisingly not a single duck was hurt. I heard that, if you run over a duck, the farmer will send you a large bill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrtoad Posted June 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2014 There is only one duck 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iReason Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Why don't they fly away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Well that's something you don't see every day. Pretty cool....although I do admit to a strange craving for roast duck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggt Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Video caption should read: "Video captures Cambodian exodus from Thailand..." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Why do the drivers continue to attempt to drive forward rather than give room for the ducks to pass most quickly? They won't even let children and old ladies cross the road, why would ducks make a difference? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Stampede? Looked very orderly to me. It also looked like they have been herded before and knew where they were going. All I could think of while watching was Peking Duck. I was thinking "Pressed Duck" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post renaissanc Posted June 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2014 I can explain this. The ducks are from Cambodia. They are living in Thailand illegally without a work permit. They have heard that there is a quackdown on illegal ducks, so they are fleeing the country. So, move along, folks. There's nothing to see here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Where is The Duck leader? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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