Breaking! Gigantic Rubber Duckie enters Port of LA, asks to meet Ernie

[Cooley Hurd]

http://gcaptain.com/giant-rubber-duck-floats-into-port-of-los-angeles-photos/

A giant rubber duck made its way into the Port of Los Angeles on Wednesday.



Ok, now for some context. The 60-foot tall inflatable duck is part of an art installation by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman. Since 2007, the duck has called at ports and harbors across the globe including Beijing, Hong Kong, Sydney, Auckland, Soa Paulo and Pittsburg, just to name a few.

The arrival of the duck in Los Angeles coincides with the Tall Ships Festival being held San Pedro, California from August 20-24.



</snip>

I needed a smile today...

[MoonRiver]

1. Adorable!

Thanks for sharing!

[Cooley Hurd]

3. What REALLY makes me smile is...

...such a fanciful artifact from most of our collective experiences now DWARFS the USS Iowa!

[MoonRiver]

6. Yeah, I love the concept of our collective squee outdoing the MIC icons!

[napkinz]

16. you want adorable?

https://www.facebook.com/FirebrandProgressives/photos/a.137385896451971.1073741828.136398559884038/265760703614489/?type=1&theater

[Cooley Hurd]

18. Squee-able!!!

[napkinz]

20. I bet that dog protects him/her from that mean old Putty Tat!

[MoonRiver]

19. Squee to the hilt!

[SammyWinstonJack]

26. Oh My!

[pinboy3niner]

2. I'm "down" with that

Last edited Wed Aug 20, 2014, 11:44 PM - Edit history (1)

[dhill926]

4. well…..this is HuGH!!?#!

[Cooley Hurd]

5. Literally!

[cui bono]

9. Or is it Huey?

[Cooley Hurd]

12. Those ducks need to wear pants!!

Who wants to see duck junk?

[Enrique]

7. let's hope it goes over better than it did in Taiwan

[Cooley Hurd]

10. Awwww...

[cui bono]

8. I'm going to see the duckie in person next weekend!

Whee!

Gonna sail on a replica of a schooner used during the American Revolution too!

[Cooley Hurd]

11. THAT sounds like a blast!!!!

[SwankyXomb]

13. More smiles, courtesy of Jim Henson

[Cooley Hurd]

15. THAT'S what I was riffing on!

[Rhiannon12866]

14. OMG!!!

[Cooley Hurd]

17. The picture of it against the USS Iowa was inspiring!

:-D

[flamingdem]

21. Great photo

that duck is so unperturbed by anything around it

[Cooley Hurd]

22. I would KILL for a photo of me...

...perched on his yellow head!

[Rhiannon12866]

23. That's what's so bizarre!

He has that smug duckie smile pasted on his face!

[flamingdem]

24. Not realizing that a missle is pointing at his puncture-able

duck body. He's above it all (there are patches for that)

[Rhiannon12866]

25. LOL! He looks like he'd be more at home in a bathtub!

That's what's so startling!

[pinboy3niner]

30. Well, clearly...

We're gonna need a bigger patch. And yellower.

[flamingdem]

34. We're on it Roy

jess put yer lips together and blow

[sheshe2]

27. Thanks Cooley Hurd~

ya...I needed a laugh too.

[Depaysement]

28. Hilarious!

Thanks for the making me laugh!

[Skink]

29. Probably ISIS inside

[flamingdem]

35. Nah, they have

no sense of humor!

[Initech]

37. Trojan duck?

[smokey nj]

31. Sing along!

[Initech]

32. OK I have to go to San Pedro to see this thing!

[pinboy3niner]

33. It would be a great place for a local DU meetup

Just so we could get some pics of a bunch of us with the Ducky as our backdrop.

[Cooley Hurd]

36. UPDATE: Rubber Duck about to devour LA!

[opiate69]

38. Iverglas could not be reached for comment.