Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Duck Stamps

[Rhiannon12866]

John Oliver dives into the tense and competitive world of duck stamps. 09/29/21.

[TexasTowelie]

1. LOL.

I went to bestduckingstamps.com and I saw that the bids add up to more than $50,000. The Duck Judges painting has the highest bid of $17,100 with Duck Hunting Hunter was closed behind with a high bid of $15,100.

It looks like I'll have to find some other wall art since I can't afford the auction.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I don't think any of us can afford the paintings, I'm guessing that the draw is actually John Oliver

I initially thought he was recommending buying postage stamps to support the Post Office like he did before. I bought stamps back then and I still have a lot of them since I don't send much mail. I got some pretty landscape stamps, the Moon landing and Earth Day. But these actual Duck Stamps support the environment even if they're not intended for letters. I don't know what I'd do with a duck painting even if I could afford one.

[TexasTowelie]

3. My brother was the hunter in the family.

He would bid on the Duck Hunting Hunters and display it prominently above the TV.

I don't believe that I can recall my brother ever hunting ducks before since we lived in a drier part of South Texas. He used to hunt quail a lot, but he hasn't gone hunting in about ten years. I don't think that he will ever hunt animals like deer again since he wouldn't want to drag the carcass back to his vehicle because of his bad back.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Well, I come from a family of animal lovers, no one in my family has ever hunted

And it's not necessarily something that most progressives would do, so I was surprised that John Oliver was advocating for it - except that it's also an effort to help the environment!

[underpants]

5. That's hilarious. I had no idea but my wife did.

Her family hunts. She has a friend who entered this years ago.

I think I will buy duck stamps from now on.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. I was surprised, too, couldn't see John Oliver as a duck hunter

But he is a promoter of these unusual pieces of art - and apparently these stamps have raised a great deal to save the wetlands.