The reason I asked is that years ago, for amusement, I began what eventually became a tradition at my local sci fi convention. I ran the first ever rubber ducky hunt. My co-workers were really confused when I received a bulk gross of rubber duckies at the office. I proceeded to enlist dozens of friends in using polymer clay, sharpies, and nail varnish to decorate the duckies in preparation for hiding. Everyone, even the hotel staff, had a highly amusing time hunting for and stumbling across the duckies hidden all over the hotel that weekend. (Including one very clever ducky hidden inside of an electrical access panel in the elevator which wasn't found until an electrician replaced a burnt out fuse a month after the convention. The wizard hat festooned ducky is still sitting in his office to this day, close to a decade later.)
After the ducky hunt became an annual event, we added a special guest decorated ducky fundraiser auction to the mix. Our guest artists, authors, and performers were offered the opportunity to decorate ducks to be auctioned. We always raised a good amount of money with it and it was all donated to a local literacy charity.
The ducks have a bit of a tradition with Steve too, they weren't our idea. He has since asked not to be given 1001 ducks at every gig but they were a fun joke for quite a while ;)
In his case it started with the infamou ducks (who looked NOTHING like cute little rubber ducks) at the Thistle Hotel in the UK and went on with them appearing on stage and other occasions.
I used to collect rubber duckies, only have a small selection of "special" ones left now though. Cool little things :)
The reason I asked is that years ago, for amusement, I began what eventually became a tradition at my local sci fi convention. I ran the first ever rubber ducky hunt. My co-workers were really confused when I received a bulk gross of rubber duckies at the office. I proceeded to enlist dozens of friends in using polymer clay, sharpies, and nail varnish to decorate the duckies in preparation for hiding. Everyone, even the hotel staff, had a highly amusing time hunting for and stumbling across the duckies hidden all over the hotel that weekend. (Including one very clever ducky hidden inside of an electrical access panel in the elevator which wasn't found until an electrician replaced a burnt out fuse a month after the convention. The wizard hat festooned ducky is still sitting in his office to this day, close to a decade later.)
After the ducky hunt became an annual event, we added a special guest decorated ducky fundraiser auction to the mix. Our guest artists, authors, and performers were offered the opportunity to decorate ducks to be auctioned. We always raised a good amount of money with it and it was all donated to a local literacy charity.
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The ducks have a bit of a tradition with Steve too, they weren't our idea. He has since asked not to be given 1001 ducks at every gig but they were a fun joke for quite a while ;)
In his case it started with the infamou ducks (who looked NOTHING like cute little rubber ducks) at the Thistle Hotel in the UK and went on with them appearing on stage and other occasions.
I used to collect rubber duckies, only have a small selection of "special" ones left now though. Cool little things :)
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