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M360: 4 months ago

What do Americans call 'ducks and drakes'?

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Cjkenkel: 4 months ago

Ducks and drakes is a game of throwing flat stones so that they skim along the surface of water.
We don't really have a "game" per say, but people do skim rocks. That is what we call that here.

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M360: 4 months ago

Oh, I think once I'd seen a name before I see 'ducks and drakes'. But, maybe that was something else.

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Cjkenkel: 4 months ago

I've lived in America all my life and never heard of duck and drakes, or any "game" similar to it. The only thing I've heard of and actually done myself, is go to the lake, find the really flat rocks, and skim them across the water. o.O

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M360: 4 months ago

No offence to your nationality. :)
Yes, ducks and drakes is the British name.

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Cjkenkel: 4 months ago

Oh I know sweetie. Things are so different aren't they? lol

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scuffnstuff: 4 months ago

fowl

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M360: 4 months ago

Ha?!!

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Beverleyevans: 4 months ago via Android | Last edited at 3:25AM on 1/10/2013

Ducks r females drakes r males.but do u know what the duck got?

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M360: 4 months ago

O-o

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