somebody at work brought in a bunch of rubber ducks to help us all debug today https://octodon.social/media/fMstxcwMablHkDiOtf8
@wxcafe IKNOW
there are fun like... pig-ducks and stuff???
@tcql better than bringing in a bunch of bike sheds
"hey folks we brought in a bunch of yaks and some shears for you today..."
management hears the rubber duck trick
management wonders for a moment, "maybe we can fire the programmers and keep the ducks"
then they're like, "that's silly, then we have to hire people to FEED the ducks"
I KNOW
let's fire the people, keep the ducks, and hire an expensive snack delivery service to bring trendy food and drinks to keep the ducks happy!
and free beers so the ducks will want to stay all night !
@sydneyfalk this reminds me me and my bestie say "let's 🦆" rather than fuck
@tcql omg that is almost enough rubber ducks to figure out everything!
my duck friend. you do not choose a rubber duck, the rubber duck chooses you.
bonus my pants, and some tests on screen
@tcql i was chosen by a viking duck
😹 now we all started naming our ducks this is the best
@tcql start using your duck's name as a passive-aggressive placeholder in work convos, like, "I don't know, Jim, Lady Duckworth Hotpinkington thinks that the performance of that change will probably suck eggs."
@djsundog ok this is kinda bizarre, her name is Lady Duckington you were so close how did you do that
@tcql rubber duckies adhere to certain natural laws
@tcql Ahhhhhh I want one :3
@tcql Since the non-rubber ducks love to devour slugs (per gardener-hippie types I know) maybe the new term should be *deslug*.
if the devs let the ducks talk through a problem by themselves, THEN it's 'deslugging'
@tcql hahaha, that’s awesome
@tcql I have a pirate rubbet hippo! It's super cute
OOC, do you know where such fine quackers were procured? (asking for a friend)
@tcql omg they're so cool, we only have plain yellow ones here