So if it quacks like a duck, what other animal could be quacking?

[Gregory Thompson]

I was having this thought "if it quacks like duck, it is a duck" so as to mean, this is the obvious answer.

However, the flaw in this saying also points out that what appears to be obvious may also be incorrect in a specific context, or with a particular application or attitude etc.

So what else could quack like a duck?

Parrot or Mockingbird come to mind.

 

[Radagast]

I was having this thought "if it quacks like duck, it is a duck" so as to mean, this is the obvious answer.

If it quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck.

 

[Gregory Thompson]

If it quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck.

Maybe . for sure.

 

[Junia]

goose or some kind of swan (except mute swans as they don't of course)

 

[Junia]

actually geese and (non-mute) swans honk ratehr than quack.

guess a mynah bird could imitate a duck quack?

 

[Gregory Thompson]

Yeah there sure are a lot of birds out there, I bet someone could train a monkey to make a duck sound even.

 

[Olmhinlu]

A guy with a duck whistle.

 

[BNR32FAN]

I was having this thought "if it quacks like duck, it is a duck" so as to mean, this is the obvious answer.

However, the flaw in this saying also points out that what appears to be obvious may also be incorrect in a specific context, or with a particular application or attitude etc.

So what else could quack like a duck?

Parrot or Mockingbird come to mind.

the thought of a sheep in wolf’s clothing comes to mind in that not everything is as it outwardly appears. Just a thought on the subject my friend.

 

[JackRT]

I was in a pet store years ago when I had a conversation with a customer that I couldn't see in the next aisle. After several moments I realized that it was a mynah bird. The conversation was in English -- no quacking involved.

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

Whatabout a crowing duck???

 

[Junia]

A guy with a duck whistle.

that one wins

 

[Junia]

I was in a pet store years ago when I had a conversation with a customer that I couldn't see in the next aisle. After several moments I realized that it was a mynah bird. The conversation was in English -- no quacking involved.

ah- but a Mynah bird could be trained to quack. maybe? i have heard they cn mimic hundreds of sounds

 

[Junia]

Whatabout a crowing duck???

how had i forgotten that? i need watch that film again

 

[nonaeroterraqueous]

I was having this thought "if it quacks like duck, it is a duck" so as to mean, this is the obvious answer.

I've always heard that if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck. If you're depending on just one qualifier, then you have no confirmatory evidence.

Ever heard a gadwall quack? It sounds like a mallard attempting to converse in English. The inflection is almost human.

 

[Elisha McFarland]

Lol how is this theology
Also if it quacks like a duck, it must be a duck. Period xD

 

[SarahsKnight]

Whatabout a crowing duck???

how had i forgotten that? i need watch that film again

Greatest movie ever. ... Except for the singing mice.

 

[Radagast]

I was having this thought "if it quacks like duck, it is a duck" so as to mean, this is the obvious answer.

Wikipedia has an interesting article on the Duck Test.

Their version is: If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.

 

[Gregory Thompson]

the thought of a sheep in wolf’s clothing comes to mind in that not everything is as it outwardly appears. Just a thought on the subject my friend.

That reminds me of in acts when Paul told the church for one last time that when he was gone wolves would come in and feed on the flock. Those would have been the pharisee remnants. So millennia later, who's a sheep who's a wolf? By their fruit you know if they're sanctified to God, or to some pastor's doctrine,

 

[Gregory Thompson]

Lol how is this theology
Also if it quacks like a duck, it must be a duck. Period xD

Yes, that was the application I had in mind when I started the thread.

 

[Gregory Thompson]

Wikipedia has an interesting article on the Duck Test.

Their version is: If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, we can hope and pray it hasn't been abducted by aliens and eating anything that comes close.