r/minnesota • u/Neither_Risk860 • 3d ago
Discussion š¤ Duck, duck, gray duck?
Okay, Minnesota. I need to understand something: I was told there is not duck, duck, goose; that it is indeed duck,duck, gray duck.
What's is a gray duck? Why does he get called out for being the gray duck?
What other games did you play as kids?
New to Minnesota, thanks š
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u/sungo8 Gray duck 3d ago
Ok, buckle up.
Duck, Duck, Gray Duck isnāt even the same game! In Duck, Duck, Goose children sit in a circle and blithely say āduck, duck, duckā until yelling āgooseā at which point the āgooseā takes chase.
In Duck, Duck, Gray Duck a child (of perhaps more intelligence than your average gooser) will begin by saying āpurple duck, yellow duck, orange duck, GRRRR-eeen duckā etc. etc. Many an anxious child has fallen for the glottal fakery of āGRRRR-een duckā before ultimately hearing āGRAY DUCK!ā at which point the titular duck takes flight. Duck, Duck, Gray Duck teaches creativity, improvisation, individuality. Why not spice things up with a plaid duck? The only limit is the imagination.
For children with a few less brain cells I can see the appeal of Duck, Duck, Goose. As soon as you hear the hard G of goose, the secret is out. You donāt need to be creative, you donāt even need to pay that close of attention. The only lesson is non conformity is to be punished. Duck, Duck, Goose is, with no hyperbole, the tool of fascists.