My intent was to convey more than simply "dead". Most shot ducks are merely maimed, and continue to struggle to keep up with the flock. Some indeed do plummet back to earth bereft of life - to be collected by hounds.
The imagery (in my head) seemed appropriate. Shane ... On Sat, 13 Jul 2013 09:34:31 -0400, zMan asked: >Is "shot duck" Aussie? I'm not familiar with it, and a quick Google didn't >help (because there are too many stories about ducks getting shot!). I'm >guessing it's similar to the US "dead duck", as in "no life in it"? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
