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It was Duckie’s niece Hummie who first christened him “Duck,” when she was too little to pronounce “Doug.” I complicated the matter by calling him Duckie and since then, Ducks seem to have flocked into his life. From me, from our friends Gloria, Patty and Judy (posthumously) from another friend Nancy and from his friend Ann. Now, as you can see, he is being kept busy keeping his ducks in a row. You might recognize Little Duck of past blogging fame in this lineup.
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So there IS a story behind Little Duck! Is there also a story behind niece Hummie’s nickname? I love the duck held in a hand — it’s very nicely done!
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Janet, when she was born, someone mentioned she was “tiny as a hummingbird”. She’s a cool teen now. I’m trying out my latest re-imagining of my moniker: “Dux”. Wadda ya think?
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That’s one of the sweetest nickname stories I can remember! Dux — academic leader, valedictorian — sounds good! But then all the ducks would be superfluous!
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Janet, how in the world did you know this? Actually, he was valedictorian! So Dux it is, even though we didn’t know it meant “top student.” Now, again, how did you know that?
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Thumbs up on “Dux”!
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Looked up Dux on Wikipedia — it talked about a Saxon warlord, so I then went to Urban Dictionary, and their definition seemed to fit nicely! A belated congratulations to Dux!
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Yes, we had looked it up, thanks to you. Love your curiosity. We both love words but had never thought to look it up. It was just a modernization of Ducks, which is a bit easier for people to take than “Duckie.” He also discovered that Mussolini’s title of “Il Duce” is derived from the latin word Dux, which meant leader!!!
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Wow — I didn’t think to go as far as root words like Dux = leader. And my knowledge of Latin is from about 65 years ago, so just a little rusty. I love it! This whole conversation has had me laughing out loud this evening! Dux — go for it — but don’t discard the ducks!
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This is what Duckie/Doug/Dux/forgottenman and I had in common from the very first. We both love words.
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