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Queer Duck amok. (the Buzz).


THE QUACK QUACK. One, who, without sufficient knowledge, study or previous preparation, and without the diploma of some college or university, undertakes to practice medicine or surgery, under the pretence that he possesses secrets in those arts.
     2.
 IS BACK. Queer Duck, the outrageous cartoon that originally gained a cult following on Internet shorts, has returned--now on Showtime, following Queer as Folk Queer as Folk may refer to:
  • Queer as Folk (UK TV series) (1999-2000), a British television series about a group of gay men
  • Queer as Folk (US TV series) (2000-2005), a North American remake of the British series
 encore showings on Tuesdays.

For the uninitiated, Queer Duck features the adventures of the rainbow-wearing mallard mallard: see duck.
mallard

Abundant “wild duck” (Anas platyrhynchos, family Anatidae) of the Northern Hemisphere, ancestor of most domestic ducks. The mallard is a typical dabbling duck in its general habits and courtship display.
 and his saucy sauc·y  
adj. sauc·i·er, sauc·i·est
1.
a. Impertinent or disrespectful.

b. Impertinent in an entertaining way; impossible to repress or control.

2.
 animal pals, including Openly Gator, Bi Polar Bear, and Oscar Wildcat. What's more, these hilarious shorts come from the mind of a heterosexual --namely, former Simpsons writer Mike Reiss.

What's his secret? "I just write straight people," says Reiss. "Then I make them twice as funny and six times as promiscuous."
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Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Feb 5, 2002
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