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October 13, 2003

Happy Duck? Investigation

Jonah and I love this restaurant in Chinatown especially for their cheap, authentic and delicious wonton noodle soup:

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We were enjoying our usual meal there when we noticed this pretty mirror behind us:

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Of course we couldn't help but notice the ear to ear serene smile on this duck!!
Man, it was Zen-like and contagious!!

When was the last time you saw such a smiley duck, I ask you?
I bet...~~~not in a long time~~~!!

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Naturally we wondered, are the ducks here really as happy and content as they seem?
We set out to investigate from the outside:

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Even gi-normous smiles are known to hide sometimes so we stepped in a little closer:

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Hhhmmm.... Maybe?? Maybe not??
Much more difficult than we thought!

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Noses pressed against the glass, we thought,
"There's that winning smile! Or was it a snicker?!"
And then a second later, it was as if the smiles were smile mirages!

Man Oh Man!! Let me never judge a duck smiling contest because I'll certainly pull my hair out!!

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With so much uncertainty in the air, we were left to ask the pig nearby what he thought...

But he was too distracted by his happiness to respond...

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Comments

Wow. This post is really grossing me out but also making me hungry.

Posted by: jonah at October 12, 2003 11:54 PM

It is a good idea to check out whether your food is happy before you eat it.

Posted by: jonah's mom at October 13, 2003 12:48 AM

Those smiles sure are awfully pretty 'n' all, but not as nice as those of tofu. If you want to see the winningest of grins, I suggest you check that out! It's kinda difficult to tell where the mouth is, but once you find it, you won't be able to help but smile yourself!

Posted by: Jodi at October 13, 2003 7:19 AM

Whoa.

Not sure if I've ever eaten one of those ducks that hangs in the window but I do love the peking duck.

Don't know if the duck is smilin', but when they carve off that crispy duck meat I know I'm smiling. PASS THE PANCAKES!

ps, i'm a dork (that's dORk, not dUCk)

Posted by: twhid at October 13, 2003 1:19 PM

Is this what's meant by the 'Happy Family' menu items?-God...it's nice to know that's factual info...and that the meats in those dishes are coming from a 'good' place.

Posted by: liz at October 13, 2003 3:05 PM

One word for this post...

NASTY!!

But I am slightly hungry....hmmm...
Damn you Andrea Harner!!!

Posted by: Veggies rule at October 13, 2003 7:35 PM

......always sniffing out culinary inconsistencies...

perhaps you recall: http://www.andreaharner.com/archives/000044.html

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