English Lession
Published Jan 01, 1900

"I know some of you have seen the following absolutely ridiculous thing. Write this out on a sheet of paper and just tell someone to read it. Then tell them what it really says:
MR DUCKS (they will probably say, Mr. Ducks, etc)
MR NOT DUCKS
MR DUCKS
MR NOT DUCKS
OSAR
CM WANGS
CDEDBD FEET
LIB MR DUCKS
em are ducks
em are not ducks
em are ducks!
em are not ducks!
o yes a (they) are
c em wangs (wings)
see de iddy biddy feet
L (well) i be em ARE ducks!
MR DUCKS (they will probably say, Mr. Ducks, etc)
MR NOT DUCKS
MR DUCKS
MR NOT DUCKS
OSAR
CM WANGS
CDEDBD FEET
LIB MR DUCKS
TRANSLATION:
Now, this is two Southern Louisiana duck hunters talking to one another, AND what they are really saying is this:
em are ducks
em are not ducks
em are ducks!
em are not ducks!
o yes a (they) are
c em wangs (wings)
see de iddy biddy feet
L (well) i be em ARE ducks!
Originally published November 14, 2002.