On a Happier Note…

…there’s a giant rubber duckie floating around the Loire Estuary in France:

I will admit that many modern art installations leave me utterly baffled and sometimes even offended at their inscrutability, but this thing is just… charming. And maybe that’s the best thing art can do sometimes, to simply bring a smile to one’s face. Especially at times when everything else in the world seems to be teetering on the edge of Eternal Suckiness.

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3 comments on “On a Happier Note…

  1. The Girlfriend

    I wonder why I like this one so much? 😉

  2. jason

    I wonder…
    (Yes, kids, there is a private joke here. Sorry you’re not in on it.)

  3. chenopup

    Even funnier would be a giant, Ernie running around in a towel looking for it. “Here, rubber ducky…”