: It was sweet, and then the beak fell off.
I think the theory that Meg over at Cute Overload occasionally posts questionable content just to fuck with her viewers maybe true. Yesterday, Meg posted this video which tells the touching story of a dog who comes to a farm as a puppy and the duck (a male duck named Sheila) who adopts him. Unfortunately, Sheila eventually dies of old age.
That's where it gets weird.
Sheila's owners decide to get the duck embalmed and present the stuffed results to the dog, who is very happy to see his friend again. So happy, in fact, that he knocks her fake beak off. The video ends with one of the owners dragging Sheila's corpse so the dog can chase after it.
( And of course, all hell breaks loose in the comments. )
( You're all horrible people and I'm never coming back here again! )
And then someone reveals that the video was fake, made as commercial for an Argentinian Internet Provider. Their tagline translates to "Internet you talk about."
( This commercial is animal cruelty! )
There's more to the thread, including discussions on the merits of giving ducks wheels, people quoting sketches about parrots who are pining for the fjords, and the vegans also weigh in toward the end.
I'll leave the parting shot to Sara here:
If dragging my preserved body around the yard made my friend that happy, I'd be fine with it.
ETA: Link to commercial fixed, sorry.
ETA 2: The Duck Drags Back: We have more angry flounces!
( Apparently these people missed the comments about how the whole thing was staged and that the whole McKenzie / Sheila friendship was made up. )
I think the theory that Meg over at Cute Overload occasionally posts questionable content just to fuck with her viewers maybe true. Yesterday, Meg posted this video which tells the touching story of a dog who comes to a farm as a puppy and the duck (a male duck named Sheila) who adopts him. Unfortunately, Sheila eventually dies of old age.
That's where it gets weird.
Sheila's owners decide to get the duck embalmed and present the stuffed results to the dog, who is very happy to see his friend again. So happy, in fact, that he knocks her fake beak off. The video ends with one of the owners dragging Sheila's corpse so the dog can chase after it.
( And of course, all hell breaks loose in the comments. )
( You're all horrible people and I'm never coming back here again! )
And then someone reveals that the video was fake, made as commercial for an Argentinian Internet Provider. Their tagline translates to "Internet you talk about."
( This commercial is animal cruelty! )
There's more to the thread, including discussions on the merits of giving ducks wheels, people quoting sketches about parrots who are pining for the fjords, and the vegans also weigh in toward the end.
I'll leave the parting shot to Sara here:
If dragging my preserved body around the yard made my friend that happy, I'd be fine with it.
ETA: Link to commercial fixed, sorry.
ETA 2: The Duck Drags Back: We have more angry flounces!
( Apparently these people missed the comments about how the whole thing was staged and that the whole McKenzie / Sheila friendship was made up. )
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