“What time do ducks wake up?”/“At the quack of dawn.”
A duck riddle is:
Q: What time do ducks wake up?
A: At the quack of dawn.
The pun has been cited in print since at least 1983, and has been printed on several images.
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January 1983, Boys’ Life, “Think & Grin,” pg. 66, col. 2:
Larry: What time do ducks get up?
Harry: I don’t know.
Larry: At the quack of dawn. — Jason Hart, Dodge City, Kan.
4 January 1983, Morning Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), “A Little Bit of Humor,” The Bubble Gum Rapper, pg. 1, col. 2:
Jill: What time do ducks get up?
Bill: I don’t know.
Jill: At the quack of dawn.
5 March 1983, Asbury Park (NJ) Press, pg. A10, col. 3:
At what hour do ducks rise? At the quack of dawn.
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The Zaniest Riddle Book in the World
By Joseph Rosenbloom
Illustrated by Sandy Hoffman
New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
1984
Pg. 35:
What time do ducks get up?
At the quack of dawn.
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February 1984, Boys’ Life, “Think & Grin,” pg. 72, col. 1:
Donald: What time do ducks get up?
Daffy: At the quack of dawn. — Joe Landry, Pontiac, Mich.
18 February 1990, Washington (DC) Post, “Mighty Funny’s Mini Jokes,” The Mini Page, pg. 3, col. 2:
Q: When do ducks awake?
A: At the quack of dawn!
(Sent in by Scotty Black)
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Funny Duck Jokes For Kids
By Peter Crumpton
PeteyRF Creative
2015
Pg. ?:
Chickens rise when the rooster crows, but when do ducks get up?
At the quack of dawn!
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The Super, Epic, Mega Joke Book for Kids
By Whee Winn
Grand Rapids, MI: Zonderkidz
2016
Pg. ?:
What time do ducks wake up?
At the quack of dawn.
Reddit—Jokes
What time do ducks wake up
submitted November 6, 2017 by rohan_2154
At the quack of dawn
COMMENTS
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Remember: Ducks don’t get up. They get down.