5th Annual Great Bunkhouse Rubber Ducky Race

Judging & Awards

The judging takes place at Dena's house. All the contestants and the trophies and the ribbons are lined up on Dena's table. Dena is usually the judge, because we can't get our usual judge, Vie Dunn-Harr, who is super busy these days and could not come. Dena decided that since Carol Hoyland did not have time to do a duck to enter then we should make her the judge. I quickly seconded the motion because everyone knows Dena is crooked and VERY susceptible to bribes!

That is Carol who is talking to Carrie Wright.

Everyone waits with bated breath for the judge's decision. Each contestant is obligated to tell the judge a little bit about their entry.

That's Kathy Hammond (seated), Carol, the judge, Carrie White and Dena Wenmohs. Three entries were from her Tuesday Bunkhouse Bunch who meet every Tuesday to paint all day. Mostly locals, you know. They were invited to join us in the race, but we MUST have intimidated them so badly that NONE showed up for the parade and the race...heh...heh...heh !

Of course, everyone has to take pictures of the entrants.
1st Place Winner is Carrie Wright's "Pea-King Duck"
2nd Place Winner is Kathy Hammond's "Frida Kahlo Artist Duck"
3rd Place Award was given to Doris Thompson for her "Virgin, Blushing Bride Duck"

Now, there are , essentially, no rules for this contest, and bribery is encouraged (mostly by the judge, mind you). So, when Carrie told us this pitiful story about her Peaking Duck...well, it was a masterful piece of fiction!!

Everyone knew that Carol, Hoyland was a vegetarian. She had brought her own food to the retreat. So, of course, Carrie jumps on this and tells us about the poor, pea-king duck who had been starved as a duckling and was forced to eat vegetables only. After he was crowned king of this fictional empire in China, he decreed that his subjects should all be vegetarians. He never ate meat. His belief was that he became King and was so strong because he only ate vegetables....and LET ME TELL you she went on and on about how he thought meat tainted one's body and yadda, yadda, yadda! As a result...she was given 1st Place.

Personally, I figured she deserved it solely on the merits of her story. Geesh!
Kathy, never one to be slow off the mark, started in on her story of the artist Frida Kahlo, and how she was a vegetarian all her life and knew the evils of meat, etc. etc, etc. Well, Kathy did a pretty good job of laying it on thick about vegetarianism, but , sigh, didn't hold a candle to the Pea-King duck! So, she was awarded 2nd Place.
Doris, decided to take up the "theme" and spun a tale about her bride duck and how she had always lived as a vegetarian. She was a virgin and it made her blush to think of getting married because she MIGHT be forced to eat meat! OH, MY, GOSH! I decided they all deserved the awards, because I did not even touch on how Dorro (my entry) was a vegetarian outlaw!! They were much more savvy at this game of "influencing the judge"!!! HA! It was graet!