“All stories start with the primordial symbol of the duck. Often sublimated into the dominant imagery of the patriarchy as transformed by the performed nature of identity within the associated cultural context, the duck, or “Duck Major”, is at the root of the textual artifacts of all cultures. Presented in terms of its display, Dr. Verima has called the phenomenon “indicative of a phallogocentrism obsession of consumption” (99). The bill serves as both ingestion and penetrative phallic imagery.”

-- Webbed Feet: The Historical Context of the Duck