Golden Duck

A Golden duck may refer to:

  • A cricket 'golden' duck in which a batsman is out for nought on the first ball he faces
  • Złota kaczka, Polish for Golden duck, a legendary creature from Warsaw's urban legends
  • Golden Duck Award for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction Literature

Famous quotes containing the words golden and/or duck:

    Does the Eagle know what is in the pit
    Or wilt thou go ask the Mole?
    Can wisdom be put in a silver rod,
    Or love in a golden bowl?
    William Blake (1757–1827)

    Alice: I put swimsuits in boxes six days a week.
    George: Yeah. What about Sunday? Maybe then you put yourself in a swimsuit.
    Alice: Oh, not me.
    George: Why? You don’t look good in a swimsuit?
    Alice: Sure I do. I can’t swim.
    George: You’re kidding.
    Alice: I never learned. I was even scared of the duck pond when I was a kid.
    Michael Wilson (1914–1978)