Egypt Goes Quack Over #SpyDuck  · Global Voices
Amira Al Hussaini

@CairoGossip shares this photograph of #SpyDuck on Twitter
Egypt today announced it had arrested a “duck” – with a spying gadget attached to its feathers. The duck turned out not to be a duck, perhaps a swan [ar] – and the tracker on it was for a study. And now there is a new twist, the duck or swan may be a stork. On Twitter, netizens grab the occasion to quack up jokes.
Victor Salama notes:
No, i'm not on drugs: It says here that #SpyDuck arrested in #Egypt is a swan & that it actually migrated from France http://t.co/6iEoSqFMYi
— Victor Salama (@VicoSalama) August 31, 2013
But the duck – now swan – may not even be a duck or a swan, says Mostafa Hussein:
'Spy' swan is a White Stork. Common migratory bird in autumn,spring. Passes Sinai, Hurghada & Nile sth of Qena. https://t.co/c7FjQ0Cmq9 #pt
— Mostafa Hussein (@moftasa) August 31, 2013
Hussein, who changed his avatar on Twitter to one of a .. erm .. bird, also calls for freeing the bird – whatever it is:
Free the poor bird RT @deenahsn: The spy swan behind bars!  (half white, half black just like Natalie!) pic.twitter.com/1ZniggA9RV
— Mostafa Hussein (@moftasa) August 31, 2013
Mahmoud Salem jokes that there is more to the situation than meets the eye:
The curfew went from starting at 7 pm to starting at 11 pm the same day the #spyduck got arrested. Coincidence? Don't think so!
— السيد مانكي (@Sandmonkey) August 31, 2013
And Austin G Mackell says the duck story could be a decoy:
Now worried the #SpyDuck was a deliberate distraction and while we were all laughing they sold the #Suez canal to america or something…
— Austin G Mackell (@austingmackell) August 31, 2013
Timothty E Kaldas chuckles:
Salafi Abu Quacker message to #Egypt: I'm fighting sale of foie gras bc it's not halal & tortures my bros hence my attack on Gouna. #SpyDuck
— Timothy E Kaldas (@tekaldas) August 31, 2013
While Tarek Radwan quips:
Anti-coup coalition calls for protests demanding release of Abu Quacker and son, Nour still debating implications. #SpyDuck
— Tarek Radwan (@tradwan) August 31, 2013
For more laughs, check out the hashtag #SpyDuck.