Giant Canadian Rubber Duck Taxpayer Cost Defense Meme
he's doing his fucking best okay
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this fucking duck costed $200,000 of tax payer money , all it does it float around canada
Overview
The meme is structured as a social media post. First, top text complains that the giant floating yellow rubber duck cost $200,000 of Canadian taxpayer money and only serves to float around Canada. Below this text is a photograph of the famous giant rubber duck public art installation peeking over city buildings along a Canadian waterfront. Under the photo, a reply from X user @lamedotking reads 'he's doing his fucking best okay', humorously defending the duck against the criticism of its cost. The joke plays on the common debate over public spending on seemingly trivial entertainment or art projects.
Origin notes
This meme originated from the 2017 tour of Florentijn Hofman's popular giant inflatable rubber duck public art installation in Canada, held as part of celebrations for Canada's 150th anniversary of confederation. The $200,000 cost of the installation sparked public debate over government spending. This specific post was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by user @lamedotking, sourced via X.com meme RSS feeds, and went viral for its lighthearted, defensive take on the controversial public art piece, becoming a widely shared reaction meme.
![The meme consists of a stock photograph of a duck with a green head, brown chest, and orange beak standing against a plain white background. The duck appears to have a small object in its beak, which the overlaid text humorously identifies as a kazoo. Above the duck, a black text box with white capitalized text reads: '[GOD CREATING DUCKS] Waterproof that chicken and give it a kazoo.' The joke playfully reimagines duck creation as a whimsical divine process, blending the traits of chickens (waterproofing) with a kazoo to explain ducks' quacking sound and aquatic nature.](https://gagbase.com/i/c/memes/da/35/e8/9b/da35e89b93f9b19e4c177920b0273f9f.jpg.webp)
