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Travel Bug Dog Tag Ernie and his Rubber Duckie

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Owner:
Flippaduck Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Friday, January 7, 2011
Origin:
North Island, New Zealand
Recently Spotted:
Unknown Location

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Current Goal

He has completed his first goal to go from Tauranga, New Zealand to Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England on the 22/09/2011

It is now time to bring him home to Tauranga, New Zealand


If you can please take a photo of Ernie and his Rubber Duckie in the areas he is found / placed again so the Flippaduck family can see him on his travels.

About This Item

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This is Ernie and his Rubber Duckie.

We would like to see how far he can travel and to see how many people he can meet on his travels to get to home to Tauranga.

If you can please take a photo of Ernie and his Rubber Duckie in the areas he is found / placed again so the Flippaduck family can see him on his travels.

History of the Rubber Duck

Synonyms:
Rubber Ducky, Rubber Duckie Inventor: Unknown
Time Invented: Possibly late 1800's when rubber manufacturing started
Made Famous By: Jim Henson in the 1970's performing "Rubber Duckie" as the character, Ernie, on Sesame Street.

Other Rubber Duck Facts:

Early rubber duckies were made out of heavy rubber and did not squeak.
Modern rubber duckies are made of vinyl/plastic.
Some bath toy ducks actually can squirt water out of their mouths.
Most modern rubber ducks have a hole in the bottom that allows them to make a squeaking noise. Some have a sound chip on the inside that when squeezed, make a real duck quack sound.

Gallery Images related to Ernie and his Rubber Duckie

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Tracking History (25128.1mi) View Map

Discovered It 1/11/2013 Janewayseven9 discovered it   Visit Log

Spotted at the tb hotel. Happy travels!

Dropped Off 1/8/2013 gregen placed it in Orlando Airport TB Hotel Florida - 65.9 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 12/29/2012 gregen retrieved it from Aspen's Super-Sized Travel Bug Abode Florida   Visit Log

Moving it along

Dropped Off 12/28/2012 acachingcat placed it in Aspen's Super-Sized Travel Bug Abode Florida - 8.2 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/28/2012 acachingcat took it to Ocala Trio #6 Florida - 9.59 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/27/2012 acachingcat took it to Isn't it Lovely Florida - 16.75 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/26/2012 acachingcat took it to Pine Tree Wedgie Florida - 2.26 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/26/2012 acachingcat took it to Pine Tree Wedgie Florida - 2.26 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/26/2012 acachingcat took it to Another Micro In The ONF? Florida   Visit Log
Visited 12/26/2012 acachingcat took it to Another Micro In The ONF? Florida - .26 miles  Visit Log
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