What Wine Goes with Fowl?

If they’re geesling, serve ‘em Riesling
For swan, try Sauvignon
Macaw and parrot love a Claret
They’ll drink from dusk to dawn

But if it’s duck, you’re out if luck
They’ll have none of that swill
When they complain, just pour Champagne
And put it on my bill


Via Reddit.

54 comments … read them below or add one

  1. ceejoe says:

    Litterally, my mouth just fell open.

  2. T.U.M. says:

    Colonel Hall: And what do you do if you don’t like duck?
    Basil Fawlty: Ah, well, if you don’t like duck, uhhh, you’re rather stuck.

  3. Cold Duck!

  4. Isn’t he the sweetest Cutie Patootie.

  5. That’s @eggletina, she was a little rescue ducky who is all growed up now. @chickenprincess was her human mum, and lover of wine. . . .

  6. 260Oakley says:

    Hmm, looks like something from Boone’s Farm. A little tamer than a Wild Turkey.

  7. Chickenprincess says:

    She! That’s my ducking @eggletina on twitter :D

  8. Nancy says:

    Adorable.

  9. lindariebel says:

    NTMNOM, You are just too much! I hope your mom is feeling better.

  10. tracylee says:

    now this… this right here.. is adorable..

  11. Holly Wolf says:

    What’s the word? Thunderbird! Err….Thunderduck! What a cutie pie.

  12. Shari says:

    I apologize in advance for what I’m about to do:

    OMG THAT IS SO ADORABLE, I CAN’T STAND IT! LOOK AT THE LITTLE WEBBED FEET! THE FEATHERS LIKE HAIR! THE BABY FACE! AAGH! I WANT A BABY DUCK, NOW! GIMMEE GIMMEE GIMMEE!

    Didn’t want to yell, but I had to get that out of my system.

  13. kiragirl says:

    BRAVO!

    Your cup runneth over.

  14. Rachael says:

    Da feets!

  15. T.U.M. says:

    Waitew, thewe’s a quack in my gwass.

  16. Fird Birfle says:

    “Bird bird bird; bird is tha wird….”

  17. florenciaanahel says:

    Ohhhhhh qe hermoso love lo amo qe hermoso

  18. blair says:

    this one’s got actual legs

  19. blair says:

    you could have your own but then it’d be a

    (waits for it)

    personal fowl

  20. Saffron says:

    You should always have some nice qwackers to accompany the wine.

  21. Sal says:

    Really, NTMTOM, you cannot be beat. The world truly is a bettter place for your place in it.
    Oh, and the ‘love’ was for T.U.M.’s reference to Fawlty Towers…

  22. blair says:

    tiiiiiiiiiny waddles
    in my wine….

  23. Brenna says:

    “And put it on my bill” BILL! Get it!?

    *laughing hysterically*

  24. bookmonstercats says:

    officially the BEST from NOMTOM… except for the snow leopard… and… and…

    *waddles away, counting NOMTOM’s greatest on my fingers, and runs out of fingers*

  25. mithrel says:

    Eee, I want one!

  26. Holly says:

    yes, you are the best NTMTOM. Vewy Fuzzy.

  27. blair says:

    ducklet wants you to sit down so the waiter will come by and fill his pool

  28. Great poem.

  29. gdarks says:

    Waiter: “Have you seen our cocktail list?”
    Customer: “I’ll have a fluffy duck please”