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Rev. Rob Lee ... @roblee4 The tallest mallard duck (long boi) is trending and this is the only two images that compare right now. 11:07 AM · Apr 29, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone

D--- King-Smith HQ @DickKingSmith "The tallest mallard duck to have ever lived (since records began) known as 'Long Boi.' He lives on the campus of the University of York, England. He stands just over 1m tall (3.5ft)."

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Long Boi is the nickname given to an exceptionally large duck that is 1m (3.5 ft) tall and lives on the University of York campus in England. After being posted to social media, the duck inspired jokes and awe online.

Origin

On April 28th, 2021, Redditor GreyMachii posted a picture of "the tallest mallard duck to ever live" to /r/interestingasfuck,^[1] gaining over 32,000 points (shown below). The duck stands at 1m tall and lives on the University of York campus in England.

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On April 29th, 2021, Twitter user @dickkingsmith^[2] reposted the picture of the duck, gaining over 14,000 retweets and 79,000 likes (shown below, left). In the tweet, he mentioned the duck is known as "Long Boi." This caused "Long Boi" to trend on Twitter^[3] that day as people shared their awe and jokes about the tall duck. Popular tweets about the duck include a post by @roblee4,^[4] who compared the duck to the painting "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," gaining over 600 retweets and 4,000 likes (shown below, right).

Various Examples

... mikey @_smartest_ Long Boi is playing for the wrong ducks FIGHTT 32 DUCKS 11:02 AM · Apr 29, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone

Mark Yarm ... @markyarm Just learned of the existence of Long boi, a comically long duck residing at the University of York, UK. Definitely the most exciting thing to hit campus since I spent my junior year abroad there! 10:13 AM · Apr 29, 2021 · Twitter Web App

Parker ... @ParkerLewes "With the 56th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks select Long Boi, Cornerback, University of York."

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External References

^[1] Reddit – /r/interestingasfuck

^[2] Twitter – DickKingSmith

^[3] Twitter – Long Boi

^[4] Twitter – roblee4

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