Results: Jeep & Mini Cooper Ducking (Part 2, Mini Coopers)
While researching why so many people have rubber ducks on their Jeep dashboards, I discovered that Mini Cooper owners are also duck fans.
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Although he passed away 20 years ago, Mini Cooper owners credit Ed (MaxaMini) Smith with popularizing duck adornment, predating Jeep ducking by almost 2 decades. It all started when a group of Mini owners visited the roadside attraction "Big Duck" on Long Island, New York. It has been moved around a bit, but have you ever seen the "Big Duck"?
Yes
7%
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141 votes
Unsure
8%
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143 votes
No
68%
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1299 votes
N/A
15%
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282 votes
I'm vision-impaired.
2%
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35 votes
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Someone from the group posted a picture showing the Minis with the Big Duck. Then Ed posted, "It's not a Big Duck, they are Mini people!" Smith purchased a rubber duck at the Big Duck gift shop (pictured) and stuck it on his antenna. Have you ever had anything perched on your car antenna?
Yes
14%
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274 votes
No
63%
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1192 votes
I've never had a car.
6%
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107 votes
N/A
17%
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327 votes
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Soon afterwards, Smith began giving out ducks to other Mini owners . . . even tossing one out of his sunroof to another Mini driving down the road. Have you seen any ducks on Mini Coopers?
Yes
8%
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146 votes
Unsure
9%
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175 votes
No, I have not seen ducks on a Mini.
55%
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1051 votes
No, I have not even seen a Mini Cooper!
9%
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178 votes
I'm vision-impaired.
1%
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16 votes
N/A
18%
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334 votes
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Many Mini owners still carry ducks in their car in memory of Ed. But I think a lot of people have ducks on their dashboards with no knowledge of the history of how the practice started. Your thoughts? Please choose all options that apply.
Many people just do it because of having SEEN ducks on other cars.
19%
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360 votes
Many people that do it KNOW the background story.
11%
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207 votes
People put all kinds of trinkets on dashboards of many brands of cars.
18%
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340 votes
My dashboard has nothing decorative on it.
32%
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617 votes
N/A
35%
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674 votes
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